ABSTRACT
I. Toxicology 365 A. Introduction 365 B. Toxicological standard test methods 366 C. Alternative in vitro test methods 372 D. Results 373
II. Dermatology 376 A. Introduction 376 B. Dermatological testing methods 377 C. Results 379 References 381
I. TOXICOLOGY A. Introduction Millions of consumers come into contact with numerous kinds of cosmetics and dishwashing agents every day. Due to steadily tightened legal demands and a growing consciousness of consumers and distributors of toxicological and dermatological effects, producers take strengthened care of testing their (raw) products systematically before launching them into the market. Therefore, it could be observed in the past that the selection of surfactants being used was increasingly influenced by toxicological, ecotoxicological, and dermatological properties.
