Abstract
Skin infections are common ailments that affect people of all ages. One of the approaches to treating these infections is the topical application of plant oils. However, research on the therapeutic use of plant oils as remedies for skin infections remains limited. This scoping review aims to identify research gaps by assessing the types of skin infections that respond effectively to plant oil treatments. The review is conducted in three phases: the planning, conducting and analysing phases. During the planning phase, an outline of the review is developed. The conducting phase utilises the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISM) method to extract relevant data. The analysing phase involves summarising and reporting the findings. This review focuses on the usage of two classes of plant oils: essential and cooking oils, in treating bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections by evaluating their efficacies, formulations, and dosages. It also explores the methodologies, application frequencies, treatment durations, and trial limitations. Overall, tea tree oil emerged as the most commonly used treatment, with other oils showing beneficial outcomes despite variations in methodologies. Applying standardised treatment protocols, optimum sample sizes and control groups may improve the result of these studies.
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