Natural and Conventional Cosmetics—Mercury Exposure Assessment
Mercury (Hg) can enter the human body through the respiratory tract and digestive system, but also through the skin. Sources of Hg in the environment can be natural processes, but also human activities, including agriculture, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Hg can also enter the body throug...
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doaj-ddab0bb5693f4d8abd3957f2b12e92882021-07-15T15:43:03ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-07-01264088408810.3390/molecules26134088Natural and Conventional Cosmetics—Mercury Exposure AssessmentAleksandra Podgórska0Anna Puścion-Jakubik1Anita Grodzka2Sylwia K. Naliwajko3Renata Markiewicz-Żukowska4Katarzyna Socha5Department of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D Street, 15-222 Białystok, PolandMercury (Hg) can enter the human body through the respiratory tract and digestive system, but also through the skin. Sources of Hg in the environment can be natural processes, but also human activities, including agriculture, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Hg can also enter the body through food, but also with cosmetics that are used for a long time. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the Hg content in 268 randomly selected cosmetics: Natural and conventional, for face and body. Hg content was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer (AMA 254, Leco, Prague, Czech Republic). It was shown that the face preparations were characterized by a significantly higher Hg content than the body preparations. No differences in the content of the tested element were found between natural and conventional preparations. Hg could be detected in all samples with concentrations measured from 0.348 to 37.768 µg/kg.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/4088mercurynatural cosmeticsconventional cosmeticsfacebody |
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Aleksandra Podgórska Anna Puścion-Jakubik Anita Grodzka Sylwia K. Naliwajko Renata Markiewicz-Żukowska Katarzyna Socha Natural and Conventional Cosmetics—Mercury Exposure Assessment Molecules mercury natural cosmetics conventional cosmetics face body |
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Aleksandra Podgórska Anna Puścion-Jakubik Anita Grodzka Sylwia K. Naliwajko Renata Markiewicz-Żukowska Katarzyna Socha |
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Natural and Conventional Cosmetics—Mercury Exposure Assessment |
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Mercury (Hg) can enter the human body through the respiratory tract and digestive system, but also through the skin. Sources of Hg in the environment can be natural processes, but also human activities, including agriculture, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Hg can also enter the body through food, but also with cosmetics that are used for a long time. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the Hg content in 268 randomly selected cosmetics: Natural and conventional, for face and body. Hg content was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer (AMA 254, Leco, Prague, Czech Republic). It was shown that the face preparations were characterized by a significantly higher Hg content than the body preparations. No differences in the content of the tested element were found between natural and conventional preparations. Hg could be detected in all samples with concentrations measured from 0.348 to 37.768 µg/kg. |
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