Abstract
A recent study on trace elements in beauty
products and cosmetics sold on the Asian market has
shown the presence of high levels of U, Th and rare earth
elements in so called ‘‘Hormesis cosmetics.’’ For the purpose
of comparison, some more information about trace
elements in European cosmetics would be useful. In this
paper the results obtained using k0-standardised Instrumental
Neutron Activation Analysis (k0-INAA) for more
than 20 trace elements in 20 different beauty products
collected from the European market are presented. We
found traces of Ba, As and Sb which is in breach with
European legislation. For some of the other elements like
Cr and Co further speciation is needed in order to evaluate
their presence in beauty products.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-263 |
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Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
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Volume | 281 |
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Issue number | 2 |
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DOIs | |
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Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
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