Table of Contents

European foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Principle<br>3 Reagents<br>4 Apparatus and equipment<br>5 Procedure<br>6 Evaluation<br>7 Test report<br>Annex A (informative) - Example of chromatograms<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;obtained<br>Annex B (informative) - Validation Data for the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;quantitative method hydroquinone and its<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;three ethers<br>Annex C (informative) - Validation data for the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;quantitative method for the 4 most frequently<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;found corticosteroids<br>Annex D (normative) - Screening methods for the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;identification of hydroquinone, 3 ethers of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hydroquinone and 38 corticosteroids<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Defines a HPLC/UV method for the identification and quantification of hydroquinone, 3 ethers of hydroquinone and 4 corticosteroids most frequently found in illegally sold skin whitening cosmetic products: clobetasol propionate, betamethasone dipropionate, fluocinonide and fluocinolone acetonide.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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ISBN
Committee	CW/217
Supersedes	16/30317366 DC : 0