880 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Table IV. Restrospective Study and Toxicologic Profiles of 6 Women with Symptoms Hg in Prod- uct S topped Problems Illness Subj. * Age (%) Use Duration Use Symptoms Duration 1. E.J.K. 46 1 Nightly face 5-6 yr 7/70 Headache, nausea, 6 mos. & body (1965-70) tired, vision & speech problems 2. B.E. 32 1 1-2X daily 2 yr Stopped Tingling, numb, 2 yr (1968-70) 1969 weak, ataxia, started urinary incon- again tinence (disap- peared during non-use of prod- uct 3. S.M. 30 1 3X weekly 2 yr 1969 Emotional, numb and face & legs, urinary neck frequency nightly 4. A.G. 53 1 Face and 2 yr 8/71 neck nightly 5. G.K. 55 3 2X daily 4-5 yr 1/71 6. P.H. 53 3 Nightly 4-5 yr 4/71 nands & arms, occ. face Normal Tingling, nervous, numb hands, tired Mar. '71 Bowel & urine control, numb, ataxia .weak, vision problems, ache arms & legs Coord., speech, hearing, vision, urinary frequency equil brium, arms & legs ache 4 yr pres- ent Methyl mercury 10 oz. sword- 21/2 yr 5/66 Tremors, ataxia, 3 yr. poisoning fish daily total 11/70 memory Subjects 1--Doctor says psychosomatic. Alerted to problem by nurse who read newspaper 4--Has thoracic scoliosis of spine symptoms attributed to tunnel carpel syndrome. 5--Nails mologist, mild early macular degeneration at one time mid-portion of hair reached 760 ppm

HAZARDS OF TOPICALLY APPLIED MERCURIALS of Mercury Poisoning Following Use of Ammoniated Mercury Bleach Creams 881 Blood Hair Total Urine Plasma Cells Whole Hg CHaHg C•H•Hg (/•g/24 hr) b (ng/txfi)(ng/ml) (ng/ml) b (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) 864 (7-15-70) H 945 (8-06-70) H 120 H 0.3 q- 0.1 0.13 0 (2/72) (2/72) 634 (2-3-7)n 2.2 q- 0.3 0.83 0 (2/72) (2/72) 30FDA 5.2 q- 0.3 0.48 0 (9/71) (2/72) (2/72) 0 30-54 (2-24-71) H 7.4 q- 0.5 1 (12/71) 251 (1-17-72)H 100 40 128 q- 4 0.3 ... 224 (4-29-71) H 7/30/71 8/10/71 8/10/71 0.05 (10) (11) 8 8.4 60 (4/71) 1.9 (Av. level of 50 adults hair at N.Y. state) 42 (3/71) 17 (6/71) article. 2--Peripheral neuropathy. 3--Physician reports fluctuation of symptoms is puzzling. turned black. Curv. of spine. 6--Treated as psychotic, vision change confirmed by ophthal- Hg. b H = hospital records. All clinical information from records of attending physicians.