Environmental aspects of using some means human personal hygiene

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33730/2310-4678.3.2023.287827

Keywords:

toilet soap, sulfates, parabens, phthalates, allergenic substances

Abstract

Every individual widely uses modern means of personal hygiene, in particular toilet soap. Most of us have encountered the information that this hygiene product can contain components that have a harmful effect on the body. Therefore, it should be taken into consideration that soap contains substances dangerous for our health. When choosing hygiene products, people quite often focus on the price, which can be a mistake. On the other hand, modern day consumers do not want to waste their money and want to buy a product with the best consumer properties. The result of our work is a recommended list specific names of toilet soap, which takes into account all the mentioned aspects. Consumers who care about their health might be interested in this list. The purpose of this research work is the selection of the safest groups of toilet soaps from the point of view of their content composition of substances dangerous for the human body. The object of the work is toilet soap (20 items). The subject of the study is the description of the safest groups of toilet soap for the consumer, considering its price and subjective evaluation of consumers. The list of ingredients on the product packaging of each toilet soap indicated by the manufacturer served as a source for the conducting this research work. Comparativelydescriptive, graphic, and statistical (K-means method of cluster analysis) methods of processing and providing information were used to perform this research paper. The results of the work have immediate practical value, as they represent a recommendation for consumers, which consists in the necessity to choose toilet soap among the offered list of the safest samples with the lowest price tag and the best consumer properties.

Author Biographies

N. Hrabko, Odesa State Environmental University

Senior Lecturer

H. Vovkodav, Odesa State Environmental University

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Assistant Professor

References

Peshuk, L.V., Bavika, L.I., Demidov, I.M. (2019). Tekhnolohiia parfumerno-kosmetychnykh produktiv: navchalnyi posibnyk dlia studentiv [Technology of perfumery and cosmetic products: study guide for students]. Kyiv: Tsentr uchbovoi literatury [in Ukrainian].

Petrovska, L.S., Baranova, I.I., Kovalenko, S.M. (2019). Vyvchennia stabilnosti pinomyinykh zasobiv dlia nemovliat ta dlia intymnoi hihiieny v protsesi zberihannia [Study of the stability of foam detergents for infants and intimate hygiene during storage]. Zbirnyk naukovykh prats spivrobitnykiv NMAPO im. P.L. Shupyka — Collection of scientific works of staff members of NMAPE, 34, 250–261 [in Ukrainian].

Krutii, A-V.V., Vovkodav, H.M., Hrabko, N.V. (2021). Otsinka skladu okremykh myl shchodo funktsionalnykh vlastyvostei ta nehatyvnoho vplyvu [Evaluation of the composition of individual soaps in terms of functional properties and negative impact]. Current issues of biological science: VII Mizhnarodna zaochna naukovo-praktychna konferenciia — VІI-th International extramural scientific and practical conference (p. 168–171). Nizhyn: NDU imeni Mykoly Hoholia [in Ukrainian].

Vovkodav, H.M., Hrabko, N.V., Krutii, A-V.V. (2021). Otsinka skladu deiakykh zasobiv osobystoi hihiieny na prykladi okremykh shampuniv [Evaluation of the composition of some personal care products on the example of individual shampoos]. Sustainable development of the country within the framework of European integration: Vseukrainska naukovo-praktychna konferentsiia zdobuvachiv vyshchoi osvity i molodykh uchenykh (11 lystopada 2021 roku) — The All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference of higher education graduates and young scientists (p. 91–92). Zhytomyr: “Zhytomyrska politekhnika” [in Ukrainian].

Vovkodav, H.M., Krutii, A-V.V. (2021). Kharakterystyka ta otsinka skladu deiakykh zasobiv osobystoi hihiieny shchodo nehatyvnoho vplyvu na orhanizm liudyny [Characterization and evaluation of the composition of some personal care products in terms of negative effects on the human body]. Ecological problems of the environment and rational use of nature in the context of sustainable development: IV Mizhnarodna naukovo-praktychna konferentsiia do dnia pamiati doktora silskohospodarskykh nauk, profesora Pylypenka Yuriia Volodymyrovycha (m. Kherson, 21–22 zhovtnia 2021) — ІV International Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to memory of doctor of agricultural sciences, professor Pylypenko Yurii (p. 55–58). Kherson: OLDI-PLYUS [in Ukrainian].

