Additional comments to “Potential health consequences of applying mercury-containing skin-lightening creams during pregnancy and lactation periods”
Abstract
Exposure through human skin from application of skin lightening creams and soaps (SLCS) based on mercury salts has often escaped attention of environmental scientists. The skin absorption of Hg from an adult on a daily basis in this type of exposure, depending on the product used, can be higher than Hg originated from dental amalgam filling, Thimerosal-containing flu vaccine, and fish-methylmercury. Hg from SLCS is retained more in brain of albino than pigmented animals. Therefore, environmental Hg scientists should be aware of this important but often neglected source of low-dose Hg exposure during pregnancy and lactation when measuring adverse health effects on child growth and development.
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Low levels of mercury-based skin lightening creams used during pregnancy and lactation have been found to impair infant development.
“Low levels of Mercury based skin lightening creams used during pregnancy and lactation have been found to impair infant development.32”
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- Authors
- Dórea, J. G.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Dórea, José G.
- ORCID
- Dórea, José G.
- Venue
- International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-11
- Volume
- 219
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 920-921
- ISSN
- 1438-4639 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2502709730
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Keywords
- lactation, low-dose mercury exposure, child growth and development, mercury salts
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Breast Feeding, Dental Amalgam, Female, Humans, Lactation, Mercury, Methylmercury Compounds, Pregnancy
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