RT - Journal Article T1 - Heavy Metal Contamination of Popular Nail Polishes in Iran JF - IJT YR - 2015 JO - IJT VO - 9 IS - 29 UR - http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.html SP - 1290 EP - 1295 K1 - Arsenic K1 - Cadmium K1 - Chromium K1 - Cosmetics K1 - Lead K1 - Metals Heavy K1 - Nickel AB - Background: Toxic and hazardous heavy metals like arsenic, lead, mercury, zinc, chromium and iron are found in a variety of personal care products, e.g. lipstick, whitening toothpaste, eyeliner and nail color. The nails absorb the pigments of nail polishes and vaporized or soluble metals can easily pass it. The goal of this survey was to assess whether the different colors of nail polishes comply with maximum concentrations of heavy metals in the EPA’s guidelines. Methods: 150 samples of different popular brands of nail polishes in 13 colors (yellow, beige, silver, pink, white, violet, brown, golden, green, black, colorless, red and blue) were randomly purchased from beauty shops in Tehran City, Iran, in 2014. Microwave digestion EPA method 3051 was used by a microwave oven to determine the amount of 5 heavy metals Nickel, Chromium, Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium. One-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA, hierarchical cluster, and principal component analyses were applied by Statistica 7.0 software. Results: The concentrations of chrome, lead, nickel and arsenic showed significant differences between the colors (p LA eng UL http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.html M3 ER -