@article{ANWAR_RIZKAMIARTY_2020, title={FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF COSMETIC FOUNDATION USING EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE AS A SUN PROTECTION}, volume={12}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijap/article/view/37553}, DOI={10.22159/ijap.2020.v12s1.FF029}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective</strong>: The objective of the study was to obtain a lotion foundation using epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as an active ingredient designed with a<br>sun protection factor (SPF) value around 30 that can effectively protect facial skin from ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure and that is safe to use.<br><strong>Methods</strong>: In this study, we determine SPF value using UV–visible spectrophotometry at a wavelength between 290 and 320 nm. The preparation<br>formula of the foundation was made with an EGCG concentration of 0.4%, a concentration which can yield the desired SPF value of about 30. Physical<br>stability was performed at low (4±2°C), ambient (25±2°C), and high (40±2°C) temperatures; cycling and centrifugation tests were also conducted.<br>Safety was evaluated by eye irritation test using hen’s egg test on chorioallantois method and skin irritation test using the Draize and patch tests<br>method.<br><strong>Results</strong>: The SPF values of 0.04% EGCG and lotion foundation containing 0.4% EGCG were 31.02±0.72 and 33.20±0.59, respectively. The results of<br>cycling and centrifugal tests indicated that lotion foundation showed an absence of crystals and lack of any phase separation between oil and water<br>phases. The physical stability test showed no significant changes for all parameters. Safety tests resulted in neither skin nor eye irritation.<br><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The EGCG foundation developed was physically stable with a good appearance and did not irritate the skin or eyes thus are safe to use<br>also can effectively protect skin against UVR exposure.</p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics}, author={ANWAR, EFFIONORA and RIZKAMIARTY, SHIFA}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={130–134} }