The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety reviewed newly available studies since their original assessment in 2007, along with updated information regarding product types and concentrations of use, and confirmed that Hexamidine and Hexamidine Diisethionate are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration as described in this report if used at concentrations less than or equal to .10%.
Keywords: Cosmetics; Hexamidine; Hexamidine Diiesthionate; Safety.