Research Article

Quantification of Sunscreen Ethylhexyl Triazone in Topical Skin-Care Products by Normal-Phase TLC/Densitometry

Table 2

Results of repeatability, intermediate precision, and robustness tests.

HP TLC plates, automatic spotting ( 𝑛 = 3 ), 2 μL spot−1TLC plates, manual spotting ( 𝑛 = 3 ), 1 μL spot−1Modified mobile phases ( 𝑛 = 3 )
Day 1, Analyst 1Day 2, Analyst 2
Analysis AAnalysis B

Sample A
Method A
μg spot−10.460.480.480.220.47
% in formulation2.302.402.402.202.35
CV%1.81.72.24.11.5

Sample B
Method B
μg spot−10.190.200.210.100.20
% in formulation0.951.001.051.001.00
CV%2.72.12.55.12.3