Heavy metals contamination in eye shadows sold in Malaysia and user`s potential health risks

• Main Authors: Lim, Jacquline Sue Jac, Ho, Yu Bin, Hamsan, Hazwanee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer-Medknow 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62019/1/Heavy%20metals%20contamination%20in%20eye%20shadows%20sold%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20user%27s%20potential%20health%20risks.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62019/; http://www.atmph.org/article.asp?issn=1755-6783;year=2017;volume=10;issue=1;spage=56;epage=64;aulast=Lim

Background: Nowadays, eye shadows have become common cosmetics used by consumers. Previous studies proved that some of the eye shadows used had excessive levels of heavy metals. Objectives: The aims of this study are to (i) quantify the heavy metals concentration of lead and chromium in the eye shad...