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    Development of Alcohol Free Herbal Mouthwash
    (2020-10-13T10:59:30Z) MAHA SHREE, B; RAAGAVI, S; RAJALAXMI, S; THANUJA, N
    Despite great achievements in oral health of population globally, problems still remain in many communities all over the world. Dental infections such as tooth decay and periodontal diseases are perhaps most common bacterial infections in humans. Mouth wash is a liquid accessory to clean and maintain the health of our teeth for oral hygiene. Nowadays, we use commercial mouthwash which contains many chemical compounds like sodium lauryl sulphate, thymol, methyl salicylate, benzalkonium chloride, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol which are harmful to our buccal cavity. We have developed a mouthwash with some common food materials and herbs and which can replace costly chemicals like alcohol, colouring agents and preservatives making our mouthwash economically more viable than commercial mouthwash. An herbal mouthwash preparation is developed using the extracts of peppermint oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, betel leaf extract, ajwain, mint leaves, rose water, apple cider vinegar, baking soda, lemon, cinnamon and clove extract which have various properties like preservation, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-fungal activity. Ajwain helps in digestion and removal of malodour. The sensory, physiochemical and microbial analysis of the mouthwash preparation was carried out on the day of preparation and on the seventh day after sample preparation to determine its physiochemical changes, shelf life, when the sample prepared was kept under two different temperature conditions – ambient temperature and refrigerated temperature. The efficiency of the mouth wash was being analyzed.