Assessment of skin exposure to nickel, chromium and cobalt by acid wipe sampling and ICP‐MS

Lidén, Carola; Skare, Lizbet; Lind, Birger; Nise, Gun; Vahter, Marie

doi:10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00736.x

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“…A number of metals and their compounds may cause adverse reactions upon contact with the skin [50]. Although some are toxic, causing irritant contact dermatitis, ulceration, or granuloma, the most common effect is contact allergy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Metal Concentrations in Cosmetics Commonly Used in Nigeria

Orisakwe

Otaraku

2013

The Scientific World Journal

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Trace amounts of potentially toxic metals can be either intentionally added to cosmetics or present as impurities in the raw materials. In the present study, the levels of lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and mercury have been assessed in 28 body creams and lotions, 10 powders, 3 soaps, 5 eye make-ups, and 4 lipsticks widely available on Nigerian markets. The increases over suggested or mandated levels of lead in these creams and lotions ranged from 6.1 to 45.9 and from 1.2 to 9.2 mg kg−1 when compared with Cosmetic Ingredients Review Expert Panel 2007 and German safe maximum permissible limit of lead in cosmetics, respectively. About 61% of the body cosmetics, the lotions, and the creams contained detectable levels of nickel ranging from 1.1 to 6.4–9.2 mg kg−1. Chromium and mercury were undetected in 100% of the cosmetic product. Taken together, lead and cadmium were high in creams and lotions. Most of the imported creams and creamy white coloured cosmetics contained higher levels of metal contaminants than the other colours. Regulatory Agencies in developing nations should take appropriate action for cosmetics that contain lead and cadmium beyond the reference limits.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Metal Concentrations in Cosmetics Commonly Used in Nigeria

Orisakwe

Otaraku

2013

The Scientific World Journal

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“…Six volunteers were recruited among the staff at Karolinska Institutet for the coin handling study with exposure assessment by acid wipe sampling (13). The KI Nord ethics committee at Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm granted ethical approval.…”

Section: Coin Handling and Skin Exposure Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Second, EN 1811 is fine-tuned to assess nickel release around the limit value, and there are wide interlaboratory and intra-laboratory variations regarding high nickel release values (2,7). Third, the amount of nickel deposited onto the skin is considered to be a crucial risk factor for nickel dermatitis, and the deposited skin dose can now be assessed (10,13,21).…”

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New UK nickel‐plated steel coins constitute an increased allergy and eczema risk

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Nickel-plated coins deposit higher levels of nickel onto skin than cupro-nickel coins, and hence pose an increased allergy risk. One-week release in artificial sweat is not suitable for determining the risk of handling items with high nickel release that come into short, repeated contact with the skin. The nickel skin dose is recommended for risk assessment. UK citizens are now, because of this change in coinage, unnecessarily exposed to higher levels of nickel on the skin. This is of public health concern.

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“…The highest concentration of 7.86mg/kg in sample Necklinewhile the lowest concentration of 0.014mg/kgwas found in sampleBonsoir-30.A number of metals and their compounds may cause adversereactionsuponcontactwiththeskin [18].Although somearetoxic, causing irritantcontactdermatitis,ulceration, or granuloma, the most common effect is contact allergy. Nickel is the most common cause of contact allergy of all skin sensitizers, and it is also an important cause of hand eczema.…”

Section: Nickelmentioning

confidence: 99%