Development and validation of a fast chromatographic method for screening and quantification of legal and illegal skin whitening agents.

Last updated on 22-8-2019 by Anonymous (not verified)

Peer reviewed scientific article

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Abstract:

During the last years, the EU market is flooded by illegal cosmetics via the Internet and a so-called “black market”. Among these, skin-bleaching products represent an important group. They contain, according to the current European cosmetic legislation (Directive 76/768/EEC), a number of illegal active substances including hydroquinone, tretinoin and corticosteroids. These may provoke as well local as systemic toxic effects, being the reason for their banning from the EU market. To control this market there is a need for a fast screening method capable of detecting illegal ingredients in t…

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