PRELIMINARY SURVEY ON THE APPLICATION OF HOUSEHOLD AND COSMETICS PRODUCTS BY COSTUMER IN JAKARTA AND URBAN AREAS AROUND JAKARTA
Nita Rusdiana(a*), Rahmana Emran Kartasasmita(a), Marlia Singgih Wibowo(a)
a) School of Energy, Bandung Institute of Technology
Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
*nita.rusdiana270[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Based on data from Indonesian Health Ministry and National Agency of Drug and Food Control, there are more than 7,200 Household and 165,000 cosmetic products items registered in Indonesia consisting of 20 cosmetic and 7 household product categories. These products contain different chemicals ingredients, including surfactants, dyes, bleaching agent, preservative/antimicrobial agent and various excipients to which consumers may be exposed. As a part of risk assessment, the aim of this research was to obtain general pattern of cosmetic and household products uses by consumers relevant to describe possible exposure to chemicals contained in those products. The research was conducted by means of data collection officially published by Indonesian Health Ministry and National Agency of Drug and Food Control and questionnaire survey method. The survey was performed by participant observation technique and questionnaires were delivered to respondents via online application. The respondents are Indonesian citizen having official identity living in Indonesian territory with the age of at least 20 years old. The survey results revealed that all cosmetic product categories (100%) and 99% of household product categories were used by respondents. This high exposure potency could in turn may cause negative impact to public health. However, the risk of this possible negative health impact can only be quantitatively characterized by means of exposure assessment of hazardous substances may present in the two product categories to public.
Keywords: Household product, cosmetic, exposure, risk characterization
Topic: Environmental Health