Microbial contamination associated with mascara use Latricia D. Pack, O.D., M. Gary Wickham, Ph.D., Rebecca A. Enloe, O.D., Denise N. Hill, O.D. Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association Volume 79, Issue 10, Pages 587-593 (October 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2008.02.011 Copyright © 2008 American Optometric Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Sample of the Beyond Color Mascara by Avon used in this study. Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association 2008 79, 587-593DOI: (10.1016/j.optm.2008.02.011) Copyright © 2008 American Optometric Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Sample of the Great Lash® Mascara by Maybelline® used in this study. Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association 2008 79, 587-593DOI: (10.1016/j.optm.2008.02.011) Copyright © 2008 American Optometric Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Disassembled BBL Culture Swab Plus transport device used to transfer samples. Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association 2008 79, 587-593DOI: (10.1016/j.optm.2008.02.011) Copyright © 2008 American Optometric Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 The Streak Method used to plate mascara samples. Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association 2008 79, 587-593DOI: (10.1016/j.optm.2008.02.011) Copyright © 2008 American Optometric Association Terms and Conditions