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Electroanalytical determination of the sunscreen agent octocrylene in cosmetic products
Author(s) -
Júnior J. B. G.,
Araujo T. A.,
Trindade M. A. G.,
Ferreira V. S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of cosmetic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1468-2494
pISSN - 0142-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00686.x
Subject(s) - detection limit , chemistry , electroanalytical method , voltammetry , electrochemistry , chromatography , square wave , supporting electrolyte , analytical chemistry (journal) , electrode , physics , voltage , quantum mechanics , potentiometric titration
Synopsis An electroanalytical method was developed to detect and quantify the sunscreen agent octocrylene (OCR) in cosmetic products. The method was based on electrochemical reduction, using voltammetric techniques. OCR was reduced at −0.97 V vs. Ag/AgCl on a glassy carbon electrode using a mixture of Britton–Robinson buffer (0.04 mol L −1 ) and ethanol (7 : 3, v/v) as the supporting electrolyte solution. Under optimized conditions and square‐wave voltammetry, OCR response was linear from 5.0 × 10 −6 to 8.0 × 10 −5 mol L −1 ( r = 0.9995), with a limit of detection of 2.8 × 10 −6 mol L −1 . The proposed electroanalytical method proved simple, fast and suitable for detection and quantification of OCR in samples of cosmetic products, with satisfactory results in the recovery test and analytical determination in real samples.