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Study of a Hand Sanitizer Composed of Active Ingredients Geranial, Cineol, Menthol, and Chamaecyparis obtusa

  • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Abbr : JRMASK
  • 2016, 16(2), pp.173~183
  • DOI : 10.14404/JKSARM.2016.16.2.173
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science > Archival Studies / Conservation
  • Published : May 31, 2016

김기현 1 Seokchan, Choi 2 Yoo Youn Gang 3 Lee Su Jin 1 Park Un-Kyu 4 Seock-Yeon Hwang 5

1주식회사 비엠에스티
2주식회사 비엠에스티, 용인대학교 문화재학과
3주식회사 비엠에스티, 경상대학교 미생물학과
4대전대학교 임상병리학과
5대전대학교

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ABSTRACT

Fungi are a major cause of cultural and biological degradation in museum storages and archives libraries. In addition, fungi produce toxins and can cause skin allergies. In particular, fungi coming into contact with the skin through the hands of administrators dealing with cultural properties, archives, and books can lead to secondary infections. To prevent this, applying hand sanitizer, which is readily available in the market, is recommended. However, such hand sanitizer can effectively disinfect against bacteria but not fungi. As such, researching for an alternative is required. In this study, we developed a hand sanitizer composed of active ingredients―geranial, cineol, menthol, and Chamaecyparis obtusa― and performed a disinfection test, which targets 10 kinds of species (Alternaria citrimacularis, Alternaria consortialis, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus versicolor, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, Coniothyrium aleurites, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium corylophilum, Penicillium paneum, and Penicillium polonicum), of fungi investigated in museums and libraries. It was then confirmed to exhibit excellent disinfecting effects. Thus, this hand sanitizer is expected to prevent skin diseases and secondary infections in administrators dealing with cultural properties, archives, and books.

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