Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL A POLYHERBAL SOAP

G. Vysshnavi, K. Arpita, P. Sowmya, Keerthi, A. Sravanthi, M. Yesu Ratnam

Abstract

Bacterial skin infections are most common amongst people, requiring significant attention for treatment and also for maintaining healthy skin. The herbal Cosmetics, referred to as product, are formulated using various cosmetic ingredients to form the base in which one or more herbal ingredients are used to provide cosmetic benefits called as “Herbal Cosmetics”. Some herbal plant extracts of Rose water, Glycerin Soap base, Aloe Vera gel, Azadirachta indica extract, Lemon juice, Coconut milk, Turmeric, Vitamin. The E capsule and coconut oils were found to be antimicrobial. The purpose of the present study is to make and test poly herbal soap by using natural soap bases and extracts of plants that are important in Ayurveda, such as aloe vera, Need, lemon, and sage. The antibacterial activity of the prepared formulations was tested using the agar well diffusion method against the organisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and, Escherichia coli and they exhibited a good antibacterial effect. Herbal system with an improved patient compliance, better activity less side effects with less toxicity for treatment of antibacterial agent. The prepared formulations were evaluated for various physicochemical parameters for which good characteristics were observed. The easy availability of plants and their effectiveness helps manufacturers with cost-effective benefits and with less or no side effects.

Keywords: Herbal Soap, (Azadirachta indica) Neem extract, Rose water, Glycerin Soap base, Aloe Vera gel, Lemon juice, Coconut milk, Turmeric, Vitamin.E capsule, and Coconut oils, Cold process method and Agar well diffusion method.