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Micro iolo ie — Cosmétique — Lignes directrice s p ur l’a plication
des n rme s ISO re latives à la mic ro iolo ie cosmétique
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Introduction v
1 Sc ope 1
2 Terms an definitions 1
3 Micr obial c ontent 2
3.1 General r eq ir ements 2
3.2 En mer ation of meso hi c microor ganisms (b cte ia, yeas s an moulds) 3
3.3 Dete tion of spe ified microor ganisms 3
3.4 Dete tion of spe ified an non-spe ified microor ganisms 4
4 A ntimicrobial preser vation 5
4.1 General r eq ir ements 5
4.2 Ev luation of the pr ese v tion of a cosmetic formulation 5
4.3 Ev luation of the pr ese v tion of a cosmetic pr od ct 6
5 Examples of micr obial c ontent results 6
5.1 General 6
5.2 Eye make-up remo e 6
5.3 Mascara 6
5.4 Fac cr eam 7
5.5 Shampo 8
6 Examples of interpretation of preser vatio eficacy test sults 8
A nne x A (informative)Relatio ship betwe n the ISO c osmetic micr obiolog y standards 11
A nne x B (informative)Relatio ship betwe n the ISO standards de lng w ith the microbial c ontent of c osmetic 12
A nne x C (informative) E aluation of the micr obial c ontent of a c osmetic pr oduct 13
A nne x D (informative) Interpretatio of test r esults 14
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Trang 5Eve y cosmetic man factur r has a d al r sp nsibi ty r lative t o the mic o iolo ical q alty of it
prod ct
— The firs is t o ensur that the prod ct, as pur hased, is fr e from the n mbe s an ty es of
mic o rg nisms that could afe t prod ct q alty an consume health This is g ene aly ensur d
b a plying cosmetic g ood man facturing practic (GMP) ( e ISO 2 7 6) d ring the man facturing
an packa ing o e ations an , if ne es ary, b using mic o ial co tent tests on finished prod ct
— The se on is t o ensur that mic o rg nisms introd c d d ring normal prod ct use wi l not
adve sely afe t the q alty or safety of the prod ct This is g ene aly ensur d b cond cting
preservatio ef icacy tests (or chaleng e tests) d ring the develo ment tag e of the new prod ct
In orde t o ensur prod ct q alty an safety for consume s, it is advisa le that an a pro riat e
mic o iolo ical risk analysis be pe formed t o det ermine the ty es of cosmetic prod ct t o w hich this
Te hnical R ep rt would be a plca le
— Prod ct conside ed t o pr sent a low mic o iolo ical risk ar desc ibed in ISO 2 6 1 These
prod ct identif ied as “hos ie” an prod c d in compl anc with GMP pose a ve y low o e al risk
t o the use The efor , prod ct that comply with the charact eris ics outlned in ISO 2 6 1 do not
r q ir mic o iolo ical t es ing inclu ing b th chal eng e t es an end prod ct t es ing
— F or those prod ct w hich ar not conside ed “hos i e” , the mic o iolo ical q alty has t o be
as es ed b con ucting t es s with a pro riat e methods ISO TC 2 7 pro ides a compr hensive set
of s an ards t o as es the antimic o ial pr se v tion ofcosmetic prod ct an the mic o iolo ical
q alty of f inished prod ct (methods an l mit ) Man factur rs can de ide not t o t es if they can
demons rat e that their prod ct comply with those r q ir ment spe if ied in ISO 1 5 6 an / r
ISO 1 9 0
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This Te h ical R ep rt gives g ene al guidelnes t o ex lain the use of ISO cosmetic mic o iolo ical
s an ards depen ing on the o je tive ( in-market control, prod ct develo ment, et c ) an the prod ct
t o be t est ed
This Te hnical R ep rt can be used t o fulf il the r q ir ment of the ISO s an ard on mic o iolo ical
