The regulation specifies the determination of the free formaldehyde content in cosmetics by post-column derivatization-high performance liquid chromatography. This method applies to the determination of free formaldehyde content in water-based, cream and lotion, gel cosmetics.
This method consists of 9 parts as listed below:
Scope
Method Summary
Reagents and Materials
Instruments and Equipment
Analysis Steps
Expression of Analysis Results
Atlas
Annex A
Annex B