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Health effects / Other evidence
Among those teens, product use in the previous day (including cosmetics, creams and perfume or deodorant) did not statistically explain the higher phthalate and paraben levels in the ADHD group, although the ADHD group used more cosmetics and washes.
Weak evidence: 24-hour self-reported use; small n; supplementary mediation tables not available; does not show that products are not a source of exposure in general.
Source: Terzioğlu 2026, Psychiatry Investigation Link to this fact
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