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Trial reportMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Production and characterization of cosmetic nanoemulsions containing Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) mill extract as moisturizing agent.

Renato Cesar de Azevedo Ribeiro, Stella Maria de Andrade Gomes Barreto, Elissa Aarantes Ostrosky, Pedro Alves da Rocha-Filho, Lourena Mafra Veríssimo, Márcio Ferrari

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Trial report in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Nanoemulsion ofPharmaceutics · 2025
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  10. Encapsulation of Indicaxanthin-RichFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  15. Effect of Banana (Pharmaceutical nanotechnology · 2022
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  17. Saponins as Natural Emulsifiers for Nanoemulsions.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Renato Cesar de Azevedo RibeiroCollege of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rua Gustavo Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, RN, Brazil. recar_89@hotmail.com.
Stella Maria de Andrade Gomes BarretoCollege of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rua Gustavo Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, RN, Brazil. smagbarreto@gmail.com.
Elissa Aarantes OstroskyCollege of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rua Gustavo Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, RN, Brazil. aranteselissa@gmail.com.
Pedro Alves da Rocha-FilhoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Zeferino Vaz, s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, SP, Brazil. pedranjo@fcfrp.usp.br.
Lourena Mafra VeríssimoCollege of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rua Gustavo Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, RN, Brazil. lourenamafra@yahoo.com.br.
Márcio FerrariCollege of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rua Gustavo Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, RN, Brazil. ferrarimarcio@uol.com.br.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to produce and characterize an oil in water (O/W) nanoemulsion containing Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill hydroglycolic extract, as well as evaluate its preliminary and accelerated thermal stability and moisturizing efficacy. The formulations containing 0.5% of xanthan gum (FX) and 0.5% of xanthan gum and 1% of Opuntia ficus-indica MILL extract (FXE) were white, homogeneus and fluid in aspect. Both formulations were stable during preliminary and accelerated stability tests. FX and FXE presented a pH compatible to skin pH (4.5-6.0); droplet size varying from 92.2 to 233.6 nm; a polydispersion index (PDI) around 0.200 and a zeta potential from -26.71 to -47.01 mV. FXE was able to increase the water content of the stratum corneum for 5 h after application on the forearm. The O/W nanoemulsions containing 1% of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill extract presented suitable stability for at least for 60 days. Besides, this formulation was able to increase the water content of stratum corneum, showing its moisturizing efficacy.

Indexed as

Administration, TopicalAdultAgedCosmeticsEmulsionsHumansMiddle AgedOintmentsOpuntiaPlant ExtractsSkinYoung AdultCosmeticsEmulsionsOintmentsPlant Extracts

Identifiers

PMID25648593
PMCPMC6272544

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