1. Introducation / Donald S. Orth. [et al.] -- 2. A history of cosmetic microbiology in the United States / Anne Wolven Garrett and Donald S. Orth -- 3. A history of pharmaceutical preservation in the United Kingdom / A.D. Russell -- 4. A history of cosmetic and drug microbiology in Japan / Tomoko Fukubayashi -- 5. Factors in selecting and testing preservatives in product formulations / Donald J. English -- 6. Preservative efficacy testing during formula development and stability testing / Kelly S. Eck -- 7. Introduction to the preservation of makeup type products / Steven Schnittger -- 8. Risk factor assessment of anhydrous/atypical cosmetic products / John I. Yablonski -- 9. Global preservative systems / David C. Steinberg -- 10. Safety and toxicological properties of preservatives / Anthony Goon, Y.H. Leow, and C.L. Goh -- 11. Hurdle technology for cosmetic and drug preservation / Jon K. Kabara -- 12. Cosmetic preservation using enzymes / Diana T. Ciccognani -- 13. Plant products as antimicrobial agents / Suzanne Marie Evans and Marjorie Murphy Cowan -- 14. Microbiological limit testing : microbial specifications for finished products / Jean-Francois Porracchia -- 15. Raw material and water microbial bioburden / Gayle E. Borovian -- 16. Nanotechnology : tools microbiologists can use to refine their research and become nanobiologists / Reid N. Orth. [et al.] -- 17. Microbiology of the skin / Zeba Hasan Hafeez and Raza Aly -- 18. Microbiological testing during clinical trials / Jan N. Faergemann -- 19. Evolution of cosmetic microbiology beyond agar plating / Philip A. Geis -- 20. New developments and opportunities in cosmetic microbiology / Donald S. Orth.