Determination of mercury level in skin whitening creams
Other Title(s)
تحديد مستوى الزئبق في كريمات مبيض البشرة
Joint Authors
Husayn, Huda Jabir
Khalil, Mayy Ismail
Source
Iraq Journal of Market Research and Consumer Protection
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.378-385, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Bagdad Market Research and Consumer Protection Center
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This study included the determination of mercury level in twelve samples of skin whitening cream available in local market in Baghdad by atomic absorption spectrophotometer ,all the samples analyzed was contained a detectable amount of mercury.
The lowest concentration of mercury in the sample C (Top Shirley) was 0.482 μg/g, and the higher concentration was 29.54 μg/g in the sample J (Norseen) .It was also noted that the samples H (whitening speckle removing day cream) and K (whitening speckle removing night cream) did not mention in the label significance the name of the country of origin and date of the validity of the product.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Huda Jabir& Khalil, Mayy Ismail. 2016. Determination of mercury level in skin whitening creams. Iraq Journal of Market Research and Consumer Protection،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.378-385.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Huda Jabir& Khalil, Mayy Ismail. Determination of mercury level in skin whitening creams. Iraq Journal of Market Research and Consumer Protection Vol. 8, no. 1 (2016), pp.378-385.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-769748
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Huda Jabir& Khalil, Mayy Ismail. Determination of mercury level in skin whitening creams. Iraq Journal of Market Research and Consumer Protection. 2016. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.378-385.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-769748
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 384-385
Record ID
BIM-769748