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Table 2: Major corporations hold patents that propose to use the toxic plasticizer DBP in a broad range of consumer products: Table 2: Major corporations hold patents that propose to use the toxic plasticizer DBP in a broad range of consumer products
| Company holding patent | Products for which DBP is proposed as essential or possible additive |
|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH) | lotion, hairspray, mousse, gel, lotion, cream, pomade, hair spray, conditioner, spritz, hair tonic, facial moisturizers, foundations, lipsticks, mascaras, nail polishes, oral pharmaceuticals, hair loss treatments |
| L'Oréal (Bureau D. A. Casalonga-Josse) | hair and nail products |
| Lever Brothers Company (New York, NY) | deodorant, skin and hair cleansers |
| Maybelline Cosmetics Corporation (Wilmington, DE) | nail enamel |
| Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (St. Louis, MO) | gelled antiperspirant |
| Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. (Greenwich, CT) | product to treat or prevent baldness |
| Colgate Palmolive Company (New York, NY) | antiperspirant and deodorant gels |
| Eastman Chemical Company (Kingsport, TN) | nail products |
| Elizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. (New York, NY) | skin products |
| Kraft General Foods, Inc. (Northfield, IL) | sunscreen |
| Revlon Consumer Products (NY, NY) | nail enamel |
| Rhodia Chimie (Courbevoie, FR) | hair and skin care products (sprays, tonic lotions, gels, mousses) |
| Rhone-Poulenc Chimie (Courbevoie Cedex, FR) | nail varnishes |
| Unilever Patent Holding B.V. (Vlaardingen, NL) | skin and hair care products, antiperspirants |
Source: Environmental Working Group.