Microbial contamination of some cosmetic preparations in Egypt
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The present study aims to verify, elucidate and screen microbial contamination in different cosmetic samples. The samples were collected from various cosmetic brands commonly brought to the laboratory of microbiology, the National Organization for Drugs Control and Research (NODCAR) for quality assessment. Bacterial and fungal-microbial contamination was found in 32 samples (22.68%) out of 140. The maximum bacterial counts were found in shampoo samples compared to other tested cosmetic samples, followed by gel, solution, cream and oil samples. The microbial counts varied regarding cosmetic type, liquid, solid, or powder. The shampoo-9, shampoo-131, and cos-gel-68 were found to be contaminated with Escherichia coli, whereas the shampoo-3, shampoo-13, shampoo-129 and cos-sol-28 samples were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. However, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in the samples of shampo-130 and 134. From health point of view the cosmetic products have to be free from any pathogenic microorganisms.
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