Evaluation of the preservative properties of Thymus vulgaris essential oil in topically applied formulations under a challenge test

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 368-376

  Manou, I ^a,c   Bouillard, L ^b   Devleeschouwer, M J ^b   Barel, A O ^a  

^a Lab V Algemene en Biol Scheikunde   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAINS; CHALLENGE TESTS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOUNDS; EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIAS; PROPERTY; THYME ESSENTIAL OIL; THYMUS VULGARIS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CREMOPHOR; LINALOOL; MYRCENE; PINENE; SORBITAN ESTER; SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE; STEARIC ACID; TERPINENE; THYME OIL; THYMOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; STANDARD; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031898062     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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