Body scrub virgin coconut oil (vco), coffee grounds (coffea arabika linn.) and carbon active coconut shell (activated carbon coconut nucifera l) as a moisturizer and skin lightening

Autor: Ratna Djamil, Desi Eka Putri, Faizatun
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Research, Society and Development. 10:e55910111971
ISSN: 2525-3409
DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i1.11971
Popis: Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) contains a lot of medium chain fatty acids, combined with coffee grounds (Coffea Arabica Linn.) And activated carbon (Activated carbon coconut nucifera L) into a preparation that can moisturize and brighten the skin. The purpose of this study was to make cosmetic cleansing preparations containing three natural ingredients. Evaluation of organoleptic body scrub preparations, homogeneity, dispersibility and pH, in-vivo and clinical irritation testing, testing the effectiveness of the preparation (moisture and brightness). Organoleptic testing and homogeneity were confirmed to have dark black color, distinctive smell of coffee, homogeneity, spreadability in the range of 4 cm, and the pH was at a safe pH for the skin so that irritation results also did not show edema and erythema both in-vivo divided into 3 groups (n = 3) and clinically (n = 30). In addition, this body scrub provides moisture and brightness to the skin for 2 months of use, p
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