Essential Oils and Herbal Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents in Cosmetic Emulsion

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-237

  Herman, Anna ^a   Herman, Andrzej Przemysław ^b   Domagalska, Beata Wanda ^a   Młynarczyk, Andrzej ^c  

^a Academy of Cosmetics and Health Care   (Poland)

^b KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Herbal extracts; Methylparaben

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATRICARIA; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84876164445     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0329-0     Document Type: Article

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