Cheating on Forensic Hair Testing? Detection of Potential Biomarkers for Cosmetically Altered Hair Samples Using Untargeted Hair Metabolomics

    January 2020 in “ Analyst ”
    Lisa Eisenbeiss, Tina M. Binz, Markus R. Baumgartner … Andrea E. Steuer
    Studysummary This study found that untargeted hair metabolomics analysis detected significantly altered endogenous biomolecules, potentially serving as biomarkers for identifying oxidative cosmetic hair treatments like bleaching.
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