Development and validation of a fast chromatographic method for screening and quantification of legal and illegal skin whitening agents

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-88

  Desmedt, B ^a,b   Rogiers, V ^b   Courselle, P ^a   De Beer, J O ^a   De Paepe, K ^b   Deconinck, E ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bleaching agents; Corticosteroids; Hydroquinone; Illegal cosmetics; Salicylic acid; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM BORIC ACID; ARBUTIN; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BORIC ACID; BUFFER; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; HYDROQUINONE; ILLICIT DRUG; KOJIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; SKIN; SKIN LIGHTENING PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84878372855     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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