MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FACIAL FOUNDATIONS USED BY THE POPULATION OF CITIES IN THE SOUTH OF MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

Although cosmetics are placed on the market after undergoing microbial contamination control, products can be contaminated both through application and storage, especially if their shelf life has expired, what means that the preservatives may not be working anymore. The aim of the present study is to evaluate and discuss the results obtained from the microbiological analyzes of facial foundations used by women over 18 years old living in cities in the south of Minas Gerais, and compare them with the responses to the questionnaires. This is a data and experimental survey, whose results were correlated to the microbiological control parameters determined by RDC nº 481/1999, of ANVISA. According to the laboratory analysis, the following results were verified: for fecal coliforms, all 30 mounted were in agreement with the most probable number (<3x 10-¹), for global count, 11 were positive for colony growth, and for molds, 5 were positive for colony growth. With that, it was notice that the analysis revealed positive mold and colony growth on both expired and non-expired foundations, all within the highlighted parameters. According to the request, it was also noticed that there is little concern regarding validity data and adherence to the use of expired makeup, in addition to storage and application that are often inappropriate, which leads to the importance of this study and it’s popularization, to avoid the risk of contamination, especially in people with sensitive skin.