Comparison of Usage Patterns of Cosmetic Products During and Outside Pregnancy and Exposure to Body Care Products |Biomedgrid

Although considered as a population at risk, usage patterns of cosmetic products by pregnant women are not well investigated. The first part of this study was dedicated to the data collection on consumption of 37 Personal Care Products (PCPs) in French pregnant women during and outside pregnancy. The second part was performed to obtain data for the exposure assessment of 2 of these PCPs. Prevalence and frequencies of use were compared to highlight potential discrepancies in consumption before and during pregnancy. 199 pregnant women completed a web questionnaire about their usage patterns of cosmetics. 46 women of this panel took part to a complementary study to collect data on the amount applied and the other data necessary to the exposure assessment of body moisturizers and anti-stretchmark products. When comparing the data collected before and during pregnancy, statistically significant differences were observed for the prevalence of use of 7 PCPs and the frequencies of use of 19 PCPs. The P90 exposure of pregnant women to body moisturizers and anti-stretchmark care were 84.63mg/kg bw/day and 60.91mg/kg bw/day respectively. The results obtained show that women adapt their consumption of cosmetic products while pregnant and give new exposure data for pregnant women.