This application discloses a method for detecting
skin-whitening ingredients. Specifically, it provides a method for detecting
skin-whitening ingredients, including carbimazole, 5-N-propyluracil, or
peptide-amidazoline in
cosmetics, filling the gap in existing technologies that lack methods for detecting these ingredients in
cosmetics. This application also provides a high-performance liquid
chromatography-
tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS / MS) method for detecting nine substances—
methimazole, carbimazole,
thiouracil, methylthiouracil, 5-N-propyluracil, propylthiouracil,
captopril, ethionamide, and
peptide-amidazoline—in a sample. This method is simple to operate, rapid, highly specific, and has
high resolution. It can be used as a detection method for the above nine ingredients in
cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, and health products, providing
technical support for the analysis of prohibited substances and other substances in related categories in cosmetics.