Assessment of lead in cosmetic products

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Al Saleh, Iman ^a   Al Enazi, Sami ^a   Shinwari, Neptune ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; Eye shadow; Lead exposure; Lipsticks; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 67349273077     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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