A rapid High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of seven UV filters found in sunscreen and cosmetics

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Wharton, M ^a   Geary, M ^a   O'Connor, N ^a   Murphy, B ^a  

^a Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cosmetics; liquid chromatography; rapid; sunscreen; UV Organic filters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AVOBENZONE; BENZOPHENONE; CAMPHOR; COSMETIC; METHYLBENZILDENE CAMPHOR; OCTOCRYLENE; OCTYL DIMETHYL 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALKANES; BENZOPHENONES; CHALCONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CINNAMATES; COSMETICS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LINEAR MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79952465414     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2010.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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