l mit (ISO 1 5 6)
2 Terms and definitions
F or the purposes of this document, the folowing t ermsand definitions a ply
finished cosmetic prod ct that has u de g one al s ag es of prod ction, inclu ing p cka ing in it f inal
containe for shipment
2.3
sample
one or mor r pr sentative element sele t ed from a set t o o tain information a out that set
2.4.1
mic o ial co tent
<q antitative> es imat ed n mbe of via le ae o ic meso hi c mic o rg nisms (b ct eria, yeas s an
moulds) within a cosmetic
2.4.2
mic o ial co tent
<q altatative> det ecta le spe if ied or non-spe if ied mic o rg nisms within a cosmetic sample
2.5
preserv atio of a cosmetic formulation
set of means used t o a oid mic o ial prolfe ation in a cosmetic formulation
E AMP E Preservatives, multifu ctionalcompou ds, hostile raw materials, e treme pH, low water activity
values, et c
2.6
antimic o ial prot ectio of a cosmetic prod ct
a i ity of a cosmetic prod ct t o o e come mic o ial contamination that might pr sent a p t ential risk
t o the use
Note 1 t o entry: T e overal antimic o ial protection inclu es preservation of the formulation, the specif ic
man facturing proces an protective packa ing
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mic o iologicaly low-risk prod cts
prod ct w hose environment denies mic o rg nisms the phy sical an chemical r q ir ment for
growth an / r surviv l (hos i e prod ct )
Not e 1 t o entry: T is cate ory of low-risk prod cts ap lies to mic o iolo ical contamination which may oc ur
d ring man facturing an / r use by the consumer
Not e 2 to entry: A prod ct whose packa ing prevents the ingres of mic o rg nisms is considered a
mic o iolo ical low-risk prod ct d ring its use
Not e 3 t o entry: T e inclusion of preservatives or other antimic o ial compou ds in a formulation by itself would
not neces arily constitute a low-risk prod ct
2.8
mic o iological Risk As es ment (low risk prod cts)
ev luation of prod ct charact eris ics t o det ermine if that prod ct ma be subje t t o mic o ial
contamination
Not e 1 t o entry: T ese characteristic inclu e the composition of the prod ct, the prod ction con itions,
packa ing an a combination of these factor (se ISO 2 62 )
A dditional y, ISO 2 148 gives g ene al ins ructions for car ying out mic o iolo ical ex minations of
cosmetic prod ct
Be ause of the larg e v riety of cosmetic prod ct within this field of a pl cation, the methods desc ibed
in theseInt ernational Stan ards ma not be a pro riat e for some prod ct in eve y detai (e.g c rtain
wat er immiscible prod ct )
Othe methods (e.g aut omat ed) ma be subs itut ed for the t es s pr sent ed he e pro ided that their
eq iv lenc hasbe n demons rat ed or the method has be n othe wise ve ified
The pos ible inhibition of mic o ial growth b the sample should be neutral z d t o alow the det ection
of via le mic o rg nisms In al cases an w hat eve the methodolo y, the neutral zation of the
antimic o ial pro e tiesof the prod ct should be che ked an demons rat ed
The s u y of the neutral zation ofthe antimic o ial a ctivity should be pe formed when the tes s ha e to
be car ied out on new prod ct an wheneve the e is a change in the ex e imental con itions of the tes
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— the en me ation an det ection of meso hi c mic o rg nisms w hich ma grow u de ae o ic
conditions;
— the det ermination of the a senc of spe ified mic o rg nisms that ar of int er s for cosmetic
prod ct ;
