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Bacterial and Fungal Contamination in Three Brands of CosmeticMarketed in Iraq | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-42 | ||
| Author | ||
| Huda J. Muhammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cosmetic products must be safe for use by consumers , It is also regulated and required thelegislation of countries all over the world . In this study out of 80 cosmetic products analyzed and32.5% were found to be contaminated .Products such as mascara, lip pencil and eye pencil wereanalyzed . The contaminants including bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus , Staphylocoocusepidermidis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia which wereranging in number from (103-104 ) C.F.U. /ml and fungi such as Penicillium spp. , Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans which were ranging in number from (102-104) C.F.U /ml . The water and other nutrients present in cosmetic make them susceptible to microbial growth . Microorganisms detected in recent study considered as pathogenic to human. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| bacterial contamination; Fungal contamination; Cosmetics | ||
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