Immunological Analytical Techniques for Cosmetics Quality Control and Process Monitoring

Cosmetics analysis represents a rapidly expanding field of analytical chemistry as new cosmetic formulations are increasingly in demand on the market and ingredients required for their production constantly evolving. Each country applies strict legislation regarding substances final product that must be prohibited or regulated. To verify compliance cosmetics with current regulations, official methods available to reveal quantitatively determine analytes interest. However, since ingredients, lists regulated/prohibited substances, change, dedicated developed ad hoc fulfill requirements. Research focuses finding innovative techniques allow rapid, inexpensive, sensitive detection target cosmetics. Among different proposed, immunological gaining interest, they make it possible carry out low-cost analyses raw materials finished products relatively short time. Indeed, immunoassays based specific selective antibody/antigen reaction, have been extensively applied clinical diagnostic, alimentary quality control environmental security purposes, even routine analysis. Since complexity variability matrices, well great variety compounds present cosmetics, analogous those from food sources, could also successfully this field. would provide valid approach monitoring industrial chains developing countries, which currently greatest producers major exporters materials. This review aims highlight proposed analysis, focusing prohibited/regulated compounds, bacteria toxins, allergenic identification counterfeits.