Microbiology Tests in Cosmetics

Microbiological analyzes are analyzes performed by biological, biochemical or chemical methods for the detection, identification or enumeration of microorganisms. It is generally applied to disease-causing and spoiling microorganisms. In advanced laboratories, microorganisms are studied most commonly by microbial cultures, immunoassays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) methods with the help of a number of technologies.

Microbial cultures are a method of propagating microorganisms under controlled laboratory conditions by growing them in a specific culture medium, either liquid or solid. This method is used to determine the type of organism, its presence in the sample tested, and its susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Immunological assays use antibodies to detect and identify specific proteins specific to the target microorganism. In general, they are qualitative analyzes that determine the presence or absence of the relevant microorganism. Polymerase chain reactions, on the other hand, are still under development, and this nucleic acid-based method enables the identification of DNA or RNA segments specific to the microorganism under investigation.

Regardless of the method used in the cosmetics industry, it is essential to prevent contamination during microbiological analysis. Microbiology studies find an important application area in medicine, environment, food, agriculture, chemistry and biotechnology sectors as well as cosmetics sector.

In the test, analysis, measurement and evaluation studies carried out in our organization, national and international standards and applicable legal regulations are complied with and reliable and impartial results are obtained. Among the numerous tests carried out in this context, there are also microbiology testing services in cosmetics.