Our Research
Preliminary studies have been done with one of the major ingredients, which is Murraya koenigii
(curry leaves). Phytochemicals present in curry leaves help prevent bacterial growth. We have gathered enough information and tested a few extracts against various bacteria that causes skin infections. M. koenigii has the highest phytochemical properties. Scalp issues and dandruff occur with an unhealthy scalp and eventually this leads to hair fall. To prevent hair fall, you must make sure your scalp is healthy.
Bacteria grows very fast and in volumes that are unimaginable. They are present everywhere and even on our scalp. One of the major bacterial scalp infections are Folliculitis and it's causal agents are Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus. Tests have been done by our bio-technologists on the antimicrobial properties of M. koenigii (Curry leaves) against several bacteria including P. acnes, S. aureus and S. epidermidis and it has been proven that curry leaves inhibit these bacterial growth. So we have found a solution to inhibit these bacterial growth on the scalp. The presence of curry leaves in our oil ensures there is no bacterial growth. In this case, you get a healthy and clean scalp and more reasons for your hair to grow!
Here are hair problems our hair oil can help you with:
Scalp Issues such as Dandruff, Folliculitis and Scalp Impetigo
Dry, Dull and Damaged Hair
Thinning of the Hair
Hair fall or stunted growth of the hair
Our Dedication
Few steps on the preparation of plant crude extracts
Drying of curry leaves for extraction purposes to test it's antibacterial properties
Grinding of the leaves for extraction purposes
One of the steps to extract phytochemicals for the antibacterial testing
The related bacteria to skin problems including your scalp!
Propionibacterium acnes, causal agent of Folliculitis
Staphylococcus aureus, causal agent of folliculitis, cellulitis, abscesses, carbuncles, impetigo, styes, and boils
Staphylococcus epidermidis, causal agent of boils, abscesses, or cellulitis
Some of our experimental findings
Table 4.2.4 Images of agar diffusion assay to test antimicrobial activity of M. koenigii and A. indica against pure culture inoculum.
Indication Table 4.2.4: I: M. koenigii; II: A. indica; NC: Negative control;
Explanation: Above images shows experimental data of how well M. koenigii (curry leaves) inhibit bacterial growth. You can see bacteria does not grow near the holes containing this extract.
Table 4.2.5 Plate 3 zone of inhibition provided by bacterial culture from acne samples against the crude plants extracts tested
Indication Table 4.2.5: I: M. koenigii; II: A. indica; NC: Negative control
Explanation: We have also tested on real acne samples where all these bacteria are present. Similarly, the extracts work well against these bacteria.
So, in conclusion, individual extracts of M. koenigii, exhibited the highest measurements in diameter of the zones of inhibition. The activity of the extract was most effective against S. aureus measuring 14. 3 mm followed by P. acnes with 12.3 mm and lastly S. epidermidis with 9.7 mm. The effective zones of inhibition are resulted from the phytochemicals present which are Ethyl and 2- phenyl, constituents known to be monoamine and alkaloids by nature.
The bar chart below shows a statistical data of our experiment against an acne sample. All our acne samples have showed the same result where M. koenigii inhibits bacterial growth most efficiently.
