Mercury is usually added to skin-lightening products due to its whitening effect.The Food and Drug Administration （FDA） limits the amount of mercury in cosmetics to trace amounts under 1 ppm.Nevertheless,many cosmet...Mercury is usually added to skin-lightening products due to its whitening effect.The Food and Drug Administration （FDA） limits the amount of mercury in cosmetics to trace amounts under 1 ppm.Nevertheless,many cosmetics contain mercury above 1000 ppm to increase the whitening effect.In a group of special patients in the study,pain,renal damage,and neuropsychiatric symptoms were the cardinal symptoms observed.展开更多
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81501111）, and the Henan Provincial Major Scientific College Project （No. 18A320065）.
文摘Mercury is usually added to skin-lightening products due to its whitening effect.The Food and Drug Administration （FDA） limits the amount of mercury in cosmetics to trace amounts under 1 ppm.Nevertheless,many cosmetics contain mercury above 1000 ppm to increase the whitening effect.In a group of special patients in the study,pain,renal damage,and neuropsychiatric symptoms were the cardinal symptoms observed.
