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Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 5(4): 142-147
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Status of some metals contained in imported nail polish and lipsticks on the Ghanaian market

M. Ackah1, J. Osei1,2, A. K. Anim1, N. Zakaria1, E. S. Nyarko1, E. T. Gyamfi1, S. Enti-Brown1, J.E. K. Hanson1, N. O. Bentil1, D. Tulasi1
1National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya-Accra, Ghana
2Department of Material Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

Received 27 June 2015;Accepted 5 August 2015;Published online 1 December 2015
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Abstract
Imported cosmetic products (i.e. nail polishes and lipsticks) were purchased on the open market in an urban market in Accra and analyzed for the presence of metals including cadmium, cobalt, lead, nickel, chromium and manganese. While the concentrations of nickel were below detectable limits in all the samples, the concentration of lead in the lipstick samples exceeded the allowable limits as prescribed by the Health Canada Draft Guidelines on Heavy Metals in cosmetics. The lead in the nail polish and lipstick samples also exceeded the Ghana Standard Authority limits on lead in cosmetics.

Keywords metals;nail polish;lipstick;Health Canada Draft Guidelines.


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