Cosmetic Microbiology, A Practical Approach

This updated edition provides research scientists, microbiologists, process engineers, and plant managers with an authoritative resource on basic microbiology, manufacturing hygiene, and product preservation. It offers a contemporary global perspective on the dynamics affecting the industry, including concerns about preservatives, natural ingredients, small manufacturing, resistant microbes, and susceptible populations. Professional researchers in the cosmetic as well as the pharmaceutical industry will find this an indispensable textbook for in-house training that improves the delivery of information essential to the development and manufacturing of safe high-quality products.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Editor

List of Contributors

1. Basic Microbiology

Peter J. King

2. Preservatives and Preservation

Philip A. Geis

3. Natural Preservatives

Terry L. Amoroso

4. Multifunctional Ingredients

Steven F. Schnittger

5. Preservative Resistance

Donald J. English

6. Antimicrobial Preservative Efficacy and Microbial Content Testing

Scott V.W. Sutton with Philip A. Geis

7. Rapid Methods in Cosmetic Microbiology

Michael J. Miller

8. Prevention of Microbial Contamination during Manufacturing

Donald J. English

9. Microbial Monitoring of a Manufacturing Facility

Donald J. English

10. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Protocols in Cosmetic Microbiology

Laura M. Clemens and Harry L. Schubert

11. Manufacturing Microbiology – A View of the Future

Neil J. Lewis

12. Consumer Safety Considerations of Cosmetic Preservation

Corie A. Ellison, Alhaji U. N’jai, and Donald L. Bjerke

13. Global Regulation of Preservatives and Cosmetic Preservatives

David C. Steinberg

Index