•I ntroduction
'?.:'I n recenty earsi ncreasingin teresth as beens howni n the susceptibilityo f cosmeticsa nd
i•:•:t'io•i letryp roductst o microbialc ontaminationa nd the potentialr isk of infectiont o the
user of those products. A number of workers have attempted to determine the incidence :..
i?•:ocf ontaminatitohner; e sultfsro mt hesseu rveyasre c onflictianngd c ontaminatriaotne s
::i?.h: •a-iv•be.ie efno untdov arfyr om2' 5•oto 4 3•o(1 -8)T. heriese velne sisn formatoiontn h e
:::ilpiao:'s sibleh ealthr iskt o the user of contaminatedp roductsT. wo casesa re often quoted
frome xperienicne h ospita(ls9 , 10).
Thips apeprr esetnhtesre sulotsfa ni nvestigaintitootnh em icrobciaoln taminaotfi on
:i:'•ui'n usecdo smetiacn dt oiletryp roductast thep ointo f sale.