title: Determination of 1,4-dioxane in cosmetic products by high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure has been developed for the assay of 1,4-dioxane in cosmetic products. After solid-phase extraction, using Bond Elut CN and Bond Elut C18 cartridges, samples were analysed directly on a LiChrospher CH-8 reversed-phase column with spectrophotometric detection at 200 nm and acetonitrile - water as eluent. Recovery of 1,4-dioxane from different cosmetic matrices was between 81.5 and 90.1% in the 30-90 microgram g(-1) range. The minimum quantifiable amount was 6.5 microgram g(-1). The method is simple, reproducible and specific and is suitable for routine analyses of commercial cosmetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menegatti
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000032:analysis*; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D004146:Dioxanes; C025223:1,4-dioxane