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This research was undertaken to test the efficacy of three locally used plant products (shear butter, palm kernel oil and black soap) and their synergistic combinations against selected skin microbes. One hundred and twenty (120) swab sticks were used to collect skin associated organisms from body parts (leg, knee, head, chest, face, back, armpit and areas affected by heat rashes) among volunteers with Makurdi metropolis, Nigeria. Microbial culture, identification and sensitivity tests followed standard microbiological practices. Identified genera were: Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Escherichia, Mucor, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Saccharomyces, Candida and Epidermophyton conidia. Inhibitory effect of the locally used products was compared with known orthodox medicated soaps (OMS) as control. As a result, most of the microbes resisted shear butter (SB only) except Candida and Saccharomyces. Palm kernel oil (PKO only) was effective against all microbes except Bacillus. All isolates were sensitive to Black soap (BS only). SB+PKO were 80% effective whereas SB+BS were 90% effective while BS+PKO were 100% effective against all microbes. Only one of the three OMS was 100% effective on skin isolates. Black soap ha s proven more effective than the two popularly used medicated soaps against skin microflora. Palm kernel oil was also highly effective but 100% efficacy was observed when it mixed with black soap. It was due to their synergistic effect. Shear butter was the least effective but its antiseptic action may be enhanced when mixed with black soap. The information provided is useful in the discovery of cheap and effective natural products in the prevention and treatment of dermatophytic infections in Nigeria.

Comparative Antiseptic Effects of Some Locally Used Plant Products on Isolated Skin Microorganisms