ACM 005-Determination of Heavy Metals (Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury) in Cosmetic Products

Local Title

Country/Region

ASEAN

Competent Authority

ASEAN Cosmetic Committee

Type

Regulation

Status

In force

Release Date

2016-11-22

Implementation Date

2016-11-22

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Summary

The method describes the determination of heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) in cosmetic products.

Organic matter in sample is digested by high pressure microwave digestion and determine the amount of heavy metals, i.e. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) by using graphite furnace-atomic absorption spectrophotometer (GF-AAS), cold vapour-atomic absorption spectrophotometer (CV-AAS) and hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrophotometer (HG-AAS).