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

Table 4

Primary irritation index (PII) of creams, lotions, and make-ups applied on rabbit skin for five consecutive days, under shade and under sun, Jimma town, 2011. The results were calculated from combined erythema and edema ratings for three rabbits at five observation days.

Cosmetic groups	Brands	PII
		Under shade		Under sun
		Intact skin	Abraded skin	Intact skin	Abraded skin
	Dov	0	0	0	0.1
	Gly	0	0.11	0.2	0.36
Creams	Fai	0.03	0.09	0.13	0.21
	Col	0.07	0.13	0.19	0.25
	Top	0.03	0.17	0.31	0.45
	Niv	0.13	0.21	0.29	0.37
	Lux	0	0.34	0.48	0.6
	Mag	0.07	0.13	0.19	0.25
Lotions	Sol	0.10	0.30	0.50	0.70
	Bod	0.20	0.21	0.21	0.23
	Kri	0.10	0.24	0.38	0.45
	Hol	0.03	0.17	0.31	0.45
Make-ups	Vic	0.14	0.22	0.31	0.4
	Swe	0.17	0.23	0.29	0.35
Control		0	0	0	0