Grabko, N., Vovkodav, G., Krutiy, A.-V. (2021). Assessment of the composition of some personal hygiene (on the example of shampoos) regarding the negative effect on the human body. Zbalansovane pryrodokorystuvannia — Balanced nature using, 2, 72–79 [in English].

Altyieva, O.V., Batychenko, N.V. (2002). Tendentsiia rozvytku potreb u myinykh kosmetyko-hihiienichnykh zasobakh v Ukraini [Trends in the development of demand for cosmetic and hygiene detergents in Ukraine]. Torhivlia i rynok Ukrainy — Ukrainian trade and market, 13 (2), 12–20. Donetsk: DonNUET [in Ukrainian].

Bukreieva, N.P. (2011). Vykorystannia importnoi syrovyny v parfumernokosmetychnii promyslovosti: oblikovo-kontrolni aspekty [Use of imported raw materials in the perfumery and cosmetics industry: accounting and control aspects]. Extended abstract of candidate’s thesis. Kyiv [in Ukrainian].

Horodetska, I.V. (2015). Anhliiskomovnyi reklamnyi tekst kosmetychnykh zasobiv: struktura, sementyka, prahmatyka [English-language advertising text for cosmetics: structure, semantics, pragmatics]. Candidate’s thesis. Chernivtsi [in Ukrainian].

Kordiiaka, Yu.M., Mikhalieva, M.S., Baitsar, R.I. (2015). Normovani pokaznyky yakosti pinomyinykh kosmetychnykh zasobiv, shcho zabezpechuiut pokrashchennia yikh reolohichnykh vlastyvostei [Normalised quality indicators for foaming cosmetic products to improve their rheological properties]. Vymiriuvalna tekhnika ta metrolohiia — Measuring equipment and metrology, 75, 107–110 [in Ukrainian].

Baitsar, R.I., Kordiiaka, Yu.M. (2013). Napriamky rozvytku vyrobnytstva shampuniv ta zabezpechennia yikh yakosti [Areas of development of shampoo production and quality assurance]. Formation and evaluation of the assortment, properties and quality of non-food products: 1-sha mizhnarodna naukovo-praktychna konferentsiia (22 lystopada 2013 r.) — The 1st international scientific and practical conference (p. 37–40). Lviv: Commercial Academy [in Ukrainian].

Baitsar, R.I. (2015). Ultrafioletovi filtry u kosmetychnii produktsii [Ultraviolet filters in cosmetic products]. Measurement, control and diagnostics in technical systems: III Mizhnarodna naukova konferentsiia (zhovten 2015 r.) — The III International Scientific Conference (p. 37–40). Vinnytsia [in Ukrainian].

Baitsar, R.I. (2016). Rozvytok metodiv vyprobuvan kosmetychnykh zasobiv [Development of testing methods for cosmetics]. Technical Using of Measurement — 2016: Vseukrainska naukovo-tekhnichna konferentsiia molodykh vchenykh u tsaryni metrolohii (1–5 liutoho, 2016 r.) — The All-Ukrainian scientific and technical conference of young scientists in the field of metrology (p. 53–56). Kyiv: Akademiia metrolohii Ukrainy [in Ukrainian].

Bashura, O.H., Polovko, N.P., Kovaleva, T.N., Peresadko, I.H. (2015). Tekhnolohiia kosmetychnykh ta parfumernykh zasobiv: navchalnyi posibnyk dlia studentiv farmatsevtychnykh cpetsialnostei vyshchykh navchalnykh zakladiv [Technology of cosmetic and perfumery products: textbook for students of pharmacy specialities of higher educational institutions]. Vinnytsia: Nova knyha [in Ukrainian].

Zhuk, O.V. (2015). Rozrobka skladu ta tekhnolohii dytiachoho pinomyinoho zasobu [Development of composition and technology of children’s foam detergent]. Candidate’s thesis. Kharkiv [in Ukrainian].

Published

2023-06-28

Issue

Section

Articles