Comprehensive evaluation of physico-chemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties in commercial soaps: A study on bar soaps and liquid hand wash.

ABSTRACT: Soap is essentially used for various purposes. Therefore, it is important to determine the physico-chemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of soaps to evaluate their quality. The present research work focuses on 22 commercial soaps which include bar soaps (SN 1-SN 19) and liquid hand washes (SN 20-SN 22). The values of different parameters for commercial soaps are observed which are between 3.84-83.75 % for moisture content, 6.83-25.16 cm for foam height, 7.01-10.17 for pH, 62.47-91.39 % for total fatty matter, 0.20-1.17 % for total alkali content, zone of inhibition, 17.33-29.27 mm/100 % conc., antioxidant activity, 357.41-777.15 μg/mL. It is observed that all of the soaps have a foam height, and pH within the permitted limit (FH-above 1.5 cm, pH 7-10). All bar soap has a tota

SUBMITTER: Nova JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867263 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature