Beauty Salons are Key Potential Sources of Disease Spread

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Table 1 The Most Common Microbes That Have Been Isolated in Beauty Salons

Microbes	Source of Isolation	Reference
Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Bacillus sp., Aspergillus sp., Trichophyton sp., Malassezia sp., Mucor sp., and Microsporum sp.	Cosmetic tools	[^Citation31]
Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Microsporum	Brushes and combs	[^Citation23]
Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus sp., Micrococcus sp., Enterococcus and Enterobacter	Cosmetic tools	[^Citation6]
Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Enterococcus, Candida albicans	Wax, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, and foundation	[^Citation36]
Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans	Lipstick, mascara, and eyeliner	[^Citation37]
Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Streptococcus viridans, Corynebacterium sp.	Brushes and combs	[^Citation32]
Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Salmonella,	Cosmetic powders and eyeliners	[^Citation5]
Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Enterococcus, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Rhizopus	Hairdryers, combs, and brushes	[^Citation33]
Staphylococcus, Aspergillus, Streptococcus	Combs, Brushes, and Hairdryers	[^Citation3]
Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Salmonella	Brushes and combs	[^Citation39]
Saprophytic fungi, dermatophytes	Hairbrushes	[^Citation10]
Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, Penicillium	Combs, brushes, hair stretchers, rollers, and hairpins	[^Citation2]
Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, yeast, and fungus	Cosmetics products and tools	[^Citation35]
Bacillus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli	Cosmetic creams	[^Citation15]
Candida, Penicillium, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus	Nail care tools	[^Citation40]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter gergoviae, Candida parapsilosis, Aspergillus flavus, mould	Facial creams and hand and body lotions	[^Citation25]

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