Evaluation of aerobic bacteria and antibiotic resistance isolated from used cosmetic products

Cosmetics is derived from ''kosmetikos'' word which is meaning Greek master of ornament. It is always important to look beautiful and well-groomed from the past to the present. Although the understanding of beauty is different according to the period and conditions, there is use of cosmetic products on the basis of beauty in each period cosmetic sector is one of the thousands audited within the scope of protection of people's health, preventive health measures, investments made for health, not disease and awareness-raising projects. Cosmetics need to be produced and maintained in healthy conditions to minimize unwanted effects. In this study, used cosmetic products were collected from 500 cosmetic users in Van region. A total of 101 (20.2%) bacteria were isolated from used cosmetic products (n = 500). As a result of identification performed on Vitek 2 device, S. epidermidis (47, 46.5%), S. hominis (17, 16.8%), S. aureus (6, 5.9%), E. coli (16, 15.8%), K. pneumoniae (11, 10.9%) and P. aeruginosa (4, 4.1%). Result of phenotypic antibiotic evaluation revealed that 1 isolate was methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). It was determined that the isolated 10 gram negative bacteria showed a profile of cabapenem and enlarged β-lactamase resistance. In this study, it was concluded that the use of cosmetic products may cause serious infections due to personal hygiene, time, the environment where the cosmetic product is used and the use of non-own products.