Formulation & Evaluation of Curcuminoid Based Herbal Face Cream

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Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 1; Issue 1: Page No. 77-84
RESULTS
The shape of turmeric was unevenly cylindrical, short-branched finger like. The size of turmeric was 2-6 cm long and 1-2 cm diameter
with root scar; surface texture was rough with regular annulations. Color of turmeric was outer yellow to light yellow, inner yellow
to orange; odour was aromatic; taste was astringent and slightly bitter; internode spacing was 0.6 – 1.0 cm. The node regularity was
rarely regular. The results obtained for quantitative standards had complied with the IHP-2002 which has been shown in Table 1. The
yield of curcumin per 100 g of turmeric rhizome powder was 3.79 g. The formulated cream was O/W type as confirmed from dye,
dilution and filter paper method of testing of emulsion. There was no ash of the cream when ashing was done at 600 ˚C in muffle
furnace. The results of accelerated stability test have been shown in Table 3. The Draize test for sensitivity testing results had shown
that all the 4 formulations were safe in respect to skin irritation and allergic sensitization.
Parameters IHP-2002 standard Obtained value
Foreign organic matter Not more than 2.0% 0.43 %
Alcohol soluble extractive Not less than 8.0% 7.36 %
Water soluble extractive Not less than 12.0% 20.32 %
Total Ash Not more than 9.0% 8.46 %
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 1.0% 0.76 %
Loss on drying - - - - - - - 12.52 %
Table 1: Quantitative standards