Research Journal of Topical and Cosmetic Sciences

Subhashis Debnath ¹, M. Niranjan Babu ¹, G. Kusuma ¹

Affiliations
1 Seven Hills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, IN

Abstract

Deodorants are chemicals that prevent or reduce axillary malodor, which results from bacterial breakdown of perspiration from eccrine and apocrine sweat glands. The sweaty odor is caused by the interaction between a variety of substances including low-molecular-weight fatty acids (i.e caproic, caprylic, isovaleric, butyric), lactates, urea and ammonia, cholesterol, and other steroid compounds. Odor control can be achieved by various means - basic hygiene (washing with soap and water) is the most important but also by antimicrobial agents, antiperspirant, fragrances or any combination of these. Here deodorant sticks were prepared with herbal antimicrobial agent and the sticks were characterized for pH, softening point, disintegration time, colour loss, stability upon 2 weeks storage and anti microbial test. The physicochemical properties remain unchanged after 2 weeks storage. The result of anti microbial activity shows that all the formulations have antibacterial activity towards all tested phytopathogenic bacteria.

Keywords

Deodorant, Sweat, Odour, Stability, Pathogen.

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Debarshi Datta ¹, Subhashis Debnath ¹, P. Sirisha ¹, T. Nagasree ¹, D. Swetha ¹, M. Niranjan Babu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Seven Hills College of Pharmacy, Venkatramapuram, Tirupati-517561, IN

Abstract

Personal hygiene is the process of maintaining cleanliness. Failure to maintain adequate personal hygiene can result in illnesses of all kinds. Poor hand-washing practices increase the likelihood of contracting contagious illnesses such as influenza and food-borne illnesses like Salmonella infection. Multipurpose herbal wash is expected to be proven more economical compared to conventional products as the customer may get the desired effect by buying one container of bodywash which can act as a shampoo also. Formulated herbal wash preparations were evaluated for physical parameters like colour, fragrance and chemical parameters like pH, percent of solids contents, viscosity, surface tension, dirt dispersion, cleaning action, foaming ability and foam stability, antimicrobial activity, anti fungal activity and results shown that all were in the accepted limits. Combination of neem and tulsi was found to be effective, easier to produce stable herbal wash formulation. It is having good foaming characters and anti bacterial as well as anti fungal activity. So it can be suitable for both skin and hair care compared to other synthetic preparations.

Keywords

Personal Hygiene, Multipurpose Herbal Wash, Antimicrobial, Antifungal.

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