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Studies on Mascara Use and Bacteria

By Stacya | Published March 19, 2010

MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH MASCARA USE Pack LD, Wickham MG, Enloe RA, Hill DN. Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464, USA. packl@nsuok.edu BACKGROUND: Microbial organisms are normally present on human eyelashes. Application of mascara to lashes has the potential to inoculate the mascara tube with microbes. This pilot study of a [...]

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