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. 1999 May 7;229(1-2):121-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0048-9697(99)00059-5.

Trace element content of commercial shampoos: impact on trace element levels in hair

A LeBlanc  1 , P Dumas, L Lefebvre
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Trace element content of commercial shampoos: impact on trace element levels in hair

A LeBlanc et al. Sci Total Environ. .

Abstract

Popular shampoos were screened for their contents in trace elements, using ICP-MS detection in a semi-quantitative mode. Hair samples from volunteers were analyzed before and after hair washing with selected shampoos to demonstrate the effect of the contamination and the impact on occupational medicine. While some shampoos showed high levels of certain elements, the degree of contamination on the hair was found to be negligible. Only one shampoo tested, formulated with selenium sulfide, was found to seriously contaminate the hair.

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