Availability and chemical composition of traditional eye cosmetics ("kohls") used in the United Arab Emirates of Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Fujairah

Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-125

  Hardy, Andrew D ^a   Walton, Richard I ^a   Myers, Kathryn A ^a   Vaishnav, Ragini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LEAD; LEAD SULFIDE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SULFIDES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33745185964     PISSN: 15257886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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