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

Alexandra Tsigonia, Argyro Lagoudi, Stavroula Chandrinou, Athena Linos, Nikos Evlogias and Evangelos C. Alexopoulos
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Alexandra Tsigonia: Department of Aesthetics and Cosmetology, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210 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

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-11

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 ?g 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 ?g m -3 ) and formaldehyde concentrations detected were lower than the detection limit of the method in all salons (

Keywords: cosmetologists; beauty salons; nail salons; indoor air; occupational health; chemical exposure; volatile organic compounds; toluene; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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