Polyherbal Natural Hand Sanitizer Formulation and Evaluation

Abstract

Making a polyherbal hand sanitizer’s major purpose is to increase “hand hygiene.” In the prevention, control, and reduction of hospital-acquired infections, hand hygiene is a key principle and practice. The plants were validated using fresh Azadirachta indica and Tridax procumbens leaves. The leaves were cleaned, dried in the shade, and used for future research. Using the Soxhlate equipment and hydroalcoholic solvent extraction, several phytochemicals were extracted, and the recovered phytochemicals were qualitatively examined before being evaluated for antibacterial activity. This herbal extract blend was used to make hand sanitizer. Herbal hand sanitizer was evaluated using microorganism suspensions (Bacteria- E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus), which showed that herbal hand sanitizer is more efficient than commercial synthetic hand sanitizer in reducing the number of germs on the hands. The increased antibacterial activity and efficacy of these plant extracts can be exploited to create herbal hand sanitizers on a commercial scale. When the ingredients are mixed together, they form a hand sanitizer.