Sentences with phrase «diethyl phthalate»

According to a new report released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, seventeen name brand perfume products were found to contain a «complex cocktail of natural essences and synthetic chemicals - often petrochemicals,» including diethyl phthalate, a chemical linked to sperm damage in adult men and abnormal development of reproductive organs in baby boys.

Examples include diethyl phthalate, a chemical found in 97 percent of Americans and linked to sperm damage in human epidemiological studies, and musk ketone, which concentrates in human fat tissue and breast milk.

In the case of this study, the highest concentration of a chemical found in blood was 226 micrograms per liter of mono - ethyl phthalate (a chemical which is made when the body metabolizes diethyl phthalate, a common ingredient of cosmetics and personal care products).

Some of the different forms of phthalates include DBP (di - n - butyl phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate), DEHP (di -(2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate or bis (2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate), BzBP (benzylbutyl phthalate), and DMP (dimethyl phthalate), among others.

Fragrance — «Fragrance» can include a number of harmful ingredients including parabens, which are also hormone disruptors, and diethyl phthalate, which is a plasticizer and solvent.

Not exact matches

Prominent chemicals found in New York's waterways include triclosan, an anti-bacterial agent found in liquid hand soaps and toothpaste; the anesthetic and heart medicine lidocaine; diethyl - phthalate, a component of plastics; and the herbicide atrazine.

Due to reported health risk, di - isononyl phthalate (DiNP) has been introduced as a replacement for diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) as a plasticizer in soft PVC.