Nanoemulsion loaded with palm vitamin E for cosmeceutical applications / Tommy Julianto Bustami Effendi

• Main Author: Bustami Effendi, Tommy Julianto
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2014
• Subjects: Malaysia
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19643/1/ABS_TOMMY%20JULIANTO%20BUSTAMI%20EFFENDI%20TDRA%20VOL%206%20IGS_14.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19643/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Nanoemulsion is one of the alternative nano-lipid delivery systems of lipophilic active ingredients into the human skin in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. Palm vitamin E extract is a natural lipophilic active that contains α-, β-, δ-, γ-tocotrienols and α-tocopherol. Palm vitamin E has the potency as an antioxidant for delaying the skin ageing process in cosmetic application, although the skin absorption of palm vitamin E in conventional formulations is considered low. The high lipophilicity of palm vitamin E isomers causes the limitation in the skin permeation. The skin penetration can be enhanced by the loading of palm vitamin E extract in an oil phase of a nanolipid-delivery system such as nanoemulsion. Therefore, the potency of nanoemulsion loaded with palm vitamin E extract was studied.