Design and Development of Herbal Delivery System for the Treatment of Lips Hyper-pigmentation

Autor: V. V. Potnis, Bhosale Shital Namdeo
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology. :137-147
ISSN: 2395-602X
2395-6011
DOI: 10.32628/ijsrst207528
Popis: Hyperpigmentation of lips that is characterized by darkening of red portion of lips accompanied with dryness and bleeding is common disorder occurring in both men and women. It mostly affects age group of 25-40 years and has unpredictable course. The major causative factors include; smoking, sun exposure, post surgical treatments, medications, excessive caffeine intake. Hyper pigmented dry lips crack and bleed if left untreated. More complex symptoms include pain, swelling that disfigures external appearance and personality. Topical polyherbal medicated oil “Kumkumadi oil” Chapstick is formulated for treatment of lips hyperpigmentation. Formulated Chapstick is evaluated for evaluation tests like organoleptic evaluation physicochemical evaluation, spreadability, washability, stability. At last it was concluded that the Kumkumadi oil Chapstick shows potential depigmentation activity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE