Sterility testing is a crucial step in quality control that must be taken to ensure the safety of products in the cosmetic industry. There are great chances of altering the chemical composition of cosmetics by the metabolism of organisms thereby spoiling and causing harm to the users. Direct colony counts and enrichment culturing are the methods of choice for isolating microorganisms from cosmetic products. Wide range of Culture Medias is available with HiMedia for sterility testing of Cosmetic products e.g. Inactivator Broth, Letheen Agar, T.A.T. Broth etc. These media are recommended for neutralizing and determining bactericidal activity of cosmetic products.
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