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Antimicrobial Ingredients as Preservative Booster and Components of Self-Preserving Cosmetic Products

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This review reports cosmetic ingredients with antimicrobial activity including synthetic and natural (plant and microbial) origin as alternative for preservatives used in cosmetics as well described mechanism of their action.

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Herman, A. Antimicrobial Ingredients as Preservative Booster and Components of Self-Preserving Cosmetic Products. Curr Microbiol 76, 744–754 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-018-1492-2

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