Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Traditional Cosmetics Sold in Tunisian Local Markets

Table 4

% of weight composition of local red henna sample (H-2) and green henna sample (H-1) using EDXRF.

Local red Henna sample (H-2)		Local green Henna sample (H-1)
Formula	Weight %	Formula	Weight %
Na	37.50	Ca	33.19
Ca	17.09	Na	22.30
K	12.59	K	13.77
Si	11.61	Cl	6.47
Fe	6.66	S	6.07
Al	4.54	Mg	5.80
S	3.59	Si	4.26
Cl	2.41	P	2.46
P	1.58	Fe	2.38
Mn	0.44	Al	1.42
Zn	0.08	Mn	0.11
As, Cd	0.04	Zn	0.07
Pb, Cu, Cr, Ni, Co	<0.01	Cu, Sb, Sn	0.04
		Cd	0.03
		Pb	0.02
		As, Ni, Co, Cr	<0.01