Screening toxic metal in cosmetic

Three different types of commercially available cosmetic products namely compact powder, foundation and lipstick obtained from the local shops in Sarawak were analyzed for their heavy metal contents. Wet digestion method was employed to all samples and subsequently analyzed for toxic metals (Pb, Zn,...

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Main Author: Chai, Mui Man
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2005
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spelling my.unimas.ir.175332023-02-13T08:16:12Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17533/ Screening toxic metal in cosmetic Chai, Mui Man Q Science (General) Three different types of commercially available cosmetic products namely compact powder, foundation and lipstick obtained from the local shops in Sarawak were analyzed for their heavy metal contents. Wet digestion method was employed to all samples and subsequently analyzed for toxic metals (Pb, Zn, Co, Cu) by using FAAS. The results indicated that Zn is the common metal present in the entire cosmetic products. The concentration of Pb in all cosmetic samples was found to be in the safe level. As compared between countries, the highest concentration ofZn was detected in compact powder from Indonesia. Cu present only in compact powder from Malaysia in trace amount. No Cu found in foundation and lipstick samples at any price. Analysis of metals for compact powder with low price showed that the samples from china have the same content of metal detected (Pb, Co, Cu) with Indonesia samples (Zn, Co, Cu) and the least in the standard sample, A von (Zn, Cu). There was no significant trend observed for the heavy metal contents in all types ofcosmetic samples from different countries and price range. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2005 Final Year Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17533/8/Screening%20toxic%20metal%20in%20cosmetic%20%28fulltext%29.pdf Chai, Mui Man (2005) Screening toxic metal in cosmetic. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)
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Chai, Mui Man
Screening toxic metal in cosmetic
description Three different types of commercially available cosmetic products namely compact powder, foundation and lipstick obtained from the local shops in Sarawak were analyzed for their heavy metal contents. Wet digestion method was employed to all samples and subsequently analyzed for toxic metals (Pb, Zn, Co, Cu) by using FAAS. The results indicated that Zn is the common metal present in the entire cosmetic products. The concentration of Pb in all cosmetic samples was found to be in the safe level. As compared between countries, the highest concentration ofZn was detected in compact powder from Indonesia. Cu present only in compact powder from Malaysia in trace amount. No Cu found in foundation and lipstick samples at any price. Analysis of metals for compact powder with low price showed that the samples from china have the same content of metal detected (Pb, Co, Cu) with Indonesia samples (Zn, Co, Cu) and the least in the standard sample, A von (Zn, Cu). There was no significant trend observed for the heavy metal contents in all types ofcosmetic samples from different countries and price range.
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author Chai, Mui Man
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title Screening toxic metal in cosmetic
title_short Screening toxic metal in cosmetic
title_full Screening toxic metal in cosmetic
title_fullStr Screening toxic metal in cosmetic
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publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17533/8/Screening%20toxic%20metal%20in%20cosmetic%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
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