ABSTRACT Out of 140 cosmetic samples collected from Cosmetic lab. National Organization for Drugs Control and Research (NODCAR), Egypt, and screened for their contamination with microorganisms, only 32 samples (22.68%( were contaminated with bacteria or fungi or both. Maximum bacterial counts were observed in shampoo samples compared to other tested cosmetic samples, followed by gel, solution, cream and oil samples. Total bacterial, yeast and mold counts in shampoo, gel, solution, cream and oil samples were varied. Results also revealed that shampoo-9, shampoo-131 and cos.gel-68 were contaminated with E. coli. While, shampoo-3, shampoo-13, shampoo-129 and cos.sol-28 samples were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Shampoo-130 and shampoo-134 samples were contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. On the contrary, the detection of Salmonella sp. in tested cosmetic samples was negative. |
