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Cosmetics and Skin Care Products

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Textbook of Contact Dermatitis

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In current usage, a cosmetic (or toiletry) is any preparation which is applied to the skin, eyes, mouth, hair or nails for the purpose of cleansing, enhancing appearance, giving a pleasant smell or giving protection.

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  1. Anton C. de Groot
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Contact Dermatitis Clinic, St. John’s Dermatology Centre, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace RD, SE1 7 EH, London, UK

    Richard J. G. Rycroft

  2. Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark

    Torkil Menné

  3. Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Dortmund, Abteilung Dermatologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Beurhausstraße 40, 4600, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter J. Frosch

  4. Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, Université Louis Pasteur, Clinique Dermatologique, 1 Place de l’Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Claude Benezra

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de Groot, A.C., White, I.R. (1992). Cosmetics and Skin Care Products. In: Rycroft, R.J.G., Menné, T., Frosch, P.J., Benezra, C. (eds) Textbook of Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13119-0_23

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