New data on parabens suggests no adverse hormonal effect on the body
Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
OBE Note:: I’ve maintained the belief that this paraben fear was a bit of media hysteria without any scientific backing to the claims. Please do not email with comments regarding the use of animals for testing. It’s science. Take it up with them. As for the paraben data, I’m stoked to learn that we’ll soon have objective information instead of myths and rumors.
Florian Schellauf from industry trade body Colipa presented the findings from a recent study on rats at a conference organised by the Scandinavian Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCANCOS) in Sweden.
The study was performed at the request of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) (formerly the SCCP) for more data on the longer parabens, propyl- and butylparaben, following research that claimed the commonly used preservatives may affect the reproductive and hormonal systems of the body.
According to the study data presented at the SCANCOS conference, in rats, parabens are well absorbed after oral administration but only partially absorbed after dermal exposure.
In addition, the data suggests that the compounds are fully metabolised before they enter the blood stream.
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