US EPA

7426566 

Journal Article 

Antimicrobial activity of lavender, tea tree and lemon oils in cosmetic preservative systems 

Kunicka-Styczyńska, A; Sikora, M; Kalemba, D; , 

2009 

Yes 

Journal of Applied Microbiology
ISSN: 1364-5072
EISSN: 1365-2672 

WILEY 

HOBOKEN 

107 

6 

1903-1911 

English 

19508298 

10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04372.x 

WOS:000271785400015 

http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04372.x
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The aim of the study was to verify the antimicrobial activity of commercial essential oils: lavender, tea tree and lemon as the components of a preservative system in oil in water body milks. 

Antimicrobial activity; Challenge test; Cosmetic formulations; Essential oils; Preservative system; 1,3 dimethylol 5,5 dimethylhydantoin; 3 iodo 2 propynyl butyl carbamate; carbamic acid derivative; cosmetic; essential oil; hydantoin derivative; lavender oil; lemon oil; preservative; tea tree oil; unclassified drug; antimicrobial activity; bacterium; essential oil; fruit; fungus; inhibition; preservation; tea; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity; antimicrobial activity; article; Aspergillus niger; bacterium culture; Candida; colony forming unit; controlled study; culture medium; fungus culture; Gram negative bacterium; Gram positive bacterium; in vitro study; lavender; lemon; minimum inhibitory concentration; nonhuman; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Anti-Infective Agents; Aspergillus niger; Bacteria; Candida; Carbamates; Cosmetics; Hydantoins; Lavandula; Oils, Volatile; Plant Oils; Preservatives, Pharmaceutical; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Tea Tree Oil; Aspergillus niger; Candida; Citrus limon; Fungi; Lavandula; Melaleuca alternifolia; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus