Concentrations and potential health risks of metals in lip products

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 705-710

  Liu, Sa ^a   Katharine Hammond, S ^a   Rojas Cheatham, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic safety; Health risk; Lipstick; Metal; Susceptible populations

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COSMETIC; LEAD; LIP PRODUCT; MANGANESE; METAL; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAMPLING; SPECTROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSMETICS; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 84878438413     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205518     Document Type: Article

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