Determination of Metallic Impurities by ICP-MS Technique in Eyeshadows Purchased in Poland. Part I.

ABSTRACT: Eye shadows, which are products willingly and frequently used by women and even children, have been reported in literature to contain toxic metals. In this work, a total of 94 eye shadows samples available on the Polish market were collected. Eye shadow products have been selected in order to include several parameters important from the point of view of the typical consumer such as: product type (mat/pearl), consumer group (for adults and children), price range (very cheap, medium price, expensive and very expensive), color (twelve different colors were tested), manufacturer (eight brands were investigated) or country of production (four countries were included). The concentration of selected metals (Ag, Ba, Bi, Cd, Pb, Sr, Tl) was determined by ICP-MS technique after the sample extractio

SUBMITTER: Pawlaczyk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587163 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature