The Development Of Microemulsion Based Anodyne Ultraviolet (Uv) Filters Incorporated With Melaleuca Cajuputi Extract
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2016-11
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
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For the past few decades, herbal sunscreen have brought major attraction due to their
beneficial value such as high ultraviolet ray absorption. Besides, it also has great
potential to possess antibacterial activity. Due to these advantages, a series of
sunscreen formulations with the combination of herbal extracts were proposed. In
this study, four formulations were successfully developed with different composition
comprises of nonionic surfactant, co-surfactant, water and essential oil of Melaleuca
cajuputi as active ingredient. The percentage ratio by weight of surfactant:co-
surfactant:water were F1 (28:22:50), F2 (10:10:80), F3 (26:24:50) and F4
(30:20:50). This study was also conducted to explore the ability of M. cajuputi to
promote a good anodyne ultraviolet (UV) filter which can lead to improvement in
the treatment of sun burn due to the overexposure to UV radiation. All of the
sunscreen formulations based on microemulsion system as the medium were
formulated and analyzed using several spectroscopic and analytical techniques such
as Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS), ternary phase diagram, UV-
visible Spectroscopy, morphology of sample surface by Scanning Electron
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Muhammad Hanif Bin Sainorudin, QK 495 .M9 M8 2016