The Analytical Survey of Mercury Content in Whitening Cream Sold in Banjarnegara Regency`s Traditional Market

Authors : Sabtanti HARİMURTİ, Angelina MAWARNİ, Ika Sevi DERİYANTİ, Hari WİDADA, Dyani Primasari SUKAMDİ

Pages : 39-46

Doi:10.18596/jotcsa.1151307

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Publication Date : 2023-02-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Whitening cream is a mixture of active substances and the other additives that can be used to brighten the skin. Mercury is one of the whitening ingredients of the creams that can cause health problems when it is absorbed into the tissue. This study aims to identify whether there is a mercury content and how much mercury is contained in the whitening cream, which does not have a BPOM RI registration number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(National Agency of Food and Drug Control, Republic of Indonesia); circulating in the market in Banjarnegara regency, Central Java, Indonesia. This research was conducted with purposive sampling, and 20 samples were obtained from the traditional market in Banjarnegara regency. The qualitative analysis method used the Potassium Iodide insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KI); color reaction test and amalgam formation with copper rods, while the quantitative analysis used the Cold Vapor Mercury Analyzer at a wavelength of 253.7 nm. The results showed the presence of three positive samples containing mercury at average levels of 0.04217 mg / kg insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ppm);, 0.01814 mg / kg, and 0.91000 mg / kg. These findings suggest that mercury was added at the whitening cream and distributed in the market. Customers should be more careful when choosing a whitening cream to prevent health problems.
Keywords : Amalgam test and Mercury Analyzer CV, KI Test, Mercury, Whitening cream