an , the efor , t o es imat e if the prod ct u de t es comples with the r q ir ment of the Int ernational
Stan ard on mic o iolo ical lmit (ISO 1 5 6)
The t es methods ar desc ibed in the in ivid al s an ards The choic of a spe ific method, or
combination of methods, wi l depen on the purp se for pe forming the t es It is up t o the use t o
de ide w hich a pro ch is bes for each a plcation
Depen ing on the ex e t ed level of contamination of the sample t o be t est ed, two dife ent a pro ches
can be used ( e An ex A)
— Quantitative t es s (en me ation)ar t o be used w hen the e is no information on the mic o iolo ical
q alty of the sample or if it is ex e t ed t o be contaminat ed
— Qualtative t es s (det ection) can be used if the sample is pr suma ly fr e from mic o ial
contamination (e.g based on prod ct hist ory) an can be ve y useful from an e onomical an
prod ction time s an point
In the event w he e mic o rg nisms ar det ect ed, the pr senc of spe if ied mic o rg nisms should be
che ked ac ording t o 3.3 or 3.4
3.2 Enumeration ofmesophi ic microor ganisms (bacter ia, ye sts and moulds)
F or b ct eria, the en me ation method desc ibed in ISO 2 149 inv lves en me ation of colonies on a
non-sele tive a ar medium En me ation of colonies can be pe formed b a plat e count method or a
filtration method using a spe if ied cultur medium incub t ed u de defined conditions
The r sult ar ex r s ed as folow s:
“[n mbe of] ae o ic meso hi ic b ct eria pe gram or pe mi i itr of prod ct, ex r s ed as cfu/
or cfu/ ml”
F or yeas s an moulds, the method desc ibed in ISO 1 2 2 inv lves en me ation of colonies b a plat e
count method or a f iltration method using a spe ified cultur medium with antibiotic incub t ed un e
def ined con itions
An alt ernative con ition using thecultur medium without antibiotic is pro osed in ISO 1 2 2
The r sult ar ex r s ed as folow s:
“[n mbe of]yeas an mould pe gram or pe mi i tr of prod ct ex r s ed, as cfu/ or cfu/ml”
3.3 Detection of specified micr oor ganisms
The det ection of skin p thog ens such as Sta h loc occ us a r us , Ps eudomo as ae u in s a an Ca dida
albic ans ma be r lev nt The det ection of othe kin s of mic o rg nisms might be of int er s sinc
these mic o rg nisms ( inclu ing indicat ors of fe al contamination e.g Esche ichia c ol sugg es hy gienic
faiur d ring the man facturing proc s
The methods ar desc ibed in ISO 1 41 (C.albic ans), ISO 2 1 0 ( E c ol ISO 2 7 7 (P aerugin s a), an
ISO 2 7 8 (S.a r us)
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— an enrichment using a non-sele tive broth medium incub t ed u de def ined con itions t o inc ease
the n mbe of mic o rg nisms w hie a oiding the risk of inhibition b the sele tive ingr dient
pr sent in sele tive /dife ential growth media;
— then, if growth is det ect ed, an isolation on a sele tive medium folowed b identification t es s
If the identif ication of the coloniesconfirmsthe pr senc of the spe ified mic o rg nism (Sta h loc oc c us
a r us , Pseudomo as aerugin s a, Ca dida albic ans or Esche ichia c ol the r sult is ex r s ed as folow s:
“ Pr senc of the spe if ied mic o rg nism (n me o the s pec ies) in the sample S.”
If no growth aft er enrichment is o se ved an / r if the identification of the colonies does not con rm
the pr senc of the spe if ied mic o rg nism (Sta h loc occ us a r us , Ps eudomo as aerugin s a, Ca dida
albic ans or Es che ichia c ol), the r sult is ex r s ed as folow s:
“Absenc of the spe if ied mic o rg nism (n me o the s pec ies) in thesample, S.”
