1Vidhyabhari Mahavidyalaya, Amravati University, Maharashtra, India
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Cosmetics Technology, LAD college, Nagpur University, Maharashtra, India
Body Odor refers to bad body sweet odor
Aim of the present research is to formulate herbal based deodorant using Soxhleted alcoholic extract of Curry Leaf, Methi and Neem followed by investigating its long lasting efficacy against body odor by the way of in vivo sniff test. Test was carried out on 8 male/female volunteers of age group ranging from 16–70 Years. Expert panel had rated intensity of bad odor in scale of 1–5, with 1 being “no body odor” and 5 being “Very strong body odor”.
Current study was carried out by spraying two sprays of two product on two armpits of each volunteer e.g. left & Right armpit of each volunteer. Two test samples were selected for study of which one was deodorant with Herbal complex and perfume similarly second was deodorant product without Herbal complex and with perfume. Intensity of bad odor developed at time interval of 0, 12, 24, 36 and 48 hrs. Was rated by two experts. The only difference was addition and removal of Herbal complex. Results were calculated by plotting average of ratings given by experts. Lesser the bad odor intensity better the product efficacy. Study concludes that prototype with Herbal complex had shown excellent long lasting protection against bad odor up to 48 hrs.
Curry Leaf, 1Body Odor, Long lasting protection, 2Herbal complex, Deodorant, In Vivo study, Sniff Test
