Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF
Usually classified as cosmetic consumer products, makeups usually contain significant quantities of colorants, which may contain toxic and heavy metals, such as Hg, Cd, As, Cr, Tl, and Pb. According the Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), lipsticks are classified as low health risk, grade 1. However,...
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| author | Catarina Alzira Montenegro Peddis Torres Sergei Anatolyevich Paschuk Danielle Cristine Narloch Janine Nicolosi Corrêa |
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| description | Usually classified as cosmetic consumer products, makeups usually contain significant quantities of colorants, which may contain toxic and heavy metals, such as Hg, Cd, As, Cr, Tl, and Pb. According the Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), lipsticks are classified as low health risk, grade 1. However, similar makeups for the children are classified as grade 2, high risk, and within this category there is no cosmetic product for embellishment. Many metals, present in the colorants, can cross the mucous membranes and skin barrier and could be absorbed into the blood system, which can cause systemic damage to internal organs. Many chemical components present in the lipsticks, such as Al, Pb, Cd, Br, Cu, Zr, Cr, Hg, TiO2 in nanoparticulate form, could be considered as potentially toxic. Present work was undertaken in order to study the presence of mentioned above metals in the samples of commercial lipsticks. The metals characterization and elementary identification was performed using EDXRF technique. This method allows to perform the qualitative and quantitative analysis by means of the characteristic X-rays spectra emitted by the elements present in studied samples. The experimental setup was based on mini X-ray tube with Ag target and detector (AMPTEK). The partial results of the study revealed that the lipstick samples revealed the presence of Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, Br, Rb, which suggest that prolonged and constant use of such cosmetics may constitute a potential threat to the health especially in the case of children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db2c2c9f8eb946ad85d6527c767451092025-08-20T03:13:32ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122021-04-0191A10.15392/bjrs.v9i1A.15621216Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRFCatarina Alzira Montenegro Peddis Torres0Sergei Anatolyevich Paschuk1Danielle Cristine Narloch2Janine Nicolosi Corrêa3Federal University of Technology - Paraná, UTFPRFederal University of Technology - Paraná, UTFPRFederal University of Technology - Paraná, UTFPRederal University of Technology - Paraná, UTFPRUsually classified as cosmetic consumer products, makeups usually contain significant quantities of colorants, which may contain toxic and heavy metals, such as Hg, Cd, As, Cr, Tl, and Pb. According the Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), lipsticks are classified as low health risk, grade 1. However, similar makeups for the children are classified as grade 2, high risk, and within this category there is no cosmetic product for embellishment. Many metals, present in the colorants, can cross the mucous membranes and skin barrier and could be absorbed into the blood system, which can cause systemic damage to internal organs. Many chemical components present in the lipsticks, such as Al, Pb, Cd, Br, Cu, Zr, Cr, Hg, TiO2 in nanoparticulate form, could be considered as potentially toxic. Present work was undertaken in order to study the presence of mentioned above metals in the samples of commercial lipsticks. The metals characterization and elementary identification was performed using EDXRF technique. This method allows to perform the qualitative and quantitative analysis by means of the characteristic X-rays spectra emitted by the elements present in studied samples. The experimental setup was based on mini X-ray tube with Ag target and detector (AMPTEK). The partial results of the study revealed that the lipstick samples revealed the presence of Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, Br, Rb, which suggest that prolonged and constant use of such cosmetics may constitute a potential threat to the health especially in the case of children.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1562lipsticksheavy metalsedxrf |
| spellingShingle | Catarina Alzira Montenegro Peddis Torres Sergei Anatolyevich Paschuk Danielle Cristine Narloch Janine Nicolosi Corrêa Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences lipsticks heavy metals edxrf |
| title | Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF |
| title_full | Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF |
| title_fullStr | Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF |
| title_short | Elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by EDXRF |
| title_sort | elementary characterization of metals in lipsticks by edxrf |
| topic | lipsticks heavy metals edxrf |
| url | https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1562 |
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