Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak increased the usage of hand rub disinfectants, resulting in skin damage. The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed hand rubs formulations incorporating glycerine due to its moisturizing effect; nonetheless, glycerine can reduce the antimicrobial ac...

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Main Authors: Tanya Rivera-Martinez, Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Jorge Salvador-Carlos, Margarita Stoytcheva, Roumen Zlatev, Ernesto Beltrán-Partida
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2023.2253927
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Benjamín Valdez-Salas
Jorge Salvador-Carlos
Margarita Stoytcheva
Roumen Zlatev
Ernesto Beltrán-Partida
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description The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak increased the usage of hand rub disinfectants, resulting in skin damage. The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed hand rubs formulations incorporating glycerine due to its moisturizing effect; nonetheless, glycerine can reduce the antimicrobial activity of alcohol-based hand rubs. Here we demonstrated that incorporating hydroglycolic extract as a substitute for glycerol in hand rub formulations reduces epidermis damage while improving antimicrobial effectiveness. We applied the hydroglycolic extracts from Cucumis sativus L., Fragaria sp. and Calendula officinalis instead of glycerol to modify the formula proposed by the WHO. The antimicrobial activity and the healing skin action were evaluated using the agar diffusion test and a human skin tolerability trial. Furthermore, we assessed the cytotoxicity and wound repair capability of the formulated hydroglycolic extracts against human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and the phenotype of murine macrophages. The hand rubs containing Fragaria sp. and C. officinalis hydroglycolic extracts showed improved antimicrobial activity even after six months of fabrication. Moreover, the formulated hand rubs had similar cellular viability behaviour to glycerol. Interestingly, the tolerability and acceptability response were promoted by the C. sativus extract, showing skin protection and increased integrity by up to 14.12%. Our results represent an alternative, ecofriendly and cost-effective option for formulating new potential hand rubs that improve skin protection without compromising the disinfection functionality.
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spelling doaj-art-bbc8e67cf0134d7d9489d3fe56db23fc2025-08-20T02:23:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment1310-28181314-35302023-03-0137110.1080/13102818.2023.2253927Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompoundsTanya Rivera-Martinez0Benjamín Valdez-Salas1Jorge Salvador-Carlos2Margarita Stoytcheva3Roumen Zlatev4Ernesto Beltrán-Partida5Laboratorio de Investigación Cosvela, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoLaboratorio de Corrosión y Materiales Avanzados, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoLaboratorio de Corrosión y Materiales Avanzados, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoLaboratorio de Corrosión y Materiales Avanzados, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoLaboratorio de Corrosión y Materiales Avanzados, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoLaboratorio de Corrosión y Materiales Avanzados, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, MéxicoThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak increased the usage of hand rub disinfectants, resulting in skin damage. The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed hand rubs formulations incorporating glycerine due to its moisturizing effect; nonetheless, glycerine can reduce the antimicrobial activity of alcohol-based hand rubs. Here we demonstrated that incorporating hydroglycolic extract as a substitute for glycerol in hand rub formulations reduces epidermis damage while improving antimicrobial effectiveness. We applied the hydroglycolic extracts from Cucumis sativus L., Fragaria sp. and Calendula officinalis instead of glycerol to modify the formula proposed by the WHO. The antimicrobial activity and the healing skin action were evaluated using the agar diffusion test and a human skin tolerability trial. Furthermore, we assessed the cytotoxicity and wound repair capability of the formulated hydroglycolic extracts against human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and the phenotype of murine macrophages. The hand rubs containing Fragaria sp. and C. officinalis hydroglycolic extracts showed improved antimicrobial activity even after six months of fabrication. Moreover, the formulated hand rubs had similar cellular viability behaviour to glycerol. Interestingly, the tolerability and acceptability response were promoted by the C. sativus extract, showing skin protection and increased integrity by up to 14.12%. Our results represent an alternative, ecofriendly and cost-effective option for formulating new potential hand rubs that improve skin protection without compromising the disinfection functionality.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2023.2253927Sanitizer cytotoxicitygreen disinfectantshuman fibroblastsCOVID-19skin integrity
spellingShingle Tanya Rivera-Martinez
Benjamín Valdez-Salas
Jorge Salvador-Carlos
Margarita Stoytcheva
Roumen Zlatev
Ernesto Beltrán-Partida
Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
Sanitizer cytotoxicity
green disinfectants
human fibroblasts
COVID-19
skin integrity
title Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
title_full Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
title_fullStr Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
title_short Improvement of the antibacterial and skin-protective performance of alcohol-based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
title_sort improvement of the antibacterial and skin protective performance of alcohol based sanitizers using hydroglycolic phytocompounds
topic Sanitizer cytotoxicity
green disinfectants
human fibroblasts
COVID-19
skin integrity
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2023.2253927
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