Determine the Amount of Lead in Some Lipstick Products in the local Libyan markets

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the percentage of lead in the trace and

non-regulated species, and to measure and control the quality and commonly used by a large group of women, cosmetic (lipstick).

The study included two parts: the theoretical part, which explains the dangers of lead in lipstick on the human body and the danger of using it on pregnant women, in addition to recent studies that have proven the danger of this product and its high levels of lead, which is considered toxic to humans.

The second part of the research includes a practical study of different types of lipstick, where lipstick samples were examined and the percentage of lead was calculated using the chemical sample smashing device of Australian origin manufactured by MILESTONE START E MICRWAVE device and the double induction plasma device, which is an Australian device, manufactured by CCD Simultaneous “ICP-OES” Varian Vista-PRO.

The results also revealed that, the total concentrations of toxic lead in various samples ranged from 45.8ppm – 0.047 ppm. The dark-colored lipstick samples 2 , 5, 7, 9, and 10 revealed high content of toxic lead compared to the light-colored lipstick samples 1, 3, 4, and 6.