Herbal cosmetics are gaining popularity over chemicals for beauty products. However, natural products often prone to deterioration. Therefore, stability and compatibility testing the main examinations of safety reliability herbal cosmetics. Liquid crystal structures provide better application performances than conventional emulsion systems in terms stability, controlled release, moisturizing. R...

Filaggrin is a structural protein that aggregate keratin filament and form cornified envelope which strengthen corneocytes. Also, filaggrin are degraded into natural moisturizing factor (NMF) which helps keeping stratum corneum hydrated and maintain acidic skin pH. The component of NMF is including sodium pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), urocanic acid, alanine, lactate and urea [2,3]. Mutatio...

The pH of the skin is slightly acidic (4.6 to 5.8) which is important for appropriate antibacterial, antifungal, constitution of barrier function, as well as structuring and maturation of the stratum corneum. This study aimed to evaluate the pH of the main commercial moisturizers and liquid soaps in Brazil. Thus, pH of the products was quantified by pH meter in three measurements. A total of 38...

A 29-year-old female, an aesthetician, developed occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by extracts of crude drugs. The results of 48-hour closed patch testing showed positive reactions to the moisturizing cream and oil that she used in her work. This cream and oil included Scutellraria Baicalensis, mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and Artemisia capillaris,Gardenia. The results of patch t...

The majority of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients respond satisfactorily to gentle bathing, frequent moisturizing, and topical medications. Second-line therapies for AD should be used in recalcitrant cases or in patients with uncontrolled disease despite compliance with first-line measures and avoidance of allergens. Recommended advanced therapies include phototherapy, especially narrowband ultra...

The purpose of this study was to prepare a multi-functional skin care product and apply more plant resources the industry. crude polysaccharides from Bletilla striata, Panax ginseng, Tremella fuciformis were extracted under different conditions based on characteristics plants. formula ratio compound striata essence optimized through an orthogonal experiment. moisturizing, whitening, antioxidant...

Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) is a plant that spread in Java, Bali and North Sumatra, which rich nutrients contain flavonoid as antioxidants can prevent cell damage due to oxidative stress. Clay-based face masks have firming cleansing effect on the skin. was extracted by maceration method using 96% ethanol extract, phytochemical screening carried out. Clay mask formulation with extract conc...