Evaluation of heavy metals in cosmetic products and their health risk assessment

Arshad, Hafiz Muhammad; Mehmood, Moniba Zahid; Shah, Munir H.; Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2020.05.006

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“…When compared with the provisional tolerable daily intake (PTDI), which were 3.6 μgkg -1 bwday -1 for Pb, 1 μgkg -1 bwday -1 for Cd, 720 μgkg -1 bwday -1 and 200 μgkg -1 bwday -1 , the SED values are very much lower. This result is in agreements with the values obtained by (Arshad et al, 2020;Ababneh and Al-Momani, 2018).…”

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“…It is apparent that the HQ of all the metals except Cr in face powder indicating that there is low risk of detrimental effect. The amount of HI in face powder is greater than one(Table ISSN 6), indicating that prolonged use of face powder is not safe, and this result is close to the result presented by El-Aziz et al, (2017). But for lipstick the value is less than one which is safe for use and this result is concordant with that of (Alam et al, 2019: Arshad et al, 2020.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Cancer Risk (CR) is a calculation of the user's possible cancer risk as a result of exposure to heavy metals in cosmetic products. The appropriate range for CR, according to the USEPA, is 1×10 -6 to 1×10 -4 (Arshad et al, 2020). Among all the analyzed heavy metals (Table 7) cancer risk was estimated lower than the permissible limit except cadmium (Cd) in face powder, which is higher than the permissible limit and the cosmetic products may not possess cancer risk except cadmium in face powder.…”

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Assessment of Some Heavy Metals in Selected Cosmetics Commonly Sold in Katsina Markets and Their Human Health Risk

I.T.¹,

Haruna²,

H.M.³

et al. 2021

Int. j. res. appl. sci. biotechnol.

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Cosmetic product protection is a serious concern because of the presence of heavy metals. Accumulation of these metals affect human body over a time. The study was aimed at assessing the levels of some toxic metals in different cosmetic products sold at different shops and markets in Katsina metropolis. The cosmetic items included nine face powder and nine lipsticks. The cosmetics were digested and analyzed for heavy metals (Ni, Cd, Cr and Pb) using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Risk of this metals to the consumer was determine using systematic exposure dosage (SED), margin of safety (MoS), hazard quotient (HQ), hazard index (HI) and cancer risk (CR). The range of the concentration in face powder was 0.007-0.624±0.003-1.508 mg/kg. The concentration ranges in lipsticks was 0.012-0.036 ± 0.009-0.036 mg/kg. Lead has the highest concentration in face powder and chromium has the highest concentration range in lipstick, while cadmiun has the least concentration in both face powders and lipsticks. The concentration of all the heavy metals are below permissible limit. The Margin of Safety (MoS) values calculated for different metals were higher than the established safe standard by WHO except for Cr in face powders. The obtained SED values are much lower than PTDI. HQ values were within permissible limit indicating low risk of detrimental effect. HI value is greater than one in face powder and less than one in lipsticks. The carcinogenic risk (CR) estimated are within permissible limit except for Cd.

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Assessment of Some Heavy Metals in Selected Cosmetics Commonly Sold in Katsina Markets and Their Human Health Risk

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Haruna²,

H.M.³

et al. 2021

Int. j. res. appl. sci. biotechnol.

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“…One of the cosmetics often used by women is skin lightening cream. Unfortunately, most of these products in the market use mercury as an added material [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. This is due to the fact that mercury has the ability to whiten skin color within a relatively short time.…”

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“…Due to the high danger of mercury in cosmetics, this metal obtained high attention from the WHO, based on the adverse effect on human health [ 7 ]. A high concentration of mercury present in inorganic and organic compounds causes permanent toxicity in the brain, kidney, and embryo growth [ 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. The poisonous level of mercury depends on its chemical form, with the lowest and highest appearances being ionic and metallic organomercury [ 1 , 2 , 7 ].…”

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Analysis of Mercury in Skin Lightening Cream by Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES)

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Purwadi²,

Holilah³

et al. 2021

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This research aimed at developing an analysis method, which was optimized and validated to determine the content of mercury in skin lightening cream discovered in the market in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, through the use of microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES). The optimization on the analysis method was conducted on pump rate, viewing position, and reductant concentration in order to obtain the highest mercury emission intensity, while the solution stability was optimized to know the stability of mercury in the solution. The result showed that the method developed had precision with a relative standard deviation of 2.67%, recovery value of 92.78%, and linearity with an r value of 0.993, respectively. The sensitivity of the instrument detection had a limit of analysis method detection and quantification of 0.59 and 1.98 µg/L, respectively. The results of the test of the lightening cream (8 of 16 samples) positively contained mercury in the range of 422.61–44,960.79 ng/g. Therefore the method of analysis developed may be used for routine analysis of chemicals in any cosmetics products.

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Critical Review on Metal‐Based Cosmetic Products

Sharma,

Suresh,

Kumari

et al. 2024

Macromolecular Symposia

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Most people utilize cosmetics to enhance or improve their physical appearance, regardless of their gender, race, or age. Heavy metals (HMs) are impurities or ingredients in many cosmetic products. According to recent studies, these metals can result in a variety of skin and health issues. Numerous studies demonstrate that the mismanaged formulation of such products without sufficient standardization of toxic metals throughout the production process is the primary reason for the high level of HM contamination in the samples. In order to prevent human exposure to such dangerous HMs, it is vital to monitor and manage the fate of HMs in cosmetic items, especially unbranded ones. Due to the wasteful interest of producers in making extra profit, the standards are not being imposed. Moreover, consumers are also ready to compromise with the product due to their unawareness of its hazardous impact on their skin and bodies. Short‐term results on their looks may cause fatal effects on their health. Another significant issue that requires attention is the lack of safety regulations in the country for evaluating HMs in cosmetic products. Additionally, there is an urgent need to establish acceptable limits for potential impurities in cosmetic products that must be enforced at local levels. This review provides a comprehensive insight into the content of HMs in cosmetics and their effects on several organs and the site of application.

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Evaluation of heavy metals in cosmetic products and their health risk assessment

Cited by 101 publications

References 32 publications

Assessment of Some Heavy Metals in Selected Cosmetics Commonly Sold in Katsina Markets and Their Human Health Risk

Assessment of Some Heavy Metals in Selected Cosmetics Commonly Sold in Katsina Markets and Their Human Health Risk

Analysis of Mercury in Skin Lightening Cream by Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES)

Critical Review on Metal‐Based Cosmetic Products

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