DOES LOW MERCURY CONTAINING SKIN-LIGHTENING CREAM (FAIR & LOVELY) AFFECT THE KIDNEY, LIVER, AND BRAIN OF FEMALE MICE?

Fair & Lovely is an over-the-counter skin-lightening cream sold widely in Saudi markets. Its mercury content is 0.304В±0.316 ?g/g, in the range of 0.102 to 0.775 ?g/g. This study was…

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Production of cosmetics and fishmeal from mercury?contaminated fish?extracts prior to waste disposal on municipal dump sites

The potential effect of deploying mercury-contaminated fish-extracts for the manufacture of cosmetics and fishmeal, and discarding the ensuing waste material on municipal dumps was investigated. Our study showed that some…

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Detection of Hidden Mercury in Cosmetic Products by Partially Cross-Linked Poly(4-vinylpyridine)/Screen-Printed Electrode

Due to the severe toxic effects of mercury (Hg) and its derivatives, they are strictly prohibited to be used as cosmetics ingredients. Nevertheless, unknown quantities of Hg are formulated in…

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