Development of an In Vitro Inhalation Method for Characterization of Aerosols Released During the Use of Hair Products

    May 2026 in “ Applied In Vitro Toxicology ”
    D Ritter, K Schwarz, Hind Assaf Vandecasteele, T. Hansen
    Studysummary This study evaluated an in vitro inhalation method to assess the toxicological impacts of aerosols from heated hair products, revealing significant differences in cellular stress and IL-8 release among different test materials, which may help in developing safer products.
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