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Protection of cosmetics and toiletries

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1 5.9.1 Introduction

It is generally acknowledged that water-containing products, including many cosmetics, can support the proliferation of micro-organisms. Without sufficient preservation, this in turn can lead to product spoilage, which in cosmetic products may be manifest as changes in smell, discoloration, mould growth, gas formation, the separation of emulsions or changes in viscosity, rendering the product unacceptable to the consumer. Such obvious spoilage invariably results in substantial financial damage and loss of image for the cosmetics manufacturer. Furthermore, non-visible microbial contamination also presents a significant danger, posing a risk to health should the micro-organisms be potentially pathogenic. Cosmetic manufacturers are themselves responsible for the safety of the products they produce and market. They are legally bound to ensure their products, if used as instructed or in any foreseeable manner, pose no risk to consumer health.

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    see Part Two — Microbicide Data

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    For such products, there shall be also an indication of the period of time after opening for which the product can be used without any harm to the consumer (7th Amendment EC/76/768).

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Scholtyssek, R. (2004). Protection of cosmetics and toiletries. In: Paulus, W. (eds) Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2818-0_15

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