COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH USED AND UNUSED LIPSTICK

Bacteriological analysis of bacteria associated with used and unused lipsticks was carried out to identify bacterial associated with them. 8 samples were analyzed (4 used lipstick and 4 un-used lipsticks). A total of four (4) bacterial isolates were identified; Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus species, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogenes. The percentage occurrence of bacterial isolated from used lipsticks was 70% while that from un-used samples were 30%. The results shows that there are more bacterial occurrence on the used samples than the un-used sample. The difference in the bacterial occurrence on the used lipstick sample may be due to unhygienic handling, raw materials, environmental condition and sharing of lipsticks with others.