Formulation of a green hand sanitizer from natural products

Author

Dzeka, Natasha

Title

Formulation of a green hand sanitizer from natural products

Abstract

This study serves to highlight the production of hand sanitiser and its formulation, using aloe Vera gel, Lippia javanica oil and ethanol. This research is based on the production of hand sanitizer from natural products, hence it allows the use of readily available resources, as a results in reduces the costs of production. This research also focuses on decreasing the spread of covid 19. The Aloe Vera gel was extracted by hand filleting method. The ethanol was produced from the fermentation of corn meal. The lippia javanica essential oil was extracted by solvent extraction method using methanol. This research indicates that Lippia javanica contains essential oils that are useful as an antimicrobial agent, Aloe Vera gel is useful because it has moisturising effect (humectant). Ethanol serves as the main reagent that kills presence of bacteria, viruses, fungi through protein denaturation. The ethanol, lippia javanica and Aloe Vera gel extracted was evaluated for their effectives using E coli and staphylococcus bacteria. The results showed that the ethanol, lippia javanica and the formulation of the green sanitizer inhibited the growth of the E coli and staphylococcus bacteria while Aloe Vera gel had the lowest inhibition. There the results showed that the green based hand sanitizer can inhibit the growth of the E coli and staphylococcus bacteria as a result it can be used to decrease the spread of COVID 19.

Date

2021

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Sanitizer

Sanitizer making

Natural products

Sanitizer formulation

Supervisor

Dr Gwatidzo, L.