Investigation of Aloe-Vera Tooth Gel Containing Active Salt and Alum by Time Kill Test Pardeshi Madhuri D.1, Dr. TAPAR K. K.2 1Department of Cosmetic Technology, Vidyabharati Mahavidyalaya, Amravati-444 602, M.S. 2Vidyabharati College of Pharmacy, Amravati, 444 602, M.S. Online published on 20 April, 2017. Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate efficacy and performance of Aloevera tooth gel against selected bacteria and fungi This test method measures the changes of a population of Aerobic microorganism with in a specified time period, when tested against Staphyllacoccus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginos a which were selected as a test micro-organism against which Aloe-vera tooth gel was tested. It included the evaluation of dentifrices by antimicrobial testing. This investigation showed that newly formulated tooth gel has shown 99.99% reduction of test bacteria viz Staphyllacoccus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans in 30 sec, 60 cec and 2 minutes, Bright Tooth Paste has shown >99.99% reduction of test bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli in 30 sec, 60 sec and 2 minutes, Bright Tooth Paste has shown no reduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 30 sec, 60 sec and 2 minutes, when analysed as per ASTM E 2315–03 (Re. 2008) Method. Top Keywords Aloe gel dentifrice, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Escherichia Coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Top |