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Skincare Products as Sources of Mutagenic Exposure to Infants: An Imperative Study Using a Battery of Microbial Bioassays

Title
Skincare Products as Sources of Mutagenic Exposure to Infants: An Imperative Study Using a Battery of Microbial Bioassays
Creator
Nepalia A.; Singh A.; Mathur N.; Kamath R.; Pareek S.; Agarwal M.
Description
Infant skin is highly absorptive and sensitive to exposure from external agents (microbes, toxicants, heat, cold, etc.). Many specialized infant skincare products are currently commercially available. Although the manufacturers claim that their products are mild enough to suit the infant skin, these products need to be studied for their safety. Using animal models to examine the safety of the ever-increasing number of skincare products is not economically or logistically feasible. To overcome this problem, we suggest using a battery of microbial bioassays as a robust system for monitoring the mutagenic potential of skincare products. We picked popular infant skincare products from the Indian market and assessed them by using a battery of three microbial mutagenicity bioassays. Most of them showed significant and reproducible mutagenic potential. Our study results raise concerns about regular use of infant products and emphasize the need to enforce strict regulations for the manufacturing and safety assessment of infant products. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.
Source
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol-80, No. 2, pp. 499-506.
Date
2021-01-01
Publisher
Springer
Coverage
Nepalia A., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India, Department of Molecular Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India; Singh A., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Mathur N., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Kamath R., Economics and Quantitative Techniques Group, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560074, India; Pareek S., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Agarwal M., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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Restricted Access
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ISSN: 904341; PubMed ID: 33523258; CODEN: AECTC
Format
Online
Language
English
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Article

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Nepalia A.; Singh A.; Mathur N.; Kamath R.; Pareek S.; Agarwal M., “Skincare Products as Sources of Mutagenic Exposure to Infants: An Imperative Study Using a Battery of Microbial Bioassays,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15886.

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