INVITRO STUDY ON THE ANTI - ACNE PROPERTY OF AYURVEDIC SOAP AND BODY WASH
Rekha N.* and Anoop Austin*
Abstract
Anti-acne property of two herbal cosmetics namely a soap and Body
wash containing 18 herbal ingredients were screened against
Staphylococcus epidermidis. The samples were selected from various
periods of manufacturing until expiry at particular intervals to
evaluate the efficacy of the products. The study elucidated a clean
zone of inhibition by MIC which was well established in Soap when
compared with Body wash. Further the efficacy was sustained upto 12
months for Soap and 9 months for Body wash. The study suggest the
efficacy against Acne.
Keywords: Anti-acne, Staphylococcus epidermidis, MIC, Ayurvedic, Soap, Body wash.
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