Abstract
This chapter describes the many studies which document the measurement in human body tissues of component chemicals used in personal care products. Many of the studies report significant correlations between increasing use of personal care products and higher tissue concentrations of individual chemicals. Studies are detailed for the alkyl esters of p-hydroxy benzoic acid (parabens), triclosan, triclocarban, organic ultraviolet filters, synthetic musks, phthalates, aluminum, and the cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes. The uptake of so many chemicals from personal care product use into body tissues poses the question as to the consequences for human health. The long-term presence of complex mixtures of component chemicals in body tissues offers the opportunity for additive effects between low doses of chemicals acting by similar mechanisms and for complementary mechanisms between low doses of chemicals acting by different interdependent mechanisms.
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