Antimicrobial activity of commercial "antibacterial" handwashes and soaps

antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of allium jesdianum extract

چکیده بررسی فعالیت ضد اکسیدانی و ضدمیکروبی عصاره گیاه بن سرخ (allium jesdianum) به کوشش: زهرا مقیمی هدف از این تحقیق بررسی میزان ترکیبات فنولی کل، ترکیبات فلاوونوئیدی کل، فعالیت ضداکسیدانی و ضدمیکروبی عصاره ی گیاه تازه و خشک بن سرخ بود. استخراج عصاره به روش های غوطه وری، استفاده از همزن مغناطیسی، دستگاه مایکروویو، امواج فراصوت و گرمادهی مقاومتی و با استفاده از متانول، اتانول و آب به عنوا...

Consumer antibacterial soaps: effective or just risky?

BACKGROUND Much has been written recently about the potential hazards versus benefits of antibacterial (biocide)-containing soaps. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to assess the studies that have examined the efficacy of products containing triclosan, compared with that of plain soap, in the community setting, as well as to evaluate findings that address potential hazards of...

Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps according to the Manufacturer

Handwashing with soap and water, while an acceptable way to cleans hands of oils, fats, soil, and microorganisms, is not very effective at eliminating possible harmful bacteria that can be found on hands. In this study 6 volunteers were asked to not use any personal hygiene product containing any antibacterial agents for 1 week. After the week, each volunteer was then inoculated with E. coli an...

A comparison of the antibacterial activity of some African black soaps and medicated soaps commonly used for the treatment of bacteria - infected wound

Soap may be defined as a chemical compound resulting from the interaction of fatty acids, oils and salt (Friedman & Wolf 1996). It is a cleaning agent made by the chemical action of alkali on fats or fatty acids to yield the sodium or potassium salts of these acids (Considine 1974). It possesses properties that may include wetting and emulsifying power, surface tension lowering and gel formatio...

Characterization of some commercial soaps by X-ray diffraction.