Pregnant women in Brooklyn have highest levels of certain preservatives used in cosmetics
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Arizona State University have published the first study of levels of parabens -- antibacterial substances commonly used as preservatives in cosmetics and other products -- in human cord blood samples. The researchers found that a cohort of pregnant women in Brooklyn predominantly of Caribbean- and African-American descent had the highest level worldwide of methyl paraben and propyl paraben.