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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2024, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (10): 1268-1275.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2024.10.015

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Simultaneous determination of seven isothiazolinone preservatives in rinse-off cosmetics by HPLC and verification by HPLC-MS/MS

Cen Chen,Beizhou Cui,Liyuan Zhang,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:2023-12-03 Revised:2024-09-26 Online:2024-10-22 Published:2024-10-28
  • Contact: E-mail: chengqiaoyuan@zjyj.org.cn.

Abstract:

An analytical method for the simultaneous determination of seven isothiazolinone preservatives in rinse-off cosmetics by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and verification by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was established. The cream and liquid cosmetic samples were ultrasonically extracted with methanol, centrifuged, and the supernatant was filtered through a microporous membrane for determination. The separation was executed on a CAPCELL PAK C18 MGIII column by gradient elution at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with methanol and 0.1% (V/V) phosphoric acid aqueous solution as the mobile phases. The column temperature was set at 40 ℃. The wavelengths of detection were 278, 282 and 319 nm. The results of high performance liquid chromatography were used for qualitative screening, the standard curve method was used for quantification, and the results of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry were used for verification. The results show that the linear ranges of the seven isothiazolinone preservatives are 0.1-50 mg/L, and the correlation coefficients are all greater than 0.999 9. The average recoveries are 97.5%-109.9% (for cream) and 95.6%-103.6% (for liquid), and the relative standard deviations (RSD) are bellow 3.0% at low, medium and high spiked levels. The detection limits are 0.05-0.11 mg/kg. The method is simple, rapid and accurate for the simultaneous determination and verification of seven isothiazolinone preservatives in the rinse-off cosmetics.

Key words: rinse-off cosmetics, high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometric verification, isothiazolinone preservatives

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658