Formulation and Evaluation of Antifungal Pelargonium graveolens Soap

Abstract

Skin disorders are most serious public health issues because they affect both peoples and communities. Fungi grows as a yeasts, molds or a combination of both. Antifungal medicines treat fungal infections. Fungus in the soil, air and on your skin can cause yeast infections, ringworm, and nail and skin infections. Antifungal medication includes soaps, creams, ointments, gels, powders and oral medications which can treat fungal infection of our skin. The herbal medication like Pelargonium graveolens essential (Geranium) oil are used for Research project because it relieve itchy, dry, flaky skin. Antifungal soaps are formulated with the Geranium oil which helps to prevent the fungal infections. It contains ingredients that make your skin resistant to infections. It is having property of Antifungal which can reduce the growth of fungus and treat fungal infections. This formulation applying easily on our affected area of our body. Geranium oil contains Geraniol and citronellol oil in it which can be give effective results on infectious tissues. Using procedure we formulate the antifungal geranium soap and perform the physical parameter and evaluation tests. After all we can concluded that, the P. graveolens can influence the yield of oils, their chemical composition as well as their Antifungal, Antioxidant and Antibacterial activities.