Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research
Pharm Biomed Res
Medical Sciences
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Evaluation of microbial content of some sunscreen creams in Iran’s market
فارماسیوتیکس
Pharmaceutics
پژوهشي
Original Research
<p>The risk of microbial contamination in the cosmetic products especially in smuggled preparations and transmission of it to consumers is very high. In this study, the microbial content and the pollution of some sunscreen creams in the market and one sample in official market as witness were evaluated. The microbial content (bacterial total count, fungal count, and presence of <em>Pseudomon asaeroginosa</em>,<em> Staphylococcus aureus</em> and <em>Entrobacter</em>) of 5 samples of sunscreen cream in the market and two samples in official market were evaluated by two methods (pour plate and Multiple tube technique). All samples showed high microbial and fungal contamination. Entrobacters was observed in all samples. <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> was recognized in one of the non-standard sunscreens. High level of contamination in sunscreen creams, can affect consumers, health. It seems that low grade raw materials, and insufficient manufacturing surveillance in production process are the main factors in the contamination.</p>
Cosmetic, sunscreen, Microbial content, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus
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Narges
Sedghi Sharif-Abad
10031947532846001144
10031947532846001144
No
Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Majid
Saeedi
10031947532846001145
10031947532846001145
Yes
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Reza
Enayatifard
10031947532846001146
10031947532846001146
No
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Katayoun
Morteza-Semnani
10031947532846001147
10031947532846001147
No
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Jafar
Akbari
10031947532846001148
10031947532846001148
No
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran