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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2024, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (11): 1397-1404.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2024.11.015

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Study on the using status of preservatives in toothpastes based on HPLC

Liangyu Zhang,Haiying Yu,Silong Li,Yaqi Jiang,Weijian Wang,Qiyan Li,Junjie Li*()   

  1. NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Cosmetics Raw Material, Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan,Shandong 250101, China
  • Received:2023-12-01 Revised:2024-11-12 Online:2024-11-22 Published:2024-12-02
  • Contact: E-mail: zlyrebecca@126.com.

Abstract:

Based on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method under the item “Test Methods for Preservatives in Cosmetics” revised by the National Medical Products Administration Announcement No. 17 of 2021, the sample pretreatment condition was optimized, and 33 preservatives in 160 batches of toothpastes randomly selected from the market were tested. The detection results were subjected to multidimensional statistical analysis to understand the using status of preservatives in toothpastes, as well as the accuracy and authenticity of the labels, in order to accumulate data for the safety assessment and scientific supervision of preservatives in toothpastes. The results show that the optimized pretreatment condition is suitable for the extraction of preservatives from toothpastes, and the recovery rate is good. The samples produced from Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces are the most, accounting for 54% of the total samples. A total of 13 preservatives are detected in 160 batches of toothpastes, among which benzoic acid and its sodium salt has the highest detection rate, reaching 35.0%. The amount of preservatives added in different toothpastes varies greatly. The highest detected value is benzoic acid and its sodium salt, with a content of 0.44%; and the lowest detected value is 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and its sodium salt, with a content of only 0.000 57%. One type of the preservatives is detected in 38.1% of the samples, while two or more types of preservatives are detected in 34.4% of the samples. The detection results of 61 batches of the toothpastes are inconsistent with the labels, among which the majority of the preservatives not indicated on labels are detected, that will pose certain safety risks. It is recommended to pay continuous attention to the quality and safety of toothpastes in the future work, strengthen the supervision of toothpastes, and urge enterprises to standardize production.

Key words: toothpaste, preservative, high performance liquid chromatography, result analysis, supervision suggestion

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658