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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Toxicology Volume 2012, Article ID 204830, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2012/204830 Research Article Are Cosmetics Used in Developing Countries Safe? Use and Dermal Irritation of Body Care Products in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia Wayessa Amasa,1 Dante Santiago,2 Seblework Mekonen,2 and Argaw Ambelu2, 3 1 Department of Eco-Bology, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 16417, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2 Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Technology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia 3 Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Technology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 807, Jimma, Ethiopia Correspondence should be addressed to Argaw Ambelu, aambelu@ Received 14 August 2012; Revised 23 September 2012; Accepted 25 September 2012 Academic Editor: Lucio Guido Costa Copyright © 2012 Wayessa Amasa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Rabbit skin model was used to test skin irritation of the most commonly used cosmetic products in Jimma town, southwestern Ethiopia. The most commonly used cosmetics were Dove, Glysolid, College, Top Society, Fair and Lovely, Nivea, Lux, Magic fruit world, Solea, Body talk, Kris, Holly, Victoria, and Sweet Heart. Methods. Intact and abraded rabbit skins were tested for erythema and edema under shade and under sun exposure. Draize Primary Irritation Index (PII) was used to calculate skin irritation of each cosmetic. Cosmetic ingredients were analyzed from th