MS ISO/TR 17276:2014 Cosmetics — Analytical approach for screening and quantification methods for heavy metals in cosmetics

Scope
This Technical Report introduces most common and typical analytical approaches for screening and
quantification of heavy metals of general interest at both raw material and finished product level. This
Technical Report covers techniques from traditional colourimetric reaction, which can be executed
without expensive instrument to the high-end one, like that of inductively coupled plasma-mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS), which allows detection of elements at μg/kg level. Thus, this Technical Report
covers the advantages and disadvantages of each analytical technique so that a suitable approach can
be chosen.
The intent of this Technical Report is not to set or suggest acceptable concentration limits of heavy
metals in both raw materials and finished products which have to be determined by each regulatory
authority.
NOTE 1 The term “heavy metals” is widely used without single definition.
NOTE 2 Elements can be specified as heavy metals by one legislation, while not by othe