Bîrsan et al. 2023 - Mercury in cosmetic products
Bîrsan and colleagues measured mercury in cosmetic products and assessed exposure and health risk. The study is routeable for personal-care product evidence because it selected multiple cosmetic categories and directly measured mercury concentrations in products. It supports category-level cosmetics context without reproducing brand-level rankings.
Key numbers
- Product frame: seven cosmetic categories with seven products selected from each category, for 49 products total.
- The stated goal was to evaluate mercury concentrations in cosmetic products and assess health risk from exposure.
- Mercury concentration was measured directly, with calibration based on known Hg concentrations.
- Results are used by the authors to estimate exposure in mg/kg body weight/day.
Methods (brief)
The paper determined mercury concentration in cosmetic products using direct mercury analysis without sample pretreatment or preconcentration. Results are total mercury; the paper does not distinguish inorganic and organic mercury species.
Implications
Certification: Supports personal-care mercury occurrence context across cosmetic categories, subject to category mapping.
Courses: Useful for illustrating the difference between consumer-product occurrence and biological exposure estimates.
App: Can inform cosmetics risk context without brand-level disclosure.
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Verification notes
Brand names, if present in product tables, should remain behind the brand firewall. This source page summarizes category-level evidence only.
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