Simultaneous determination of seven prohibited substances in cosmetic products by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry  

作　　者：Cai-Sheng Wu Ying Jin Jin-Lan Zhang Yan Ren Zhi-Xin Jia 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Materia Medica,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

出　　处：《Chinese Chemical Letters》2013年第6期509-511,共3页中国化学快报（英文版）

基　　金：the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China for financially supporting this work

摘　　要：In this paper,we developed and validated a simple,sensitive,and selective high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（HPLC-MS/MS） method to identify and measure the following prohibited substances that may be found in cosmetic products：minoxidil,hydrocortisone, spironolactone,estrone,canrenone,triamcinolone acetonide and progesterone.Chromatographic separation was performed on a Waters Symmetry C18（100 mm×2.1 mm,3.5μm particle size） with a gradient elution system composed of 0.2%（v/v） formic acid aqueous solution and methanol containing 0.2%（v/v） formic acid at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min.The substances were detected using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in the multiple reaction monitoring mode with an electrospray ionization source.All of the calibration curves showed good linearity（r 〉 0.999） within the tested concentration ranges.The limit of detection was 〈25 pg.The relative standard deviations for intraday precision for each of the prohibited substances were 〈3.5%at two concentration levels（2μg/g,10μg/g）. The relative recovery rate for each of the prohibited substances ranged from 91.8%to 111%at three concentration levels（0.1μg/g,2μg/g,10μg/g）,including the limit of quantification.In conclusion,we have developed and validated a method that can identify seven prohibited substances in cosmetic products.In this paper,we developed and validated a simple,sensitive,and selective high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（HPLC-MS/MS） method to identify and measure the following prohibited substances that may be found in cosmetic products：minoxidil,hydrocortisone, spironolactone,estrone,canrenone,triamcinolone acetonide and progesterone.Chromatographic separation was performed on a Waters Symmetry C18（100 mm×2.1 mm,3.5μm particle size） with a gradient elution system composed of 0.2%（v/v） formic acid aqueous solution and methanol containing 0.2%（v/v） formic acid at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min.The substances were detected using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in the multiple reaction monitoring mode with an electrospray ionization source.All of the calibration curves showed good linearity（r 〉 0.999） within the tested concentration ranges.The limit of detection was 〈25 pg.The relative standard deviations for intraday precision for each of the prohibited substances were 〈3.5%at two concentration levels（2μg/g,10μg/g）. The relative recovery rate for each of the prohibited substances ranged from 91.8%to 111%at three concentration levels（0.1μg/g,2μg/g,10μg/g）,including the limit of quantification.In conclusion,we have developed and validated a method that can identify seven prohibited substances in cosmetic products.

关 键 词：High-performance liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry（HPLC-MS/MS） Cosmetic products Prohibited substances Minoxidil Steroids 

分 类 号：TQ658[化学工程—精细化工] O657.63[理学—分析化学]