TY  - JOUR
T1  - Contamination of Total Mercury in Cosmetics at Kalasin, Thailand
AU - Suwanaruang, Theeranat 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
SP  - 215
EP  - 218
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2019.215.218
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2019.215.218
KW  - Total mercury
KW  -cosmetics and Kalasin
KW  -samples
KW  -whitening
KW  -research
KW  -detection
AB  - Mercury is high toxic effects on human’s organs such as on lungs, kidneys, skin, eyes, nervous,
digestive and immune system. It is widely distributed in the environment by natural and anthropogenic sources.
The aim of this research was detection of total mercury contain in cosmetic products at Kalasin shops. About
35 samples were whitening creams, night creams, day creams, sunscreen creams, serum, BB creams (Beauty
Balm creams), CC creams (Color Correcting creams) and DD creams (Double Duty creams). The samples
analyzed total mercury by test kit of Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health. The results
found that 14 samples were contaminated with total mercury. The conclusion for total mercury is concern.
Though some samples analyzed in this study toxic levels of mercury their continuous use may pose health
threat, since, mercury accumulate in the liver and kidneys which can cause damage to these organs.
ER  -