Table 1 Levels of mercury and hydroquinone concentrations in skin toning creams

Akagni^® Skin Toning Cream

AKS

0.129 ± 0.057

0.21 ± 0.16

Cote d’Voire

Body White

BW

<0.001

ND

Cote d’Voire

Carotone

CT

0.147 ± 0.058

0.02 ± 0.01

Cote d’Voire

Cherie Claire

CC

0.008 ± 0.001

0.01 ± 0.00

Cote d’Voire

Claire Plus

CP

0.145±

ND

Cote d’Voire

Clair-Liss Genial

CLG

<0.001

0.04 ± 0.02

Cote d’Voire

Cocoderm

CD

0.067 ± 0.046

0.83 ± 0.51

Cote d’Voire

Cocoon Cocoa Butter

CCB

0.059 ± 0.012

ND

Cote d’Voire

Eclat^® Gel

EG

0.327 ± 0.062

ND

Cote d’Voire

Extra Toning Cocoa Butter

ETCC

0.096 ± 0.029

0.04 ± 0.00

Cote d’Voire

Fair and Light

FL

<0.001

ND

Cote d’Voire

G & G

GG

<0.001

0.01 ± 0.00

Cote d’Voire

Méticée

MT

<0.001

0.03 ± 0.01

Cote d’Voire

Miss Caroline

MC

0.256 ± 0.045

0.02±

Cote d’Voire

Palmas Cocoa Butter

PCB

0.001 ± 0.000

ND

Cote d’Voire

PỐlisse

PL

<0.001

ND

Cote d’Voire

Sivoclair

SC

<0.001

ND

Cote d’Voire

Sure White

SW

0.140 ± 0.045

0.01 ± 0.00

Cote d’Voire

Victory white

VW

0.003 ± 0.001

ND

Cote d’Voire

Clear N Smooth Cream

CNS

<0.001

ND

Italy

Esapharma MOVATE Cream

EMC

0.166 ± 0.123

ND

Italy

Fashion Fair Cream

FFC

0.001 ± 0.000

ND

Italy

L’abidjanaise^® Cream

LAC

<0.001

ND

Italy

Movate Cream

MTC

0.026 ± 0.003

0.18 ± 0.05

Italy

Naturel Cream

NC

0.008 ± 0.005

ND

Italy

Neo-vate White Cream Plus

NWCP

<0.001

ND

Italy

Neutrotone^® Cream

NTC

0.004 ± 0.001

ND

Italy

New Age Cream

NAC

0.250 ± 0.031

ND

Italy

New Skin Light^® Cream

NSLC

0.002 ± 0.001

ND

Italy

Perfect Skin

PS

0.122 ± 0.057

ND

Italy

Polux Gel

PG

0.001 ± 0.000

ND

Italy

Skin Maxitoner

SM

0.015 ± 0.004

ND

Italy

Skin Solution Cream

SSC

0.067 ± 0.025

0.51 ± 0.18

Italy

Skinicles Cream

SCC

0.152 ± 0.079

0.19 ± 0.04

Italy

Swiss Formula Cream

SFC

0.046 ± 0.029

0.02 ± 0.01

Italy

Crusader^® Ultra Brand

CUB

0.135 ± 0.085

ND

UK

Dermatological E45 Solution

DES

0.192 ± 0.097

ND

UK

Zarina Cream

ZC

0.070 ± 0.031

1.61 ± 0.72

UK

Sukisa Bango

SB

0.228 ± 0.023

ND

UK

Amiderm Cream

AC

0.043 ± 0.015

0.20 ± 0.11

India

Betasol Cream

BC

0.081 ± 0.031

0.20 ± 0.02

India

Chocho Skin Toner

CST

<0.001

ND

India

Closol Cream

CLC

0.060 ± 0.039

0.32 ± 0.16

India

Epiderm™ Cream

EC

<0.001

ND

India

Funbact-A

FA

0.081 ± 0.048

ND

India

Surfaz Cream

SFC

0.182 ± 0.057

0.01 ± 00

India

Dawmy

DW

<0.001

ND

USA

Dr. Fred Summit Skin Whitener

DFSW

0.106 ± 0.028

ND

USA

BioClaire

BCL

<0.001

ND

Indonesia

Hyprogel

HG

0.076 ± 0.015

ND

Germany

So sexy

SS

0.145 ± 0.091

ND

Senegal

Mercy Ointment

MO

<0.001

ND

Ghana

The Karibu D’or Sana

TKD

0.166 ± 0.026

ND

China

Dove Silk Cream

DSC

0.015 ± 0.002

0.40 ± 0.71

Nigeria