Background: Microbial contamination of cosmetics products is of incredible significance since it will not only cause significant health hazardous but also act as a potential source of infections. Contamination will cause spoilage of the item and when pathogenic they become a genuine threat for its users.
Aim: To evaluate the bacterial contamination in regularly used lipsticks.
Objectives: To identify the pathogenic organism present in the lipsticks. To understand the potential complications of the organisms identified. Comparing the microbial count in used and new lipsticks.
Keywords: Lipsticks; Mueller-Hinton agar; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure.