Recent advances in sample preparation for cosmetics and personal care products analysis

M Celeiro, C Garcia-Jares, M Llompart, M Lores - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of cosmetics and personal care products is increasing worldwide. Their high matrix
complexity, together with the wide range of products currently marketed under different forms …

Body-decorating products: Ingredients of permanent and temporary tattoos from analytical and european regulatory perspectives

L Rubio, E Guerra, C Garcia-Jares, M Lores - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the current regulatory status of tattoos in all their versions in the
European Union framework, as well as the analytical approaches developed so far to control …

[HTML][HTML] Parabens and antimicrobial compounds in conventional and “green” personal care products

V van der Schyff, L Suchánková, K Kademoglou… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The personal care product (PCP) industry is a worldwide multi-billion-dollar industry.
Several synthetic compounds like parabens and antimicrobial agents triclosan (TCS) and …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a solid phase microextraction gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry methodology for the analysis of sixty personal care products in …

L Vazquez, M Celeiro, A Castiñeira-Landeira… - Analytica Chimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, hydroalcoholic gels have become essential products
to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This research aims to develop a simple, fast and …

The chemistry behind the body art: unveiling the elemental profile and heavy metal content of natural tattoos and dyes by ICP-MS

L Rubio, P Barrulas, M Costa, C Garcia-Jares… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Temporary tattoos and dyes are increasing popularity as an alternative to permanent ones.
However, knowledge on its elementary composition is scarce and, this scientific gap can …

Miniaturized sample preparation methods to simultaneously determine the levels of glycols, glycol ethers and their acetates in cosmetics

M Celeiro, L Rubio, C Garcia-Jares, M Lores - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Two environmentally friendly methodologies based on ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE)
and micro-matrix solid-phase dispersion (µMSPD) followed by gas chromatography-mass …

Optimization of a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GCMS) method for detecting 28 allergens in various personal care products

AS AL-Mussallam, AT Bawazir, RS Alshathri, O Alharthi… - Cosmetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fragrances are among the most common ingredients in cosmetics products. Importantly,
exposure to fragrances on a daily basis might pose a health risk, leading to serious effects …

Understanding the chemical and mineralogical composition of commercial henna and jagua tattoos and dyes—A multi-analytical approach

L Rubio, M Costa, P Barrulas, M Lores… - Analytical and …, 2022 - Springer
Temporary tattoos and dyes constitute a great analytical challenge in relation to the
regulatory control of their ingredients. Most of these commercial products are not labeled …

Multi-target strategy to uncover unexpected compounds in rinse-off and leave-on cosmetics

M Celeiro, L Rubio, C Garcia-Jares, M Lores - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The wide range and complexity of cosmetic formulations currently available on the market
poses a challenge from an analytical point of view. In addition, during cosmetics …

Tracking bacterial spoilage in cosmetics by a new bioanalytical approach: API-SPME-GC-MS to monitor MVOCs

M Celeiro, E Varela, R Rodriguez, M Penedo, M Lores - Cosmetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The main goal of this work was the use of the powerful solid-phase microextraction-gas
chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS) technique to unequivocally identify …