ISO/TR 19838:2016
Microbiology — Cosmetics — Guidelines for the application of ISO standards on Cosmetic Microbiology
ISO/TR 19838:2016 gives general guidelines to explain the use of ISO cosmetic microbiological standards depending on the objective (in-market control, product development, etc.) and the product to be tested.
ISO/TR 19838:2016 can be used to fulfil the requirements of the ISO standard on microbiological limits (ISO 17516).
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Microbial content
3.1 General requirements
3.2 Enumeration of mesophilic microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts and moulds)
3.3 Detection of specified microorganisms
3.4 Detection of specified and non-specified microorganisms
4 Antimicrobial preservation
4.1 General requirements
4.2 Evaluation of the preservation of a cosmetic formulation
4.3 Evaluation of the preservation of a cosmetic product
5 Examples of microbial content results
5.1 General
5.2 Eye make-up remover
5.3 Mascara
5.4 Face cream
5.5 Shampoo
6 Examples of interpretation of preservation efficacy test results
Annex A (informative) Relationship between the ISO cosmetic microbiology standards
Annex B (informative) Relationship between the ISO standards dealing with the microbial content of cosmetics
Annex C (informative) Evaluation of the microbial content of a cosmetic product
Annex D (informative) Interpretation of test results
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Microbial content
3.1 General requirements
3.2 Enumeration of mesophilic microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts and moulds)
3.3 Detection of specified microorganisms
3.4 Detection of specified and non-specified microorganisms
4 Antimicrobial preservation
4.1 General requirements
4.2 Evaluation of the preservation of a cosmetic formulation
4.3 Evaluation of the preservation of a cosmetic product
5 Examples of microbial content results
5.1 General
5.2 Eye make-up remover
5.3 Mascara
5.4 Face cream
5.5 Shampoo
6 Examples of interpretation of preservation efficacy test results
Annex A (informative) Relationship between the ISO cosmetic microbiology standards
Annex B (informative) Relationship between the ISO standards dealing with the microbial content of cosmetics
Annex C (informative) Evaluation of the microbial content of a cosmetic product
Annex D (informative) Interpretation of test results
Bibliography