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| Titre : |
Microbiological quality of personal care products |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Natalie Sendukas, Auteur ; David Hernandez, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2024 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p. 27-30 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Conservateurs (chimie)
Contamination microbienne
Cosmétiques -- Aspect sanitaire
Cosmétiques -- Tests
Microbiologie
Profilage des consommateurs
Qualité -- Contrôle
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| Index. décimale : |
668.5 Parfums et cosmétiques |
| Résumé : |
Eurofins explores the various methodologies that cosmetics manufacturers can employ to evaluate their products for the presence of microbial contamination, and for the efficacy of their products’ preservatives.
Cosmetics and personal care products rely on preservative systems to prevent the overgrowth of microorganisms introduced during manufacturing and use, and ultimately protect an end-user. These diverse product categories are not required to be sterile upon release, and it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to identify permissible limits for release and to confirm the effectiveness of preservative systems.
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) states that every personal care product manufacturer "has a dual responsibility relative to the microbiological quality of its products. The first is to ensure that the product, as purchased, is free from the numbers and types of microorganisms that could affect product quality and consumer health.
"The second is to ensure that microorganisms introduced during normal product use will not adversely affect the quality or safety of the product". This is the principle and impetus behind establishing a microbiological quality regimen — it is a mission statement for manufacturers, production managers, and quality control personnel.
Microbial contamination is one of the leading causes for cosmetic and personal use product recalls. Cosmetic products are at risk of problematic contamination due to their chemical composition, where basic emulsions often provide microorganisms with growth factors and water content necessary — ideal, even — for exponential proliferation, combined with the repetitive consumer use that is typical of these products.
During normal use, cosmetics may be exposed to transient and normal flora on the hands, face, and/or body of the consumer as well as nearby environmental surfaces. Once microorganisms are introduced to these nutritional sources, their growth may be further encouraged by the atmospheric conditions in which cosmetics and personal care products are often stored — in hot and humid bathrooms, or altogether outside of climate control (such as in a car or personal bag).
Excessive microbial contamination and/or the presence of potentially pathogenic microorganisms like Staphylococcus aureus, Burkholderia cepacia, or Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can lead to undesired changes to the composition of products. These may be recognizable to consumers as indicative of spoilage, impacting a brand's reputation. Importantly, contamination may present serious consequences like skin infections that pose health risks to consumers. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Current guidelines
- Hurdles effects
- Consumer profiling
- Defining limits
- Quality testing
- Quantitative test limits
- Qualitative limit tests
- Table 1 : Microbiological limits for cosmetics defined IN ISO 17516
- Table 2 : Aggregates acceptance criteria defined by personal care products council (PCPC), United States pharmacopeia (USP), International Standard Organization (ISO) and European Pharmacopeia (EP) references |
| En ligne : |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mx1ounSiuKQkQuF_AH7XZDyTIqV2qfsT/view?usp=drive [...] |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
Pdf |
| Permalink : |
https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=41172 |
in GLOBAL PERSONAL CARE > Vol. 25, N° 5 (05/2024) . - p. 27-30
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