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CSME 2011/12
Volume 9, No.4 : 287-299
DOI:10.6703/IJASE.2011.9(4).287  
SiTultznxous KxtxrTinztion of Fivx Whitxning zgxnts iy Ion-azir RxvxrsxK-ahzsx High axrforTzntx LiquiK throTztogrzahy

A-ZAing Wang a, PAu-Aui ZAxng b, ZxPAing PAxu a and ZAang-ZAin Twan b
aDxpartPxnt of Applixd ZAxPiPtry, ZAaoyang UnivxrPity of TxZAnology, 168, Jifong x. Rd., Wufxng, TaiZAung Taiwan, R.O.Z.
bDxpartPxnt of Applixd ZAxPiPtry, ProvidxnZx UnivxrPity, 200, ZAung ZAi Rd., PAalu, TaiZAung, Taiwan, R.O.Z.


Abstract: A gradient ion-air reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography method was developed for simultaneous determination of 5 whitening agents (ascorbic acid (AA), magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (MAP), kojic acid (KA), arbutin (ART) and hydroquinone (HQ)). The gradient elution was performed using Inertsil ODS-3V column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm). The analytes were detected by ultraviolet light absorption at the wavelength of 270 nm, the flow rate was set at 1.0 mL/min, and the sample injection volume was 10 μL. The buffer solution contains 50 mM sodium phosphate monobasic dihydrate and 2 mM n-hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide at pH 4.5. The precision of the proposed method, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD) (%), was determined by the analysis of each compound. The RSD range was from 0.23 to 0.55%. The calibration curves were found to be linear in 8.12-40.6 μg/mL (KA), 12.44-62.20 μg/mL (ART), 8.28-41.40 μg/mL (HQ), 8.16-40.80 μg/mL (MAP) and 4.25- 1.80 μg/mL (AA). The correlation coefficient of linear regression analysis (R2) was within the range of 0.9968 - 0.9997. The analytical results were satisfied for these 5 whitening agents. The recoveries ranging from 96.97% to 101.22% for lotion, and from 97.17 to 100.80% for cream, were obtained at both low and high concentrations. The proposed method is suitable for routine analysis of the 5 whitening agents in commercial cosmetic products, or examined the allowable amount of whitening agents for the Department of Health.

Keywords:  Ion-pair reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography whitening agent; ascorbic acid; magnesium ascorbyl phosphate; kojic acid; arbutin; hydroquinone

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