Are Cosmetics Used in Developing Countries Safe? Use and Dermal Irritation of Body Care Products in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 3

Primary irritation index (PII) of creams, lotions and make-ups applied once on intact and abraded rabbit skin, calculated from combined erythema and edema ratings for three rabbits at three observation periods (24, 48, and 72 h), Jimma, 2011.

Cosmeti group	Brand	PII
		Under shade		Under sun
		Intac skin	Abrade skin	Intac skin	Abrade skin
	Dov	0	0	0	0
	Gly	0	0.06	0.12	0.18
Creams	Col	0.06	0.1	0.1	0.18
	Top	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Fai	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Bod	0	0.06	0.12	0.18
	Lux	0.06	0.17	0.28	0.39
	Sol	0.1	0.17	0.24	0.31
Lotions,	Niv	0.17	0.19	0.21	0.23
	Mag	0.17	0.27	0.37	0.47
	Hol	0.06	0.1	0.14	0.18
	Kri	0.17	0.2	0.23	0.26
Make-ups	Swe	0.28	0.3	0.32	0.34
	Vic	0.17	0.17	0.27	0.28
Control		0	0	0	0