DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTI-AGING CREAM WITH AHA/BHA AND SUNSCREENS
*Vera Isaac1, Cláudia Silva Cortez Pereira1, Bruna Galdorfini Chiari1, CarinaFrancisco1, Maria Gabriela José de Almeida1, Hérida Regina Nunes Salgado1,Helena
1Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Departamento deFármacos e Medicamentos, Laboratório de Cosmetologia –LaCos – Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
2DEPAN – Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos – UNICAMP - Campinas – SP - Brazil.
ABSTRACT
The skin aging is a matter of discomfort verified in the population. Thus, every day, new products are launched on the market to offer different manners to prevent the premature aging of the skin. In this context, active substances, as alpha and beta hidroxyacids (AHA/BHA), beyond the sunscreens, are considered a way of prevention and amelioration of the effects caused in the skin due to the time. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a cosmetic cream containing AHA/BHA and sunscreen. It was studied in relation to its physical-chemical and microbiological characteristics. According to the results, the formulation developed present a shelf life of 758 days and the preservative system was effective. Considering the parameters evaluated, the cream probably would be commercially accepted.
Keywords: Rejuvenation, alpha-hydroxyacids, beta-hydroxyacids.
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