<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper refers to the quality analysis of three dermo-cosmetic products: two face creams and a biphasic solution used for skin cleaning: a treatment cream for acne complexion, an anti-irritating soothing cream and a matifying purifying lotion. The following characteristics have been investigated: aspect, smell, colour, solubility, type of emulsion, stability test at certain temperatures (4°C and 40°C), pH, melting point, water, volatile substances and total fats contents, acidity, ester index, saponification index, iodine index, peroxide index, microbic carriage, metal traces (determined by ICP-MS method). All analysed dermo-cosmetic products have appropriate physico-chemical characteristics. The analyses made for determining the microbial charge have proven that the three dermo-cosmetic products do not contain any aerobic pathogen germens or micromicetes, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia Coli. The ICP-MS analysis has proven that the dermocosmetic products do not contain traces of Hg and Pb.</p></abstract>

This paper refers to the quality analysis of three dermo-cosmetic products: two face creams and a biphasic solution used for skin cleaning: a treatment cream for acne complexion, an anti-irritating soothing cream and a matifying purifying lotion. The following characteristics have been investigated: aspect, smell, colour, solubility, type of emulsion, stability test at certain temperatures (4°C and 40°C), pH, melting point, water, volatile substances and total fats contents, acidity, ester index, saponification index, iodine index, peroxide index, microbic carriage, metal traces (determined by ICP-MS method). All analysed dermo-cosmetic products have appropriate physico-chemical characteristics. The analyses made for determining the microbial charge have proven that the three dermo-cosmetic products do not contain any aerobic pathogen germens or micromicetes, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia Coli. The ICP-MS analysis has proven that the dermocosmetic products do not contain traces of Hg and Pb.

The quality control of some dermo-cosmetic products

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, „Ovidius” University of Constanta, 124 Mamaia Blvd., Constanta 900527, Romania

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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This paper refers to the quality analysis of three dermo-cosmetic products: two face creams and a biphasic solution used for skin cleaning: a treatment cream...

The quality control of some dermo-cosmetic products

Publicado en línea: 20 dic 2014

Páginas: 85 - 90

Recibido: 11 oct 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2014-0016

Palabras clave
dermo-cosmetic products, quality control, aerobic pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli

© Ovidius University Press

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The quality control of some dermo-cosmetic products

Publicado en línea: 20 dic 2014

Páginas: 85 - 90

Recibido: 11 oct 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2014-0016

Palabras clavedermo-cosmetic products, quality control, aerobic pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli

© Ovidius University Press

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
dermo-cosmetic products, quality control, aerobic pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli