Table 9 Bacteria isolated from contaminated cosmetic products and their resistance to biocides (Flores et al. 1997)
|
Bacteria
|
Bacterial growth detected in the presence of
biocides (concentration %w/v)
|
|
Methyl Paraben 0.3%
|
Ethyl Paraben 0.2%
|
Propyl paraben 0.2%
|
Butyl paraben 0.15%
|
Imidazoli-dinnyl urea 0.3%
|
Phenoxy ethanol 0.4%
|
|
Staphylococcus aureus
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
S. saprophyticus
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
-
|
+
|
|
S. epidermidis
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
Micrococcus kristinae
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
M. nishinamiyaens- is
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
|
M. sedentarius
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
M. roseus
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
Bacillus badius
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. brevis
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. circulans
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. coagulans
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. megaterium
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. lentus
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. polimyxa
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
B. pumilus
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
Source: SCENIHR, 
Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides (2009),
Section 3.4.4.2. Resistance to biocides used in consumer product, p. 35-36
