Abstract
Skin, especially hands are needed to protect from bacterial pathogens as they are the most exposed part of the body. Proper hand hygiene is the single most important, simplest, and least expensive means of preventing health care associated infections. It is required to protect humans from diseases, to save the life of person. The present research was aimed to prepare, evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of herbal hand wash gel. There are so many multidrug resistance pathogen which are habitat of hospital staff and the co workers and can be the causative factors for infectious diseases. Plants are the rich source of primary and secondary plant metabolites having particular therapeutic activities. The secondary metabolites e.g. phenolic compounds, tannins, terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids and many more. If the microorganisms reach in to the blood stream and end up in many different body sites causes wound infections, abscesses, osteomyelitis, endocarditis and pneumonia.The prepared herbal hand wash gel contains alcoholic extracts of leaves of Cymbopogon citratus (LEMON GRASS) & Azadiracta indica (NEEM). The formulated herbal hand wash gel contains minimum herbs with effective anti-microbial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus. The easy availability of plants and their effectiveness helps manufactures with cost effective benefits.
