In this study, Skin-lightening creams commonly sold in Mbarara municipality were analyzed for chemical parameters (pH, thermal stability and fatty substance content), total hydroquinone, Lead, Mercury, Arsenic contents. Total heavy metal content was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The levels of hydroquinone using High Performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). All the showed d...

Three types of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesised with a custom-made Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis (USP) device, from aqueous solutions (III) chloride (AuCl3) and acetate (AuC6H12O6), an initial concentration Au 0.5 g/L. AuNPs collected in suspensions deionised (D.I.) water the stabilisers polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or polyethylene glycol (PEG), followed by process freeze drying to be use...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Moisturising creams are useful treatment adjuncts in inflammatory dermatoses and have beneficial effects in the treatment of dry, scaly skin. The effects on dryness and skin permeability of a new moisturising cream with 20% glycerine was compared with its placebo and with a medicinally authorised cream with 4% urea (combined with 4% sodium chloride) in the treatment of dry skin....

BACKGROUND We describe the use of tumescent anesthesia before laser hair removal in the axilla to improve patient comfort during treatment. Our modified tumescent technique provides more extensive anesthesia than standard intradermal injections of local anesthetic agents and is less painful to administer. Compared with topical anesthetic creams, tumescent anesthesia has a quicker onset and deli...

This article describes the development and validation of a selective high-performance liquid chromatography method that allows, after liquid-liquid extraction and pre-column derivatization reaction with quercetin, the quantification of aluminium chlorohydrate in antiperspirant creams. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an XTerra MS C18 analytical column (150 × 3.0 mm i.d., particle size...

The object of this study was to investigate the difference in physical and sensory properties of various premium ice creams. The physical properties of the various ice creams were compared by manufacturing brand. The water contents of the samples differed, with BR having the highest value at 60.5%, followed by NT and CS at 57.8% and 56.9%, respectively. The higher the water content, the lower B...

Many dermatologists have in the past studied the phenomenon of eczematous hypersensitivity of the human skin to lanolin (wool fat) (1—6). The reasons for this continuing interest are clear. Lanolin hypersensitivity is of practical im portance because of the very wide-spread modern use of this valuable substance in topical medicaments like ointments, pastes and emulsions, in cosmetics of many ki...

Aim: To assess the bacteriological quality of ice creams marketed in Thrissur town, Kerala. Materials and Methods: Twenty seven ice cream samples randomly collected from selected retail outlets and street vendors in the town over a period of two months were analyzed for total viable count and for the presence of coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp. and Listeria mo...

This study was conducted to determine the concentrations of Ag, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the commonly used cosmetic products such as eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams in markets of Sanandaj city, Iran in 2014. In this study, 60 samples comprising of three different types of eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams were purchased randomly from different cosmetic s...