Herbal Cream Improves Skin Viscoelastic

CHHATTISGARH, India—According to a recent study at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, a combination herbal cream improved extensibility, firmness and skin hydration (Inter J Cosmet Sci. 2008;30(3):183-93) (DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2008.00442.x). The six-week study administered cosmetic cream formulations using ethanolic extracts of Glycyrriza glabra, Curcuma longa (roots), seeds of Psorolea corlifolia, Cassia tora, Areca catechu, Punica granatum, fruits of Embelica officinale, leaves of Centella asiatica, dried bark of Cinnamon zeylanicum and fresh gel of Aloe vera in varied concentrations. The cream base used oil of Prunus amagdalus, Sesamum indicum, honey, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, polysorbate monoleate, sorbitan monostearate, propylene glycol and glycerin. The participants, six males and 12 females between 22 and 50 years, applied the creams on the back of their volar forearm. Two formulations, CAA4 and CAA5, showed an increase in percentage extensibility (32.27 ± 1.7 percent and 29.89 ± 1.64 percent, respectively), firmness (28.86 ± 0.86 percent and 29.89 ± 2.8 percent, respectively) and improved skin hydration (15.97 ± 0.55 and 18.27 ± 0.99 percent, respectively) and were found more effective compared with the control product (C7).

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