Skincare Products – A Risky Path

Abstract

Skin is the largest organ of the human integumentary system, that interacts with the environment and role in protecting the body from pathogens and toxic chemicals. It comes into touch with the environment directly or indirectly in daily life from many sources such as skincare products available in the markets. In this work, we look at a list of a few chemicals that have been shown to treat skin disorders but also cause serious acute diseases. Most skin care products contain sodium lauryl sulphate, diethanolamine, nanoparticles (zinc oxide, titanium oxide), monoethanolamine, triethanolamine, propylene glycol, and butylene glycol, which have both beneficial and harmful effects. The main objective of this study is to give clarity about the skincare products that involve certain chemicals which have been proven to be harmful to the human body.