With the continuous economic development and improvement of living standards, cosmetic products are being widely used as daily consumer products, and there are increasing concerns about their safety. Consequently, there is a substantial increase in the number of cosmetic samples subjected to various analyses, and this in turn necessitates more stringent requirements for the related analytical techniques. However, traditional sample pretreatment and analytical techniques are time-consuming, require large amounts of organic solvents, and have low throughput, thus failing to meet the current demand for green analytical chemistry. To address this issue, researchers have developed numerous environmentally friendly pretreatment techniques as well as high-throughput and rapid on-site methods to ensure the quality and safety of cosmetics. This paper reviews the current progress in sample pretreatment and analytical techniques for cosmetics and discusses the trends and prospects, which may provide technical guidance for researchers and inspectors in the analysis of cosmetic products.
Keywords: analytical techniques; cosmetics; review; sample pretreatment.