A Microbial Study of Some Cosmetics and Raw Materials Used in Personal Care Products in Urban Area Nagarnaik Mukund1, Sarjoshi Arun2, Linge Pranjali3, Bhore Shital3, Pandya Girish4,* 1Managing Director, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur-440010 2QC Technical Manager, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010 3Microbiologist, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010 4Sr. Scientist, Research and Development Division, Qualichem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., 4, North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth Market, Nagpur 440010 *Corresponding Author E-mail: pandyagh@rediffmail.com
Online published on 30 July, 2015. 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. Top Keywords Microbial analysis, cosmetics, xanthan gum, veegum ultra. Top |