Oregano Derived Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer: Formulation and Characterization

Abstract

In day to day activity hands serves important role in accomplishing tasks, but the most important function that people forget while achieving task is sanitization of hands. It is the most important practice that is required in every sector while it may be food sector, pharma sector or corporate sector in order to prevent from spreading diseases caused due to pathogenic microbes which preferably includes viruses, bacteria, fungi and alike. The present research focus towards formulating a herbal sanitizer wherein an oregano herb possessing anti-bacterial activities and a baobab extract possessing anti-inflammatory properties is mixed with ethanol along with glycerin, wherein glycerin act as a humectant and emulsifying agent to aid in preparation of a anti-bacterial herbal sanitizer. Carbomer was used as a gelling agent. The prepared sanitizer is then subjected to characterization studies which includes pH, viscosity, anti-microbial analysis, anti-bacterial efficacy, anti-oxidant assay, stability, and spreadability. After analyzing the results it was found that, the sanitizer possessed specific potent activity against pathogenic bacterial growth but was not harmful to skin.