Levels of some trace elements and other metals in many brands of cosmetic products in Iraq markets

Abstract EN

Seventy five samples of care products that of different classes (facial blush, dried powder for face, and shadows of eye) analyzed to their contents of five elements (Cu, Co, Ni, Cd and Pb) in our work.

The work has been done by using atomic absorption and combinations, digestion of acid.

The concentrations of metals and elements in part per million for facial blush were Co (10.2 ± 2.7), Cu (0.038 ± 0.01), Ni (24.6 ± 7.1), Cd (4.90 ± 1.93) and pb (75.1 ± 13.1), for dried powder for face were Co (213 ± 89.65), Cu (0.137 ± 0.02), Ni (24.6 ± 7.1), Cd (5.1 ± 1.82 ) and Pb (295.1 ± 101.2 ), and for eye shadows were Co (15.1 ± 2.7), Cu (0.038 ± 0.01), Ni (32.7 ± 5.1), Cd (5.40 ± 1.12) and Pb (17.9 ± 3.51).

Levels of analyzed elements are not seen to be humans toxic, time of exposure might be a cause of elements accumulation in the body and cause diseases.

At the above levels