5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  A study estimated that cosmetic and personal care products caused 42,457 US emergency department visits for eye injuries from 2005 to 2024.

• 2

  Women and girls accounted for 81.8% of injuries, the average patient was 24 years old, and children 4 years or younger made up nearly one-quarter of cases.

• 3

  Most injuries occurred at home, and thermal injuries and chemical exposures accounted for about 26% and 25% of cases, respectively.

• 4

  Chemical burns accounted for 45.8% of injuries among young patients and 0.5% among adults; children accounted for 83.2% of all chemical burns.

• 5

  Among children 4 years or younger, 70% of injuries followed unsupervised access to a product, while 90% of injured adults were applying the product themselves.