INVESTIGATING THE ANTI-ACNE PROPERTIES OF LAWN PLANTS

The human skin encompasses a vast variety of microorganisms which construct the structure of skin microflora. Bacteria and yeasts may be the pioneers of the human skin normal flora. Propionibacterium acnes is the major skin bacterium that cause the formation of acne. In the present study,Propionibacterium acneswas isolated from acne affected facial skin using sterile cotton swab. The anti-acne activity of aqueous and methanolic leaf extract of Psidiumguajava, Ixoracoccinea and Moringaoleifera were investigated.Phytochemical screening of these extracts revealed the presence of saponins, phenols, tannins and terpenoids. The outcome of the study suggested that Psidiumguajava, Ixoracoccinea and Moringaoleiferaplant extracts could be possible to use as the natural anti-acne formulations.