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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2022, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (9): 1023-1058.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2022.09.016

• Analytical methods and testing • Previous Articles    

Analysis of benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride in cosmetics by HPLC

Wang Qilin1,*(),Han Xiaoping1,2,3,Li Zhenbing1,Tang Qikui1   

  1. 1. Qinghai Provincial Drug Inspection and Testing Institute, Xining, Qinghai 810016, China
    2. NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of TCM (Tibetan Medicine), Xining, Qinghai 810016, China
    3. Qinghai Provincial Key laboratory of Modernization of Traditional Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, Xining, Qinghai 810016, China
  • Received:2021-11-26 Revised:2022-09-05 Online:2022-09-22 Published:2022-09-23
  • Contact: Qilin Wang E-mail:wql6800@126.com.

Abstract:

A method for simultaneous determination of benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride in cosmetics was established by high performance liquid chromatography. Different types of chromatographic columns and mobile phase conditions were screened. Finally, C8 column was used to separate benzethonium chloride and three kinds of homologues of dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides calculated with benzalkonium chloride. Methanol : 0.1 mol/L ammonium acetate buffer solution (pH=5) was used as the mobile phase for isocratic elution. The results were simultaneously determined by DAD at the wavelength of 260 nm. Compared with the methods recommended in Technical Specification for Safety of Cosmetics (2015 edition), the detection method of benzalkonium chloride and the detection method of lauralkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride and cetalkonium chloride were optimized and combined. A C8 column with a wide range of use was selected to achieve the simultaneous separation of the four components. Benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride have good linear relationship in a certain mass concentration range, and the correlation coefficients are greater than 0.999 9. The recoveries were 90%-110% with RSD of 0.3%-4.4% (n=9) at three mass concentration gradients of low, medium and high for four different types of matrixes. This method has the advantages of simple operation, short analysis time, good sensitivity and reproducibility, and can be used for the simultaneous determination of benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride in cosmetics.

Key words: HPLC, cosmetics, preservative, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658