The invention discloses a method for detecting chromium, nickel, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and lead elements in cigarette ashes. The method is characterized in that cigarette ashes are collected by using a cigarette ash plate, a cigarette ash sample is dispelled by adopting a microwave digestion method, and the contents of chromium, nickel, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and lead elements in the cigarette ashes are detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The cigarette ashes are collected by adopting the cigarette ash plate, independent collection of each cigarette ash is achieved on a conventional smoking machine, and loss of cigarette ashes and cross contamination of different cigarette ashes in the smoking process are effectively avoided. The sample is processed by adopting the microwave digestion method, so that the risk caused by use of a perchloric acid in the traditional electric hot plate digestion mode is avoided, the dosage of the acid is reduced, the digestion ability is improved, the method is good in digestion effect, less in element loss, and simple and easy to operate, and the used mixed acid system is applicable to treatment of the cigarette ash sample, and thorough to digest. The interference is effectively corrected by adopting inductively coupled plasma mass spectrum parameters, and the method is high in sensitivity, good in repeatability, high in recovery rate, and accurate in result.