Estimation of Heavy Metals Found in Hair Gels and Deodorants Used by Population

Abstract

Introduction: cosmetics have become an important and daily thing to use, especially those that contain cleaning products such as shampoo, bath products, deodorants, and makeup products, as they contain ingredients such as the raw materials used in them, additional materials, and solvents that carry the fragrance and the aromatic composition, there are several factors that affect the quality of cosmetic products, including the storage method, impurities, and some colour additives, which affect the compositional effectiveness of these products.

Objectives: The research aims to measure and estimate the percentage of heavy metals in a group of cosmetic materials, as exposure to them continues throughout the day, namely antiperspirant and hairspray gel. These materials may contain a large number of chemicals, including heavy metals.

Methods: 90 random samples were collected from several types, hair gel and liquid deodorants, samples of     different brands were collected from different local stores of the cosmetic shop centre of Baghdad, Samples are taken after being prepared as solutions with concentrations of parts per million are used in this work. Then we permit the solution and the standard solutions prepared before to obtain the graph on the flame atomic absorption device for each metal. The goal of the study is to determine the concentration of some toxic heavy metals. -If they are present in the samples of those materials where the elements (lead and cadmium) were estimated.

Results: The percentage of heavy metals mentioned above was measured for each sample by atomic flame spectrometer. After obtaining the results, a tabular study of the percentage of elements was done. The results were obtained and compared. The results were obtained and found impermissible quantities of heavy metals that may cause toxicity as they penetrate the membranes and enter the body, in moderate quantities repeatedly in some samples.

Conclusions: From the results above, it was found that there is a difference in the data listed for both hair gel and deodorant samples in the presence of both lead and cadmium elements. This will affect on the life style of human and cause harm to him, and thus harm the environment.