M. Ackah J. Osei A. K. Anim N. Zakaria E. S. Nyarko E. T. Gyamfi S. Enti-Brown J.E. K. Hanson N. O. Bentil D. Tulasi National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya-Accra, Ghana Department of Material Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences ISSN 2220-8860 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/piaees/online-version.asp 2015 5 4 142 147 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 27 June 2015 5 August 2015 1 December 2015 metals nail polish lipstick Health Canada Draft Guidelines 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. DOI 10.0000/issn-2220-8860-piaees-2015-v5-0015 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/piaees/articles/2015-5(4)/status-of-some-metals-in-imported-nail.pdf