Controversy around parabens: Alternative strategies for preservative use in cosmetics and personal care products

K Nowak, E Jabłońska, W Ratajczak-Wrona - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Parabens usage as preservatives in cosmetics and personal care products have been
debated among scientists and consumers. Parabens are easy to production, effective and …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory effects of synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals on the development and functions of human immune cells

K Nowak, E Jabłońska, W Ratajczak-Wrona - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are added to food, cosmetics, plastic packages, and
children's toys and have thus become an integral part of the human environment. In the last …

An insight into toxicity and human-health-related adverse consequences of cosmeceuticals—a review

M Bilal, HMN Iqbal - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of cosmeceutical-based personal care and beauty products has ever
increased, around the world. Currently, an increasing number of compounds are being …

The controversies of parabens–an overview nowadays

Z Petric, J Ružić, I Žuntar - Acta pharmaceutica, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Effects of paraben toxicity, ie, endocrine-disruption properties, are in the focus of
researchers for decades, but still–they are a hot subject of debate. Parabens are aliphatic …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetics of transdermal methyl-, ethyl-, and propylparaben in humans following single dermal administration

MY Shin, JW Choi, S Lee, S Kim, Y Kho, K Choi, S Kim - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Parabens are common chemicals used as preservatives in foods, cosmetics, and personal
care products. Although transdermal exposure to parabens occurs, studies on human …

[HTML][HTML] Parabens preferentially accumulate in metastatic breast tumors compared to benign breast tumors and the association of breast cancer risk factors with …

CA Downs, MM Amin, M Tabatabaeian… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parabens are a category of antimicrobial preservatives that may play a role in the etiology
and epidemiology of cancers. Parabens are employed in a wide range of pharmaceuticals …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of human exposure to parabens in north eastern Poland through hair sample analysis

J Wojtkiewicz, M Tzatzarakis, E Vakonaki… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Parabens (PBs) are a group of substances commonly used in industry. They also pollute the
environment, penetrate into living organisms and adversely affect various internal organs …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of estrogen-like effects of parabens on human neutrophils

K Nowak, E Jabłońska, M Garley, A Iwaniuk… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the estrogen-like effects and mechanism of action most commonly
used parabens: methyl-(MeP), ethyl-(EtP), propyl-(PrP) and butylparaben (BuP) in human …

[HTML][HTML] Biomonitoring parabens in dogs using fur sample analysis–Preliminary studies

K Makowska, J Martín, A Rychlik, I Aparicio… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parabens are widely used in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry and are
widespread in the environment. As endocrine disruptors, parabens have adverse effects on …

Probiotic antigenotoxic activity as a DNA bioprotective tool: a minireview with focus on endocrine disruptors

N Garcia-Gonzalez, R Prete, M Perugini… - FEMS microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nowadays, the interest in the role of dietary components able to influence the composition
and the activity of the intestinal microbiota and, consequently, to modulate the risk of …