Antimicrobial agent from Semambu tree extract in cosmetics: an advantage of natural product

  • Norazlina Hashim UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TATI (UC TATI)
  • Ahmad Zakir Muzammil Mohd Rahman UNIVERSITI COLLEGE TATI
  • Lili Shakirah Hassan UNIVERSITI COLLEGE TATI
  • Nurul Aniyyah Mohamad Sobri UNIVERSITI COLLEGE TATI
  • Rabiatul Manisah Mohamed UNIVERSITI COLLEGE TATI
  • Suhaila Abdullah UNIVERSITI COLLEGE TATI
Keywords: neem oil extract, neem balm, antimicrobial activity, active compound

Abstract

Currently, the market is flooded with many synthetic cosmetics which contain heavy metals like lead, nickel, copper, chromium, arsenic and cobalt and while applying these, some of those toxic substances are absorbed by the skin. Azadirachta indica or known as the neem tree is widely used in the folk medicine of South-Eastern Asia. This short review discussed various methods that are applied to extract neem oil. The obtained oil contains several active ingredients that are useful as antimicrobial agents. Neem cosmetics have the potential to be commercialized and function as an antibactericidal product.

Published
15-04-2023
How to Cite
Hashim, N., Mohd Rahman, A. Z. M., Hassan, L. S., Mohamad Sobri, N. A., Mohamed, R. M., & Abdullah, S. (2023). Antimicrobial agent from Semambu tree extract in cosmetics: an advantage of natural product. International Journal of Synergy in Engineering and Technology, 4(1), 1-6. Retrieved from https://www.ijset.tatiuc.edu.my/index.php/ijset/article/view/147
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Synergy in Engineering and Technology
Section
Articles