Determination of azelaic acid and potassium azeloycinate diglycinate in cosmetics by HPLC
Abstract:
ObjectiveAn HPLC method was established for the determination of azelaic acid and potassium azeloycinate diglycinate in cosmetics.MethodsThe samples were extracted with 60 mmol·L-1 sodium hydroxide water solution-methyl alcohol. After centrifugation and filtration, the analysis of azelaic acid and potassium azeloycinate diglycinate was performed with a SVEA C8(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) column, using 15 mmol?L-1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution (pH=3.0) and acetonitrile for gradient elution at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1. The analytes were detected with UV detector, and quantified by external standard curve.ResultsThe results showed a good linearity in the range of 5?1 000 μg?mL-1 with correlation coefficients (r) larger than 0.999. The detection limit of azelaic acid and potassium azeloycinate diglycinate (LOD) was 0.020% and 0.015%, respectively. The spiked recoveries were 87.66% to 108.96% with the relative standard deviation (RSD) of 0.6% to 3.3%.ConclusionThe method is simple, rapid and highly sensitive. It is suitable for the determination of azelaic acid and potassium azeloycinate diglycinate in cosmetics.