Table 2 Heavy metals (mg/kg) in cosmetic products reported from Trarkhel, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and compared with the literature.

From: Heavy metal in cosmetics and its risk to future generation in remote area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Trarkhel District Sudhnoti

Nature

Code

Products name

Pb

Cd

Cu

Co

Ag

Ni

Zn

As

Mn

Hg

Techniques

 

Lipsticks products

Branded lipsticks

BL1

Swiss miss/B

62.2 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.00

316 ± 0.29

53.8 ± 0.02

3.86 ±0.00

118 ± 0.21

BDL

BDL

395 ±0.15

BDL

GAAS

Present Research

BL3

Rivaj UK/ B

26.7 ± 0.03

0.86 ± 0.01

11.3 ± 0.01

10.23 ± 0.03

BDL

30.0 ± 0.2

BDL

BDL

141 ±0.08

BDL

BL5

Miss Rose/ B

18.9 ± 0.08

1.08 ± 0.03

0.83 ± 0.00

9.03 ± 0.06

0.32 ±0.00

1.35 ± 0.1

BDL

BDL

23.7 ±0.03

BDL

BL8

Matte lipstick/B

0.84 ± 0.00

1.13 ± 0.00

0.66 ± 0.01

7.16 ± 0.07

0.16 ±0.00

0.68 ± 0.02

BDL

BDL

0.75 ±0.00

BDL

BL9

Loreal/ B

5.12 ± 0.03

1.1 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.01

14.3 ±0.09

0.08 ±0.00

0.25 ±0.06

BDL

BDL

0.262 ±0.00

BDL

Mean ( n = 5)

  

22.774

1.39

58.26

18.92

0.886

30.2

BDL

BDL

BDL

BDL

Local lipsticks

LL2

Huxia Beauty/L

14.6 ± 0.04

1.28 ± 0.01

258 ± 0.15

8.7 ± 0.01

1.65±0.01

731 ± 3.18

BDL

BDL

3.81 ±0.00

BDL

LL4

Colour Ingtitute/L

25.0 ± 0.06

1.02 ± 0.00

15.1 ± 0.00

12.4 ± 0.07

0.737±0.00

4.13 ± 0.02

BDL

BDL

12.6 ±0.01

BDL

LL6

Huxia/ L

49.6 ± 0.1

0.98 ± 0.02

11.3 ± 0.01

9.23 ± 0.01

0.1±0.00

2.13 ± 0.10

BDL

BDL

30.9 ±0.01

BDL

LL7

Matte/ L

20.7 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.01

1.03 ± 0.01

6.32 ± 0.02

0.162±0.00

2.18 ± 0.05

BDL

BDL

0.9 ±0.013

BDL

LL10

Lipstick/ L

9.43 ± 0.01

2.18 ± 0.01

5.16 ± 0.01

7.16 ±0.01

0.25±0.00

3.27 ± 0.05

BDL

BDL

189 ±0.03

BDL

Mean (n = 5)

 

-

23.9

1.31

66.00

8.76

0.579

148

BDL

BDL

BDL

BDL

Overall mean (n= 10)

 

23.3

1.35

62.1

13.8

0.733

89.3

BDL

BDL

BDL

BDL

Min-Max

 

0.85-62.22

0.75-2.8

0.375-316.87

7.16-53.8

1.09-3.86

0.25-731

BDL

BDL

BDL

BDL

Literature of lipstick products

Mni-Max

 

-

0.0006-429.1

0.001-68.2

<0.02 -135

0.0001-19.9

<0.01-5

<0.012-174

<0.03-123

0.012-14.1

0.28-151

0.075-80

GAAS

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Beauty Cream Products

Branded beauty cream

BBC11

Sandal beauty cream/B

11.6 ± 0.02

1.31 ± 0.01

30.9 ± 0.01

243.5

0.53 ± 0.00

103 ± 0.05

400 ±0.01

2.68 ± 0.03

0.15±0.01

3047±0.05

GAAS

Present Research

BBC14

Sunblock/B

11.0 ± 0.05

1.23 ± 0.00

0.287 ± 0.01

10.9 ± 0.06

0.18 ± 0.00

0.32 ± 0.01

14.3 ±0.01

BDL

0.15±0.00

18.2 ±0.02

BBC15

Lady dania Sun block /B

9.51 ± 0.1

1.28 ± 0.01

0.275 ± 0.01

BDL

0.45 ± 0.00

0.67 ± 0.06

4.12 ±0.01

BDL

0.125±0.00

2.5 ±0.01

BBC17

Rivaj sunblock/B

BDL

1.2 ± 0.01

0.5 ± 0.01

BDL

0.43 ± 0.00

0.66 ± 0.02

BDL

BDL

0.025±0.00

BDL

BBC19

Johnson cream/B

9.2 ± 0.1

1.55 ± 0.00

0.312 ± 0.00

6.37 ± 0.06

0.28 ± 0.00

0.31 ± 0.03

BDL

BDL

0.075±0.00

BDL

BBC20

Himalaya cream/B

BDL

1.23 ± 0.02

0.237 ± 0.00

4.62 ± 0.03

0.25 ± 0.00

0.88 ± 0.1

BDL

0.43 ±0.01

0.105±0.00

BDL

Mean (n = 5)

