摘要：

Hygienic conditions are necessary for maintaining good health in homes, communities, businesses (especially those that are food related) and in health care settings. Nosocomial infections and person to person transmission of pathogenic organisms has become a problem that is costing healthcare facilities and patients millions of dollars every year. This study was a prospective, a single center, open label study to evaluate the antimicrobial, safety and efficacy of Medimix bathing bar with Sandal and Eladi oil conducted on 35 volunteers. The investigational product was presented as a coded bathing bar with pleasant odor. The parameters like the skin compatibility, complexion improvement, moisturizing effect, reduction in dryness of skin, reduction in oiliness of the facial skin, black/ white head clearance, soothing and smoothening effect, hyper/hypo pigmentation, acne, body odor, cleansing effect, itches and cracks were monitored and graded as per ethical guidelines of Declaration of Helsinki, during May 2007. Final observations of the study of bathing bar include very good skin compatibility, improvement in complexion, soothing and smoothing effect with good moisturizing effect and very good reduction in black/white heads, hyper/hypo pigmentation, acne, body odor, itching and cracks. The bathing bar was showing minimum inhibitory concentration at 1.25 mg/ml against Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus sp., Malassezia furfur and Candida albicans and 2.5 mg/ml against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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