Table 5.
Mean diameters of inhibition zones of each cosmetic formulation.
| Cosmetic formulations | Mean diameters of inhibition zones |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | T. rubrum | T. mentagrophytes | M. furfur | ||
| Test 1 | Biocilin hair tonic | 21.5 ± 1.23⁎⁎ | 22.75 ± 1.25⁎⁎ | 10.75 ± 1.22 | 22 ± 0.81⁎⁎ |
| Biocilin gold hair tonic | 15.25 ± 0.95 | 5.75 ± 1.03 | 18.75 ± 2.90⁎ | 20.25 ± 0.95 | |
| Test 2 | Biocilin antidandruff shampoo | 13.75 ± 1.21 | 34 ± 1.07⁎ | 26.25 ± 0.95 | 21 ± 1.41 |
| Biocilin gold antidandruff shampoo | 27 ± 1.4⁎⁎ | 27.75 ± 1.02 | 31.5 ± 1.04 | 31 ± 1.41⁎⁎ | |
| Test 3 | Biocilin antidandruff conditioner | 4 ± 2.69 | 6.75 ± 2.56 | 21.75 ± 0.95 | − |
Cosmetic formulations were compared in pairs, except the conditioner, which has only one formulation. Legend: (–): No inhibition zone observed. ANOVA and Tukey tests were used for this analysis.
⁎
Significant difference (p < 0.05).
⁎⁎
Highly significant difference (p < 0.001).