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ReviewJournal of food and drug analysis2024

Herbal nanoemulsions in cosmetic science: A comprehensive review of design, preparation, formulation, and characterization.

Benni Iskandar, Ta-Wei Liu, Hui-Ching Mei, I-Chih Kuo, Meircurius Dwi Condro Surboyo, Hsiu-Mei Lin, Ching-Kuo Lee

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Review in Journal of food and drug analysis, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. Biological activities and safety assessment ofInternational journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026
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  6. Unveiling the Cytotoxicity Potential of Nanoemulsion ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Benni IskandarSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Ta-Wei LiuSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Hui-Ching MeiDepartment of Science Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
I-Chih KuoSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Meircurius Dwi Condro SurboyoDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya 60132, Indonesia.
Hsiu-Mei LinDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan.
Ching-Kuo LeeSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid development of delivery systems for cosmetics has revealed two critical challenges in the field: enhancing the solubility of active ingredients and ensuring the stability of natural materials used in cosmetics. Nanoemulsion technology has emerged as an indispensable solution for addressing these challenges, not only enhancing the stability of cosmetics but also improving the solubility of pharmaceuticals and active ingredients with poor solubility. Nanoemulsion formulations have reinforced stability and amended the bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs. Moreover, nanoemulsion exhibit excellent skin penetration and long-lasting effects, making them particularly appealing to consumers, especially in the cosmetic industry. This article aims to provide an overview of herbal nanoemulsion formulations as cosmetic products, covering formulation, production, and characterization. Herbal nanoemulsions is an effective, stable, and promising option for cosmetic delivery. The nanoemulsions were characterized by their key properties, such as particle size, polydisperse index (PDI), zeta potential, viscosity, stability and others. Techniques like zeta potential measurement, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM) were used to analyze the surface morphology, whereas stability tests were employed to evaluate nanoemulsion performance. This review also delves into the high-energy and the low-energy methods of manufacturing nanoemulsions. Additionally, we also explore the selection of appropriate surfactants, co-surfactants, and ingredients for creating herbal nanoemulsions with desirable attributes and qualities. Overall, this review consolidates the current knowledge on herbal nanoemulsion formulations for cosmetic preparations, designs, shedding light on their effectiveness, characteristics, and stability. These formulations hold promise in overcoming challenges related to meeting the increasing demand for effective herbal nanoemulsion and high-quality cosmetic products.

Indexed as

CosmeticsEmulsionsChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CompoundingDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanoparticlesParticle SizePlant PreparationsSolubilityCosmeticsEmulsionsPlant Preparations

Identifiers

PMID39752863
PMCPMC11698589

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