Tracking Down of a Selected Panel of Parabens: A Validated Method to Evaluate Their Occurrence in Skin Layers

In order to detect, identify and quantify seven parabens present in each of the three skin layers namely Stratum Corneum, Epidermis, and Dermis (sourced from leave-on cosmetics), researchers have developed a new method which is claimed to have potential to detect paraben content from 0.026 to 0.090 μg mL−1. The proposed method is expected to help assess paraben’s skin bioaccumulation since people are repeatedly exposed to consumer goods containing parabens in their daily routine, posing a chronic risk to human health.