FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SUNSCREEN CREAM CONTAINING TURMERIC AND ALOE VERA EXTRACTS
P. R. Deepthi Swapna*, B. A. Vishwanath, K. Bharathi, Mithun Kumar and Bibek Agri
ABSTRACT
The sunlight includes dangerous radiations which influence the skin health. Herbal sunscreens resource the body's protection mechanisms to shield against harmful UV radiation from the sun. In the present study, sunscreen creams were formulated with Turmeric extract and Aloe vera extract. Physico-chemical evaluations and in-vitro evaluation was done and of Sun Protection Factor (SPF) were also performed for the formulations. The SPF calculation of prepared cream was done using Mansur equation and was compared with a marketed herbal product. The formulated cream was having good physicochemical characteristics. The SPF evaluation results (SPF-24.888) indicated that the prepared herbal sunscreen has promising sun protection activity.
Keywords: Herbal, Sunscreen, SPF, Skin protection.
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