Cosmetic products are suitable media
for microorganisms to grow in due to the materials in their compositions.
In a study conducted, 8 of the 49 body moisturizers of
which 25 were cream and 24 were lotion were contaminated with
more than 103 microorganisms per gram or milliliter and that the
products contained genus of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus
and Bacillus species