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A Microbial Study of Some Cosmetics and Raw Materials Used in Personal Care Products in Urban Area


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1 Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
2 Research and Development Division, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
     

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Personal care products contain variable amounts of natural material such as nutrients that support microbial growth. Cosmetic products such as shampoo, hand and body lotion, facial wash, and liquid soaps were obtained from the local market and analyzed for their microbial content. In this study out of forty cosmetic products analyzed, twenty were found to contain yeast and mould and gave total bacterial count. However these were within the limits of BIS 14648. No pathogens were found in the samples. Some raw materials such as xanthan gum and veegum ultra clay were also analysed for microbial content.

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Microbial Analysis, Cosmetics, Xanthan Gum, Veegum Ultra.
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Authors

Mukund Nagarnaik
Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
Arun Sarjoshi
Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
Pranjali Linge
Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
Shital Bhore
Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India
Girish Pandya
Research and Development Division, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010, India

Abstract


Personal care products contain variable amounts of natural material such as nutrients that support microbial growth. Cosmetic products such as shampoo, hand and body lotion, facial wash, and liquid soaps were obtained from the local market and analyzed for their microbial content. In this study out of forty cosmetic products analyzed, twenty were found to contain yeast and mould and gave total bacterial count. However these were within the limits of BIS 14648. No pathogens were found in the samples. Some raw materials such as xanthan gum and veegum ultra clay were also analysed for microbial content.

Keywords


Microbial Analysis, Cosmetics, Xanthan Gum, Veegum Ultra.