Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Sanitizer by using Natural Herbs

Abstract

The main aim for the preparation of herbal hand sanitizer is to maintain the good hygiene and also promotes traditional use of herbs as an alternative to chemicals which are used in the formulation of sanitizers. The antimicrobial test was carried out using dip- well method in which each plant extract i.e. Azadirachta indica,Ocimum sanctum, Allium sativum, Cymbopogo, Cinnamomum camphora, Terminalia arjunawas individually tested against Shewanella putrefaciens, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella spp. The one which forms the largest zone of inhibition was taken for the formulation of herbal sanitizer. The efficacy of the prepared herbal hand sanitizer was checked/ evaluated by finger impression method and the results were compared with free hand, ordinary soap, formulated herbal hand sanitizer, alcohol formulated herbal hand sanitizer impressions on nutrient agar media plate. The results showed that alcohol based formulated herbal sanitizer had lot of reduction in number of colonies whereas formulated herbal sanitizer has also reduced significant number of colonies. Thus, owing to higher antimicrobial activity and efficacy these herbal extracts can be used in the preparation of herbal hand sanitizers on commercial scale, which will not cause any directly or indirectly ill effects on humans as chemical based sanitizer does.