Antibacterial Properties of Herbal and Beauty Soaps on Disease Causing Microbes
Student: Oluoma Ifechukwu Osakwe (Project, 2025)
Department of Biotechnology
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
Abstract
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to determine the efficacy of selected herbal and beauty soaps against disease-causing microbes such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Identification of bacterial isolates was done by standard microbiological techniques. The antibacterial activities of the soaps were assayed using the agar disk diffusion method. The result showed that the herbal and beauty soaps exhibited varied antibacterial activities on the test isolates. From the study, the result showed that at 100 mg/ml concentration, Hawaii soap exhibited high antibacterial activities on Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae with inhibition zone diameter of 23 mm and 20 mm respectively. Hawaii soap also showed moderate inhibition on Escherichia coli (18 mm). Most of the soaps tested exhibited very low inhibition on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In conclusion, these herbal soaps can be used to prevent skin infections and transmission of skin pathogens.
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- Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State 4
- Rhema University, Aba, Abia State 11
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State 3
- RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE 13
- Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State 2
- Saadatu Rimi College of Edu, Kumbotso, Kano State (affiliated To Abu, Zaria) 1
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State 4
- School of Health Information Mgt (Uch, Ibadan), Oyo State 5
- School of Health Information Mgt, Oau Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State 30
- Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State 2