Table 1.
Hg concentration in the tested cosmetics.
| Hg Concentration (μg/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Cosmetics | n | Mean ± SD | Min–Max | Med. | Q1–Q3 |
| Body Cosmetics | |||||
| Body butter | 16 | 0.848 ± 0.644 | 0.050–2.127 | 0.707 | 0.446–1.164 |
| Body lotion | 34 | 0.683 ± 0.419 | 0.129–1.716 | 0.612 | 0.314–0.854 |
| Body milk | 22 | 0.521 ± 0.404 | 0.038–1.769 | 0.428 | 0.245–0.834 |
| Oil | 25 | 0.903 ± 0.487 | 0.204–1.974 | 0.777 | 0.536–1.208 |
| Peeling | 22 | 0.537 ± 0.204 | 0.218–0.942 | 0.540 | 0.355–0.692 |
| Serum | 15 | 0.538 ± 0.260 | 0.207–1.229 | 0.486 | 0.360–0.733 |
| Face Cosmetics | |||||
| Cream | 46 | 2.759 ± 2.914 | 0.082–12.151 | 1.640 | 0.214–4.860 |
| Eye cream | 11 | 8.680 ± 9.958 | 0.202–28.561 | 3.850 | 0.383–14.271 |
| Foam | 4 | 0.428 ± 0.392 | 0.010–0.789 | 0.456 | 0.094–0.761 |
| Gel | 10 | 4.384 ± 5.504 | 0.021–14.260 | 2.005 | 0.170–7.964 |
| Hydrolate | 3 | 0.545 ± 0.081 | 0.482–0.636 | 0.518 | 0.482–0.636 |
| Mask | 17 | 1.114 ± 1.601 | 0.053–6.624 | 0.525 | 0.177–1.439 |
| Micellar liquid | 9 | 0.857 ± 0.800 | 0.003–2.334 | 0.559 | 0.294–1.111 |
| Serum | 16 | 5.055 ± 9.235 | 0.110–37.768 | 2.168 | 0.359–5.170 |
| SPF cream | 13 | 1.708 ± 2.351 | 0.010–8.330 | 0.970 | 0.229–2.309 |
| Tonic | 5 | 1.224 ± 1.609 | 0.036–3.813 | 0.348 | 0.145–1.636 |
| Total | 268 | 1.852 ± 3.905 | 0.003–37.768 | 0.644 | 0.315–1.180 |
Max: maximum; Med.: median; Min: minimum; n: number of samples; Q1: quartile 1; Q3: quartile 3; SD: standard deviation.