• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.147-155
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• 2022

From March to August 2021, a total of 66 lip makeup products were collected from Seoul to measure the contents of lead, arsenic, cadmium, antimony, and nickel, and compared by product type (lip gloss, lip balm and lip tint), production area (domestic and imported), and user (for adults and children). The average metal contents were as follows; 0.284 ㎍/g for lead, 0.020 ㎍/g for arsenic, 0.003 ㎍/g for cadmium, 0.004 ㎍/g for antimony and 0.415 ㎍/g for nickel. The results of lip cosmetics were below the recommended maximums in regulations on safety standards for cosmetics of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.