Research Article
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 |
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