Today considerable consumer interest has risen towards the use of herbal hygienic and cosmetic products. Lavender oil is a well-known essence with uses in the treatment of alopecia, dandruff and scalp hair re-growth, as well as possessing antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal effects. Hence, this study was undertaken to formulate and assess the efficacy of a new clear liquid hair shampoo cont...

Based on many years of experience, packaging is considered as an inactive barrier that protects materials and goods from environmental factors. The applicability native chemical additive such essential oils in wrapping papers can be used the forms films, treatments, coatings or others. Essential extracts different aromatic plants are bioactive substances for antimicrobial activity. In this rese...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of lavender olfactory stimulation intervention on fall incidence in elderly nursing home residents. DESIGN Randomized placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Three randomly selected nursing homes in northern Japan. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and forty-five nursing home residents aged 65 and older. INTERVENTION Participants were randomly assigned to the lave...

BACKGROUND In aromatherapy, essential oils are used as anti-inflammatory remedies, but experimental studies on their action mechanisms are very limited. AIMS To assess their anti-inflammatory activities, effects of essential oils on neutrophil activation were examined in vitro. METHODS Neutrophil activation was measured by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced adherence reaction o...

The clinical efficacy of standardized essential oils (such as Lavender officinalis), in treating anxiety disorders strongly suggests that these natural products are an important candidate source for new anxiolytic drugs. A systematic review of essential oils, their bioactive constituents, and anxiolytic-like activity is conducted. The essential oil with the best profile is Lavendula angustifoli...

In the fungus of hands and toenails, thickening nail its yellow color are first signs attention. Fungus on nails feet is often caused by Trichophyton rubrum dermatophyte. They have antifungal properties due to components found in lavender oil, geranium oil tea tree structures. Oral agents used for treatment fungi serious side effects especially liver. Therefore, topical applications been given ...

Hemodialysis patients experience debilitation in spite of the improvement of dialysis techniques. Impaired functioning, well-being and quality of life in these patients are of a great concern. The current study is intended to examine the effects of lavender essential oil on well-being in hemodialysis patients. This randomized clinical trial was conducted on thirty hemodialysis patients. In  ex...