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A survey on cosmetic products marketed in Malaysia: microbiological aspect

Cosmetic products contain variable amounts of nutrients that support microbial growth. Most contaminants in cosmetic products include bacteria suchas Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Achromobacter andAlcaligenes. Contaminated water is a likely source of organisms found in cosmetic products. Products such as shampoo, hand and body lotion, facial cleanser, shower bath and moisturizer were analysed. In this study, […]

Polymorphic behaviour of blends of palm oil and palm olein with sunflower oil and palm kernel olein as affected by blending and interestification

Palm oil (PO) and palm olein with an iodine value of 60 (POo-I.V.60), were blended with sunflower oil (SFO) and palm kernel olein (PKOo) according to the conventional three-component mixture design. The effects of blending and chemical and enzymatic interesterification on the polymorphic behaviour of the ternary blends of PO/SFO/PKOo and POo-I.V. 60/ SFO / […]