Affiliation:
1. Cosmetic Ingredient Review Former Senior Scientific Analyst/Writer
2. Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Member
3. Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Former Member
4. Cosmetic Ingredient Review Senior Director
5. Cosmetic Ingredient Review Executive Director
Abstract
The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety reviewed newly available studies since their original assessment in 1998, along with updated information regarding product types and concentrations of use, and confirmed that Sodium Sulfite, Potassium Sulfite, Ammonium Sulfite, Sodium Bisulfite, Ammonium Bisulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, and Potassium Metabisulfite are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration as described in this report.