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アイテムタイプ	学術雑誌論文 / Journal Article
言語	英語
キーワード	Bacterial count, Hygienic massage practice, Tea tree oil, Lavender oil, Antibacterial effect, Aromatherapy
著者	Donoyama Nozomi ( 科研費研究者番号: 50341756 ) Wakuda Tetsuji Tanitsu Tadashi Ichiman Yoshitoshi ( 科研費研究者番号: 70090115 )
著者所属	Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tsukuba College of Technology Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tsukuba College of Technology Tsukuba College of Technology Clinic Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tsukuba College of Technology
抄録	Objective: The essential oil tea tree oil (TTO) possesses powerful antibacterial activity and many aromatherapists in Japan use it for preventing infection during foot massage. Thus, whether massage is more hygienic using oil with added TTO was evaluated. Design: Massage sessions were conducted using different oils as lubricant; 3% TTO (TTO diluted to 3% v/v with Jojoba oil base), 6% TTO, 3% lavender oil (LO), 6% LO and Jojoba oil without any essential oil added as control. Samples were taken from the therapist's palms and client's skin, then surviving bacteria were counted. Also, to clarify the growth inhibition effect on bacteria, 4.80×103 colony forming units (CFU) of Staphylococcus aureus was added to the 5 kinds of oils used as lubricants, undiluted TTO, and undiluted LO, and reduction of bacterial survival count measured. Results: Bacterial count on the therapist's palms increased and that on the client's skin decreased after 10-min. and 20-min. massage. Bacterial count was dependent on concentration of essential oils, however this tendency was not special on TTO. Using undiluted TTO and LO in bacterial growth experiments, no multiplication of the organisms was observed, but this effect was not complete using diluted TTO and LO. Conclusion: Undiluted TTO had antibacterial activity against S. aureus in vitro, however, it could not be demonstrated that it was effective to use the oil added TTO as lubricant for the purpose of hygienic massage practice.
引用	International Journal of Aromatherapy
雑誌名	International Journal of Aromatherapy
巻	15
号	2
ページ	106 - 109
発行年	2005
ISSN	0962-4562
DOI	10.1016/j.ijat.2005.03.009
著者版フラグ	author
出版者	Elsevier
最初の登録日	2012-09-21

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