  

6.902

1.30

5.41

44.2

0.358

17.64

69.8

0.520

0.105

511.37

Local beauty cream

LBC12

Face fresh beauty cream/L

7.1 ± 0.1

2.67 ± 0.02

0.512 ± 0.01

15.1 ± 0.02

0.325 ± 0.00

1.91 ± 0.01

996 ±0.05

BDL

0.175 ±0.00

344 ±0.01

LBC13

Marvi Beauty cream/L

4.52 ± 0.1

1.02 ± 0.01

0.787 ± 0.01

9.17 ± 0.02

0.57 ± 0.00

2.75 ± 0.03

49.3 ±0.02

BDL

0.075 ±0.00

167 ±0.03

LBC16

Snow cream/L

9.0 ± 0.08

0.95 ± 0.01

0.287 ± 0.00

0.05 ± 0.02

0.187 ± 0.00

0.037 ± 0.06

5.62 ±0.21

BDL

0.062 ±0.00

BDL

LBC18

Chiltan pure acene cream/L

BDL

1.05 ± 0.02

1.12 ± 0.01

BDL

0.387 ± 0.01

0.262 ± 0.1

1.62 ±0.03

BDL

0.1 ±0.00

5.25 ±0.01

Mean (n = 5)

 

-

5.15

1.42

0.678

6.10

0.368

1.240

263

BDL

BDL

129

Overall mean (n = 10)

 

6.21

1.35

3.52

28.9

0.362

11.0

166

1.56

0.105

358

Min-max

 

BDL-11.6

0.95-0-2.67

0.019-2.47

BDL-1.21

0.125-0.537

0.021-8.241

BDL-400

0.43-2.68

0.025-0.175

BDL - 3047

Literature of beauty cream products

              

Min-max

  

0.005-1266

0.005-466

0.016-65.3

<0.02-40.25

<0.01-100

0.016-41.5

0.006-12.14

0.005-466.7

0.005-466.7

0.0045-14,507

 

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Nail polishes

              

Branded Nail Polish

BNP26

Xuncai/B

BDL

1.42 ± 0.01

0.56 ± 0.01

5.91 ±0.04

0.33 ±0.00

BDL

BDL

BDL

0.187± 0.00

BDL

GFAAS

Present research

BNP27

Colorist/B

BDL

1.51 ± 0.01

0.45 ± 0.01

4.46 ±0.08

0.25 ±0.00

BDL

BDL

BDL

11± 0.03

BDL

  

BNP28

Sweet touch London/B

BDL

1.58 ± 0.00

0.25 ± 0.01

4.82 ±0.02

0.3 ±0.010

BDL

BDL

BDL

0.225± 0.00

BDL

  

BNP29

Face cover/B

BDL

1.66 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.00

7.98 ±0.01

0.27 ±0.01

BDL

BDL

BDL

0.25± 0.01

BDL

  

BNP30

Xuancai/B

2.97 ± 0.08

1.51 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.00

0.4 ±0.02

0.35 ±0.00

BDL

BDL

BDL

BDL± 0.00

BDL

  

Mean (n =5)

  

0.59

1.54

0.395

4.71

0.302

BDL

BDL

BDL

2.3324

BDL

  

Local Nail Polish

LNP21

HD Romantic collars/L

BDL

1.28 ± 0.01

0.62 ± 0.01

11.4 ±0.09

0.37 ±0.00

0.712 ± 0.1

BDL

BDL

0.62 ± 0.01

BDL

  

LNP22

Mode love/L

BDL

1.56 ± 0.01

46.3 ± 0.73

5.61 ±0.04

0.23 ±0.00

0.212 ± 0.04

BDL

BDL

0.05± 0.00

BDL

  

LNP23

Christin/L

BDL

1.28 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.00

1.52 ±0.02

0.25 ±0.00

BDL

BDL

BDL

0.025± 0.00

BDL

  

LNP24

AIR Woman/L

1.4 ± 0.01

1.55 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.01

6.92 ±0.03

0.25 ±0.00

BDL

BDL

BDL

0.337± 0.002

BDL

  

LNP25

Mendon nail polish/L

2.97 ± 0.01

1.52 ± 0.00

0.41 ± 0.00

12.7 ±0.02

0.3 ±0.011

BDL

BDL

BDL

1.02± 0.01

BDL

  

Mean (n = 5)

 

-

0.87

1.44

9.61

7.65

0.282

0.185

BDL

BDL

0.410

BDL

  

Overall Mean (n =10)

 

0.43

1.49

5.00

6.18

0.292

0.092

BDL

BDL

 

BDL

  

Min-Max

 

BDL -2.97

1.28 -1.66

0.25-46.3

0.4-1.12.7

0.237-0.375

BDL -0.712

BDL

BDL

BDL-11

BDL

  

Literature of Nail Polish Product

Min-Max

  

<0.1-42

0.01-8.12

0.5-30

<0.01-1

0.1-5

1.88-4.22

-

-

0.76-6.32

-

 

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  1. BDL Below detection limit.