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The Hazards of Hidden Heavy Metals in Face Make-ups
1Sabah E.A. Eltegani, 2Hassan Mohammad Ali and 1Almoeiz Y. Hammad
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Sudan International University, P.O. Box: 12769, Khartoum, Sudan
2National Colleges, P.O. Box: 3783, Khartoum 11111, Khartoum, Sudan
British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2013 5:188-193
Received: July 17, 2013 | Accepted: August 02, 2013 | Published: October 25, 2013
Abstract
As a result of the widespread use of facial makeup many studies were reported for the determination of heavy metals in cosmetic products using different methods and instruments. Several facial cosmetics (powders and eyeliners) available in Sudan were analyzed for their contents of the heavy metals: arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. Samples were manufactured in different countries. The quantification of these heavy metals was performed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The analyses were preceded by microwave-assisted acid digestion of the products. The concentrations of the As and Cd are in the range of (2.376-6.796) and (0.2179-0.6179) ppm in the powder products and (1.504-4.084) and (0.1559-0.2959) ppm in the eyeliner products respectively. The Pb average (median) content is 3.288 and 0.0 ppm in the powder and eyeliner products. The mercury wasn
Keywords:
Arsenic, cadmium, cosmetics, heavy metal, lead, mercury,
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The authors have no competing interests.
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