Open AccessLACTOBACILLUS-FERMENTED PLANT JUICE AS A POTENTIAL INGREDIENT IN COSMETICS: FORMULATION AND ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL MOUTHWASH
Author(s) -
Sasithorn Sirilun,
Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi,
Naphatsorn Kumar,
Periyanaina Kesika,
Sartjin Peerajan,
Chaiyavat Chaiyasut
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9s3.14707
Subject(s) - food science , antimicrobial , ingredient , lactobacillus , fermentation , lactobacillus plantarum , cosmetics , aroma , chemistry , traditional medicine , lactic acid , biology , bacteria , medicine , organic chemistry , genetics
Objective: Oral care cosmetics are essential for all populations and are systematically used to treat oral problems. The chemicals free natural cosmeticsare the choice of many people. Thus, this study was aimed to formulate and to assess the natural mouthwash (MW) solution from LactobacillusfermentedThai medicinal plants juice.Methods: The selected (betel, green tea, clove, black galingale, mangosteen, and noni) plant juices were subjected to Lactobacillus plantarum mediatedfermentation. The fermented plant juices (FPJ) were formulated into MW solution with different concentrations of peppermint oil. MW formulationswere assessed for physical appearance, stability, and anti-microbial activities.Results: About 2% of peppermint oil in FPJ was found as organoleptically optimum. The pH and refractive indexes of the MWs were not affectedduring storage and stability assessments. All the FPJ-MWs formulations showed antimicrobial activity against Group A Staphylococcus, and other oralpathogens - Escherichia coli, Streptococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Moreover, black galingale, mangosteen, and noni based MW formulasalso exhibited anti-candida activity. The MW made from fermented black galingale (Kaempferia parviflora) juice was the most potent antimicrobialformulation with excellent physical stability.Conclusion: The study concluded that fermented plant-herbal juices can be used as natural MW recipe with 2% of peppermint oil to improve theflavor and aroma. The formulations were stable, free of microbial contamination, and also exhibited antimicrobial activity. Further extended stabilitystudy and clinical trials are necessary to develop a commercial FPJ-based natural MW recipe.Keywords: Fermentation, Formulation, Lactobacillus, Mouthwash.