Investigation of Overall Migration from Polyolefin and Polyester Packaging Materials into Cosmetic Simulants

Migration can occur when plastic packaging materials contact with contents such as food, medicine, and cosmetics. As a result, the organoleptic, physical, and chemical changes of the product can arise and some toxic migrants can produce a risk for human health. In this study, overall migration was studied from PP, LDPE, HDPE, and PET(transparent & colored) packaging into 6 different cosmetic simulants (aqueous, acidic, basic, and fat-soluble solution) through incubation at 40 degrees C for 10 days. Under these conditions, it was confirmed that all plastic packaging complied with EU regulations, but some migrants such as antioxidants and oligomers were carried over from polyolefin packaging to 95% ethanol aqueous solution.