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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 1078-1084.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.08.016

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Comparison of high performance liquid chromatography and ion chromatography for the determination of acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid in cosmetic raw material acetyl hexapeptide-8

Cen Chen,Xiaomin Dai,Linqi Yan,Qiaoyuan Cheng*()   

  1. NMPA Key Laboratory for Animal Alternative Testing Technology of Cosmetics, Zhejiang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310052, China
  • Received:2024-10-01 Revised:2025-07-14 Online:2025-08-22 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: *E-mail: chengqiaoyuan@zjyj.org.cn.

Abstract:

The study aims to investigate the consistency of analysis results of acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid in cosmetic raw material acetyl hexapeptide-8 by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ion chromatography (IC). The methods of determination of acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid by HPLC and IC were improved and optimized. The specificity, linear range, detection limit, quantitation limit, recovery, precision, repeatability and stability were compared. The results of 15 batches acid and trifluoroacetic acid in acetyl hexapeptide-8 raw materials were analyzed statistically. The results show that both two methods have good specificity, and the linear range of IC method is wider than that of HPLC method, with lower detection and quantification limits. However, the precision of HPLC method is better. Both two methods can be used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid in acetyl hexapeptide-8. There is no statistical difference between the testing results of HPLC and IC to determine acetic acid in acetyl hexapeptide-8 (|t|=0.200, P>0.05). Because two methods have their own advantages, the appropriate analysis method can be selected according to the actual situation.

Key words: acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, high performance liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, acetyl hexapeptide-8

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658