Formulation of Herbal Gel against Acne and Evaluation of Gel in Vitro Diffusion Method.
Almost everyone has acne vulgaris, an inflammatory skin disorder, at some point. The disease's typical symptoms, which include papules, pustules, scarring, and nodules, can negatively affect a person's social and psychological well-being. Even though allopathic acne treatments use chemical agents, they are costly, have negative side effects, and harm skin while being used. Topical gels containing Aloe vera, Allium cepa, cytokinin extract, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, trietholamine, rose water, and distilled water are being developed and evaluated in this study. The herbal extracts were combined with 5% hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) as a gelling agent to create six batches of herbal gel.The dried drumstick extracts of Moringa were examined for their phytochemical makeup. The formed gels' physicochemical characteristics, including their color, texture, grittiness, spreadability, homogeneity, viscosity, pH, and in vitro diffusion technique. and UV spectroscopy on egg skin membranes (270-280 nm) and semipermeable membranes (200-400 nm).Agar diffusion method for antimicrobial activity on gel. Consequently, the study discovered that a herbal gel with antioxidant qualities that was safe and non-irritating and created from Allium cepa and Moringa oleifera worked well for skin conditions. The gel's efficacy was demonstrated through testing using a variety of methods and processes
Authors
- A. K. Pal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-877X)
- R. Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5565-0439)
- Sushma Wadbudhe Sushma Wadbudhe
- Shweta Chaudhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-281X)
- Ashok Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-3883)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.35629/4494-100322662270
- Primary Topic
- Medicinal Plant Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00