Table 7.
Relationship between the concentration range of Pb in cosmetic products and the FDA limits (10 μg/g).
| Henna |
Foundation Cream |
Kajal (Kohl) |
Skin-Whitening Cream |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration Range ppm | No. of Samples | Percentage | Concentration Range ppm | No. of Samples | Percentage | Concentration Range ppm | No.of Samples | Percentage | Concentration Range ppm | No. of Samples | Percentage |
| Less than 1 | 0 | 0% | Less than 1 | 0 | 0% | Less than 1 | 0 | 0% | Less than 1 | 1 | 20 % |
| 1−10 | 9 | 100 % | 1−10 | 12 | 100 % | 1−10 | 7 | 78 % | 1−10 | 4 | 80 % |
| More than 10 | 0 | 0% | More than 10 | 0 | 0% | More than 10 | 2 | 22 % | More than 10 | 0 | 0% |