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Indoor Air in Beauty Salons and Occupational Health Exposure of Cosmetologists to Chemical Substances

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  • Alexandra Tsigonia

    (Department of Aesthetics and Cosmetology, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210 Athens, Greece
    Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Athens University, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Argyro Lagoudi

    (Terra Nova L.t.d., Environmental Engineering Consultancy, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Stavroula Chandrinou

    (Terra Nova L.t.d., Environmental Engineering Consultancy, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Athena Linos

    (Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Athens University, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Nikos Evlogias

    (Department of Aesthetics and Cosmetology, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210 Athens, Greece)

  • Evangelos C. Alexopoulos

    (Occupational Health Unit, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Patras University, 26500 Rio Patras, Greece)

Abstract

The indoor environment in four beauty salons located in Athens (Greece) was examined in order to investigate the occupational health exposure of cosmetologists to various chemical products typically used in their work. Chemical substances chosen for investigation were volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, ozone and carbon dioxide. Total VOCs levels measured showed significant variation (100–1,450 μg m -3 ) depending on the products used and the number of treatments carried out, as well as ventilation. The main VOCs found in the salons were aromatics (toluene, xylene), esters and ketones (ethyl acetate, acetone, etc. ) which are used as solvents in various beauty products; terpenes (pinene, limonene, camphor, menthenol) which have a particular odor and others like camphor which have specific properties. Ozone concentrations measured in all salons were quite low (0.1 and 13.3 μg m -3 ) and formaldehyde concentrations detected were lower than the detection limit of the method in all salons (

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  • Alexandra Tsigonia & Argyro Lagoudi & Stavroula Chandrinou & Athena Linos & Nikos Evlogias & Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, 2010. "Indoor Air in Beauty Salons and Occupational Health Exposure of Cosmetologists to Chemical Substances," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:1:p:314-324:d:6940
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    1. Sanja Kezic & Roberto Nunez & Željka Babić & Sarah Hallmann & Martin S. Havmose & Jeanne D. Johansen & Swen M. John & Marija Macan & Cara Symanzik & Wolfgang Uter & Patricia Weinert & Rajka Turk & Jel, 2022. "Occupational Exposure of Hairdressers to Airborne Hazardous Chemicals: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-20, March.

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