Mercury and hydroquinone content of skin toning creams and cosmetic soaps, and the potential risks to the health of Ghanaian women.
Mercury and hydroquinone content of skin toning creams and cosmetic soaps, and the potential risks to the health of Ghanaian women.
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10.1186/s40064-016-1967-1
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2016
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Opoku F
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Agorku ES;Kwaansa-Ansah EE;Voegborlo RB;Amegbletor P;Opoku F
在这项研究中，对62种美白霜和肥皂的总汞和对苯二酚水平进行了分析。总汞的测定采用全自动汞分析仪的冷原子吸收分光光度法，对苯二酚的测定采用高效液相色谱法。爽肤霜和化妆皂中总汞的平均浓度分别为0.098±0.082和0.152±0.126μg/g。爽肤膏和化妆皂中对苯二酚的平均浓度分别为0.243±0.385和0.035±0.021。所有被分析的奶油和肥皂的汞和对苯二酚水平分别低于美国食品和药物管理局可接受的1%μg/g和2%的限量。因此，本研究中分析的乳霜和肥皂中汞和对苯二酚含量较低，不会对加纳主要为妇女的消费者构成任何潜在风险。
In this study, sixty-two (62) skin-lightening creams and soaps were analysed for total mercury and hydroquinone levels. Total mercury was determined by the Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry using an automatic mercury analyser and hydroquinone by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. The mean concentration of total mercury in skin toning creams and cosmetic soaps were 0.098 ± 0.082 and 0.152 ± 0.126 μg/g, respectively. The mean concentration of hydroquinone was 0.243 ± 0.385 and 0.035 ± 0.021 % in skin toning creams and cosmetic soaps, respectively. All the creams and soaps analysed had mercury and hydroquinone levels below the US Food and Drug Administration’s acceptable limit of 1 μg/g and 2 %, respectively. The low levels of mercury and hydroquinone in the creams and soaps analysed in this study therefore do not pose any potential risk to consumers who are mostly women in Ghana.