3.4 Detection of specified and non-specified microor ganisms
Two Int ernational Stan ards desc ibe how t o det ect pe if ied an non-spe ified mic o rg nisms
— The principle of ISO 1 41 is t o pe form an enrichment b using a non-sele tive broth incub t ed un e
defined con itions t o inc ease the n mbe of mic o rg nisms without the risk of in ibition b the
sele tive ingr dient that ar pr sent in sele tive /dife ential growth media folowed b isolation on
a non-sele tive medium incub t ed u de defined con itions and identification con uct ed ac ording
t o ne d b using a pro riat e incub tion con itions an suita le identification t es s
F or each spe ies of spe if ied mic o rg nism, an if the identif ication of the colonies con rms the
pr senc of this spe ies, the r sult isex r s ed as folow s:
“Pr senc of (n me o the s pec ies) in the sample, S”
If growth is o se ved aft er enrichment an if the colonies ar isolat ed an r co niz d as
non-spe if ied mic o rg nisms, the r sult is ex r s ed as folow s:
“ Pr senc of (n me o the s pec ies or main morpholo ical charact eris ics) in the sample, S, an
a senc of spe ified mic o rg nisms”
If no growth aft er enrichment is o se ved, the r sult is ex r s ed as folow s:
“Absenc of ae o ic meso hi ic bact eria an yeas ( pe ified mic o rg nisms inclu ed) in the
sample, S”
— ISO 2 149 desc ibes a method for the det ection of ae o ic meso hi c b ct eria
The enrichment method desc ibed in ISO 2 149 consis s ofincub tion u de def ined con itions
of a defined q antity of the sample (S) in a non-sele tive broth containing suita le neutral z rs
an / r dispe sing ag ent folowed b a trans e of a def ined q antity of the pr vious suspension on
non-sele tive sold a ar medium u de defined con itions The dife enc betwe n ISO 1 41 an
ISO 2 149 is that the neutral zation of the antimic o ial activity in ISO 2 149 is only che ked for
bact eria, w hie ISO 1 41 r fe s t o b th b ct eria an yeas
The efor , if no growth aft er enrichment is o se ved, the r sult ar ex r s ed as folows:
“Absenc of ae o ic meso hi ic b ct eria ( pe if ied b ct eria inclu ed) in the sample S
If growth is o se ved aft er enrichment, the r sult ar ex r s ed as:
“Pr senc of ae o ic meso hi c b ct eria in the sample S
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Therefore, even if no growth aft er enrichment is o served, it is neces ary to lo k for moulds using
ap ropriate culture con itions (se ISO 162 2)
4 A ntimicrobial preserv tion
4.1 General requir ements
The antimic o ial prot ection of a cosmetic prod ct (cosmetic formulation in it f inal containe ) can
come from many sour es, such as the folowing:
— chemical pr se v tion;
— inhe ent charact eris ics of the formulation;
— packag edesign;
— man facturing proc s
When ev luating the o e al antimic o ial prot ection of a cosmetic prod ct, these dife ent sour es
should be taken int o ac ou t in a mic o iolo ical risk as es ment
ISO 1 9 0 desc ibes a proc d r for the int erpr tation of data g ene at ed b the pr se v tion eff icacy
t es ( if a pro riat e) and b the mic o iolo ical risk as es ment
4.2 Evaluation of the preservation ofa cosmetic for mulation
A pr se v tion efficacy t es or chaleng e t es is commonly used t o ev luat e the pr se v tion of a cosmetic
formulation This t es is not r q ir d for those cosmetic prod ct for w hich the mic o iolo ical risk has
be n det ermined t o be low ( e ISO 2 6 1)
This t es is primari y designed for wat er-soluble or wat er-miscible cosmetic prod ct an can r q ir
ada tation, for ex mple, t o t es prod ct in w hich wat er is the int ernal phase The t es desc ibed in
ISO 1 9 0 inv lves, for each t es mic o rg nism, placing the formulation in contact with a calbrat ed
inoculum, an then measuring the chang es in the mic o rg nism cou t at set time int erv ls for a set
pe iod an at a set t empe atur
As for the mic o ial cont ent t es s, the p s ible in ibition of mic o ial growth b the sample should be
neutralz d t o alow the det ection of via le mic o rg nism In al cases an w hat eve the methodolo y,
the neutralzation of the antimic o ial pro e ties of theprod ct should be che ked an demons rat ed
The mic o rg nism cou t ar conve t ed in lo r d ction v lues an comp r d with 2 set of c it eria
ex r s ed as minimum lo r d ction
— Crit eria A, w he eb the formulation is prot ect ed a ains mic o ial prolfe ation that ma pr sent a
pot ential risk for the use an no ad itional fact ors ar conside ed
— Crit eria B, w he eb the level of prot ection is ac epta le if the risk analy sis demons rat es the
exist enc of control fact ors not r lat ed t o the formulation in icating that the mic o iolo ical risk is
t ole a le for the cosmetic prod ct
The in e ent v ria i ty in mic o ial cou t should be taken int o conside ation w hen comp ring the
o tained v lues an the pr set c it eria A or B A deviation of 0,5 lo unit from the pr set c it eria is
conside ed ac epta le