404 JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE Table II Analytical Results for the Determination of Fluoride and Monofiuorophosphate in Commercial Toothpastes and Mouthwashes by Ion Chromatography (IC) and Fluoride-Ion Selective Electrode Concentration (w/w, %) IC (n = 5 •) F- electrode (n = 6 •) F- FPO32 Total F- Toothpaste 1 0.075 0.074 (4.3%) b (2.5%) Toothpaste 2 0.244 0.129 0.376 (1.1%) (1.4%) (5.0%) Toothpaste 3 0.245 0.386 0.632 (0.7%) (2.4%) (2.2%) Toothpaste 4 0.369 0.239 0.605 (3.3%) (4.1%) (2.3%) Toothpaste 5 0.390 0.231 0.620 (5.0%) (4.0%) (0.5%) Toothpaste 6 0.314 0.360 0.669 (3.7%) (4.4%) (4.4%) Toothpaste 7 0.245 0.239 0.474 (2.0%) (4.4%) (0.76%) Toothpaste 8 0,144 0.467 0.618 (0.9%) (5.1%) (0.7%) Toothpaste 9 0.211 0.355 0.588 (2.4%) (3.7%) (1.8%) Toothpaste 10 -- 0.667 0.675 (2.5%) (3.9%) Toothpaste 11 -- 1.09 1.055 (3.6%) (5.6%) Toothpaste 12 0.064 0.690 0.768 (5.3%) (5.5%) (1.6%) Mouthwash 1 0.021 -- 0.028 (1.2%) (1.5%) Mouthwash 2 0.068 -- 0.070 (2.8%) (2.6%) Number of determinations. Relative standard deviation. Table II. These results agree with those obtained by a fluoride-ion electrode method, performed with a TISAB II solution, after treatment with hydrochloride acid hydrolysis. CONCLUSIONS The IC procedures described here are applied directly to the analysis of cosmetic samples without the need for MFP acid hydrolysis. The direct determination of fluoride not only offers more precision than indirect determination but also saves more time and is applicable to actual samples. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Financial support for this work by the National Science Council of the Republic of China is gratefully acknowledged (no. NSC 87-2113-M-041-002).

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