Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination
Abstract Doubts surrounding the potential adverse effects of antimicrobial preservatives have modified the demand of consumers, who increasingly insist on the production of low-level and even preservative-free cosmetics. Protection of the product against microbial contamination is therefore focused...
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| author | Chloe Catovic Sylvia Martin Stéphane Desaint Christine Borges Hélène Lesouhaitier Florence Roullet Nadine Bresciani Anne-Marie Jouault Valérie Poulet Joelle Luc Valérie Joulia Alain Jupin Christophe Masson Alain Crozier Marc G. J. Feuilloley the members of the Cosmetic Valley EPMP commission |
| author_facet | Chloe Catovic Sylvia Martin Stéphane Desaint Christine Borges Hélène Lesouhaitier Florence Roullet Nadine Bresciani Anne-Marie Jouault Valérie Poulet Joelle Luc Valérie Joulia Alain Jupin Christophe Masson Alain Crozier Marc G. J. Feuilloley the members of the Cosmetic Valley EPMP commission |
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| description | Abstract Doubts surrounding the potential adverse effects of antimicrobial preservatives have modified the demand of consumers, who increasingly insist on the production of low-level and even preservative-free cosmetics. Protection of the product against microbial contamination is therefore focused on the packaging. This has prompted the emergence of a highly diverse array of so-called “protective”, “overprotective”, and “barrier” packaging. However, these designations are not normalized and the choice of the right packaging adapted to each cosmetic product is still essentially empirical, hazardous, and time consuming. The Cosmetic Valleys cluster has launched a commission to define a complete and experimentally-validated method to classify the level of protection of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination. As reported herein, this required the development a specific bacteriostatic medium that can be used for 7 days and an in vitro procedure that reproduces in-use contamination and consumer practices. Based on tests performed on over 800 packages of different origin and performance characteristics, we propose a classification, divided into six grades, to differentiate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging. This work can be considered as a first step towards a regulatory text. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8dfbaa286994d3598c2e7c9c1dc534a2022-12-21T19:18:12ZengSpringerOpenAMB Express2191-08552020-04-0110111010.1186/s13568-020-01016-4Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contaminationChloe Catovic0Sylvia Martin1Stéphane Desaint2Christine Borges3Hélène Lesouhaitier4Florence Roullet5Nadine Bresciani6Anne-Marie Jouault7Valérie Poulet8Joelle Luc9Valérie Joulia10Alain Jupin11Christophe Masson12Alain Crozier13Marc G. J. Feuilloley14the members of the Cosmetic Valley EPMP commissionLaboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM EA 4312), Normandie Univ, Univ. RouenShiseidoLaboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher, Innovation & DéveloppementRPC PromensJohnson & Johnson Santé Beauté FranceAptar Beauty & HomeChanel Parfum BeautéSisleyClarinsLaboratoires Pierre Fabre Dermo CosmétiqueLaboratoires Pierre Fabre Dermo CosmétiqueAlbéaCosmetic ValleyClean Cosmetic ConsultingLaboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM EA 4312), Normandie Univ, Univ. RouenAbstract Doubts surrounding the potential adverse effects of antimicrobial preservatives have modified the demand of consumers, who increasingly insist on the production of low-level and even preservative-free cosmetics. Protection of the product against microbial contamination is therefore focused on the packaging. This has prompted the emergence of a highly diverse array of so-called “protective”, “overprotective”, and “barrier” packaging. However, these designations are not normalized and the choice of the right packaging adapted to each cosmetic product is still essentially empirical, hazardous, and time consuming. The Cosmetic Valleys cluster has launched a commission to define a complete and experimentally-validated method to classify the level of protection of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination. As reported herein, this required the development a specific bacteriostatic medium that can be used for 7 days and an in vitro procedure that reproduces in-use contamination and consumer practices. Based on tests performed on over 800 packages of different origin and performance characteristics, we propose a classification, divided into six grades, to differentiate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging. This work can be considered as a first step towards a regulatory text.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-020-01016-4Cosmetic packagingMicrobial contaminationQualityEvaluation |
| spellingShingle | Chloe Catovic Sylvia Martin Stéphane Desaint Christine Borges Hélène Lesouhaitier Florence Roullet Nadine Bresciani Anne-Marie Jouault Valérie Poulet Joelle Luc Valérie Joulia Alain Jupin Christophe Masson Alain Crozier Marc G. J. Feuilloley the members of the Cosmetic Valley EPMP commission Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination AMB Express Cosmetic packaging Microbial contamination Quality Evaluation |
| title | Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| title_full | Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| title_fullStr | Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| title_short | Development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| title_sort | development of a standardized method to evaluate the protective efficiency of cosmetic packaging against microbial contamination |
| topic | Cosmetic packaging Microbial contamination Quality Evaluation |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-020-01016-4 |
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