Quantification of glycolic acid in cosmetic products using reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-95

  Couch, L H ^a   Howard, Paul C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Division of Biochemical Toxicology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha hydroxyacid; Cosmetics; Extraction; Glycolic acid; HPLC

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; GLYCOLIC ACID; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037002098     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2494.2002.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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