A Systematic Review of Mercury Exposures from Skin-Lightening Products.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Minamata Convention on Mercury (Article 4) prohibits the manufacture, import, or export of skin-lightening products containing mercury concentrations above 1 ppm. However, there is a lack of knowledge surrounding the global prevalence of mercury-added skin-lightening products.

Objective

The objective of this study was to increase our understanding of worldwide human mercury exposure from skin-lightening products.

Methods

A systematic search of peer-reviewed scientific literature was performed for relevant articles in four databases (PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and TOXLINE). The search strategy, eligibility criteria, and data-extraction methods were established a priori. The search identified 2,303 unique scientific articles, o

SUBMITTER: Bastiansz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9651181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature