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- Title
MERCURY EXPOSURE IN COSMETICS AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK.
- Authors
BÎRSAN, MAGDALENA; STAN, CĂTĂLINA DANIELA; MIELCAREK, KONRAD; NOWOKOSKI, PATRYK; SOCHA, KATARZYNA; PALIMARICIUC, MATEI; SCRIPCARIU, ȘADIYE-IOANA; ANTONOAEA, PAULA; VLAD, ROBERT ALEXANDRU; TODORAN, NICOLETA; CIURBA, ADRIANA
- Abstract
Nowadays cosmetics are part of daily routine. In addition to food and drinking water, cosmetic products also contain mercury in small amounts. Our goal was to evaluate the concentrations of mercury in various brands of cosmetic products and to demonstrate that the daily application of cosmetics raises the risk of mercury accumulation in the body. The most purchased cosmetic products were identified based on the three-months sales reports of ten pharmacies and five specialized cosmetics stores from Poland, regardless of the brand or name of the product. The first six categories of best-selling cosmetic products were selected, and the first seven most requested products were selected from each category. The concentrations of mercury in 42 cosmetic product samples were analysed by 254 Advanced Mercury Analyzer. The obtained values of mercury are within the limits allowed by the European Union, with different values depending on the brand, the type of cosmetics, or the country of manufacture. Even if the amount of mercury found in the best-selling cosmetic products is below the limit allowed by law, it is not immediately eliminated, but accumulates with each amount of cosmetic product used, and after a certain period side effects might occur. Cressey's formula was used to estimate mercury exposure from topical products, which indicated a potential dermal absorption equal to 0.2474 ng mercury/kg body weight/day with an estimated mercury accumulation over a year of approximately 480 ng mercury/kg body weight/year.
- Subjects
POLAND; EUROPEAN Union; MERCURY; COSMETICS stores; COSMETICS; SKIN absorption; DRINKING water
- Publication
Farmacia, 2023, Vol 71, Issue 5, p930
- ISSN
0014-8237
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31925/farmacia.2023.5.7