Research Article

Development and Validation of a Method for the Analysis of Zinc Oxide in Cosmetic Matrices by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Table 3

ZnO content in samples of lipstick, foundation, and emulsion products.

SampleAverage found concentration (% w/w ± SD)

Lipstick 13.5341 ± 0.0137
Lipstick 23.5994 ± 0.0058
Lipstick 33.541 ± 0.0001

Foundation 18.7116 ± 0.0311
Foundation 28.8452 ± 0.0062
Foundation 38.8172 ± 0.0241

Emulsion 13.8630 ± 0.0030
Emulsion 23.7872 ± 0.0001
Emulsion 33.7656 ± 0.0192