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Abstract

Bath bombs are a popular way to prepare a revitalising, soothing, and fragrant bath. It is a solid mixture of a weak acid and a strong base that does not react in dry conditions but strongly reacts with water to form salt, water, and carbon dioxide. The main aim of this research work is to prepare the medicated bath bomb and evaluated for the efficacy. The herb used in the preparations by adding plant leaf extract of cinnamon and turmeric that leaf extract has antifungal activity. Commonly bath bomb is prepared with Citric acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn starch, Epsom salt, various natural colors etc. Due to the reaction of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in presence of water, CO2 gas forms and the fragrance present in formulation is evolved with it. The formulated bath bomb are evaluated for the various parameters like Effervescent time, Skin patch test, pH, Flow Property, bulk density, carre’s index and microbial study. The results shown that all formulation gave satisfied results.

Keywords

Bath bombs, Herbs, Formulation, Antifungal activity

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Chetan S. Darne
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Monika P. Maske
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Pawan A. Gore
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Jagdish R. Baheti
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Chetan S. Darne*, Monika P. Maske, Pawan A. Gore, Jagdish R. Baheti, Formulation and Evaluation of Antifungal and Muscle Relaxant Herbal Bath Bomb Containing Cinnamon Oil, Int. J. in Pharm. Sci., 2023, Vol 1, Issue 9, 355-360. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8352504

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