STABILITY AND SUNSCREEN ACTIVITY OF NUTMEG SEED OIL EMULGEL WITH CARBOPOL 940 VARIATION AS GEL BASE

Nutmeg seed oil is one of essential which unstable in storage. The stability nutmeg can be improved by being formulated into an emulgel with carbopol 940. This study was to determine the physical and SPF value vitro 940 as a gel base. made 10% concentration variation base, namely 0.60% (FI), 0.80% (FII), 1.0% (FIII). tested for including organoleptic, homogeneity, adhesion, dispersibility, viscosity, pH, vitro. Evaluation carried out 30 days storage at 30±2°C RH 65±5%. Quantitative data from evaluation were analyzed t-test dependent. All parameters showed no significant changes (p > 0.05). Emulgel white, thick, odor. pH safe range skin (6.12-6.90). had pseudo plastic rheology day 0 it changed pseudoplastic-tixothropic on 30. FI, FII, FIII above 8 did not change after categorized maximum protection.