Cosmetic Microbiology provides microbiologists, as well as process engineers and plant managers, an authoritative resource in an industry where secrets are rarely shared

Features:

• Includes expanded discussions of preservation and preservative and product testing
• Introduces a novel approach for the monitoring of manufacturing hygiene
• Introduces a global perspective on regulation, including a review of current safety concerns
• Provides background on the history of cosmetic microbiology
• Offers in-depth discussion across a wide selection of essential issues and emerging concerns, supported by references for further study and research

Contents

Basic microbiology

• History of cosmetic microbiology
• Biology of microbes

Sanitary practices in cosmetic manufacturing

• Microbial environment of manufacturing plant
• Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) protocols in cosmetic microbiology

Cosmetic microbiology test results

• Antimicrobial preservative efficacy and microbial content testing
• Six Validation of methods

Preservation of cosmetics

• Preservation strategies; Philip A. Geis163
• Antimicrobial mechanisms of selected preservatives and bacterial responses

Global regulatory and toxicologic aspects of cosmetic preservation

• Consumer safety considerations of cosmetic preservation
• Global regulation of preservatives and cosmetic preservatives

Index

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