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ArticleInternational journal of occupational medicine and environmental health2026

Study of contaminants in natural cosmetics.

Agnieszka Rybka, Adam Sidor, Małgorzata Marć, Maria Kunysz, Dorota Szczepańska, Edyta Barnaś

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Article in International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Agnieszka RybkaUniversity of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland (Doctoral School, Collegium Medicum).
Adam SidorVoivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiology Station in Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland.
Małgorzata MarćUniversity of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Collegium Medicum).
Maria KunyszVoivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiology Station in Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland.
Dorota SzczepańskaVoivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiology Station in Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland.
Edyta BarnaśUniversity of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Collegium Medicum).

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Abstract

objectivesCosmetic products placed on the market should be safe for both the consumer and the professional user. Safety monitoring of cosmetics is regulated by law in the European Union. In practice, there are 3 levels of safety assessment: the manufacturer, a qualified safety assessor and the competent authority, which in Poland is the State Sanitary Inspectorate, responsible also for official surveillance and product sampling. To identify the occurrence of threats to human health from selected chemical and biological factors based on cosmetic products distributed in Podkarpackie Province in 2023. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe material was 40 randomly selected samples of cosmetic products for body, face and hair. Formaldehyde was determined by spectrophotometry, silver(I) nitrate (AgNO₃) by spectrophotometric methods, and mercury by atomic absorption spectrometry with an amalgamation technique. In addition, the total number of aerobic mesophilic microorganisms and

resultsFormaldehyde content was <0.005% in all tested cosmetics for skin and hair cleansing. Mercury ranged from 0.0000001±0.00000001% to 0.0000002±0.00000003%. Silver(I) nitrate(V) in eye products was <1.57%. The total count of aerobic microorganisms was <10 CFU/g, and

conclusionsCosmetic products tested in 2023 showed formaldehyde below the detection limit (<0.005%), while mercury, AgNO₃, and microbiological contaminants were within legal limits. Results apply only to the analyzed samples and should be interpreted considering current formaldehyde limits in cosmetics (0.001%, 10 ppm). Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2026;39(2):138-48.

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CosmeticsFormaldehydeConsumer Product SafetyHumansMercuryPolandSilver NitrateSpectrophotometry, AtomicStaphylococcus aureusCosmeticsFormaldehydeMercurySilver Nitrateaerobic mesophilic microorganismschemical and biological contaminantsformaldehydeheavy metalsnatural cosmeticsStaphylococcus aureus

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PMCPMC13229161

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