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In addition to lessening the residue of chemicals, which are the primary ingredients in cosmetics, the hunt for herbal extracts with skin health benefits is currently highly intriguing. Local herbs are more valued as a result. This study presents the development and evaluation of a novel plant-based body lotion formulated with extracts from Thai medicinal plants, including Stemona tuberosa. The research aimed to assess the antioxidant activities, toxicity effects, and sensory characteristics of the lotion. Antioxidant properties were determined using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), total phenolic content (TPC), and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, revealing significant antioxidant capabilities, particularly for the Stemona tuberosa extract. Toxicity was evaluated using Galleria mellonella larvae, demonstrating minimal adverse effects in a lotion containing various concentrations of the extracts. The most promising lotion's formulation incorporated different concentrations of Stemona tuberosa extract (1, 3, and 5% w/w), with other ingredients including stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, and glyceryl monostearate, ensuring stability and homogeneity. Sensory evaluations were conducted employing a semitrained panel of 40 judges using a 5-point hedonic scale, focusing on characteristics such as color, fragrance, texture, and overall acceptability. The lotion displayed favorable sensory properties, with different concentrations yielding slightly varied consumer preferences. Overall, the results indicate that a novel herbal lotion formulated with Stemona tuberosa is a promising candidate skincare product, offering antioxidant benefits and consumer acceptability while maintaining low toxicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microscopic examination of mummified or corified skin may be of extreme importance for forensic purposes. However, standard histological samples in these cases are low-end, and preparation is burdened by several problems and so are diagnostic results: an improvement of these types of specimens is therefore advantageous. This study aims to identify the best performing rehydration solution among a fabric softener, a body lotion, and Sandison's rehydrating solution. Samples of skin undergoing mummification or corification were collected from 25 corpses and each sample was divided into 4 fragments: one of these fragments was directly fixated in 4% formalin, one was previously treated with a tissue softener, another one was previously treated with a body lotion, and the last one was treated with Sandison's solution. After 72 h, the pretreated samples were post-fixated in 4% formalin and then prepared for standard histological examination staining the histological slides with hematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome. At the microscopic examination, samples directly fixated in formalin were characterized by usual marked structural alterations and altered stainability, typical of such dry tissues. Vice versa, those previously treated appeared to be better-preserved even though with different improvement levels: body lotion made a medium–low-grade restoration of the tissues, and fabric softener a high-grade restoration, while Sandison's rehydrating solution produced an optimal grade restoration. Sandison's rehydrating solution was confirmed to be the best rehydrating substance for mummified and corified skin. Fabric softener could be, however, considered a valid substitute, being productive of high-grade microscopic yield. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this research was to determine the effect of addition of natural papain enzyme on virgin coconut oil production and to characterise the physical quality of hand and body lotions made with virgin coconut oil. A natural papain enzyme was extracted to separate the virgin coconut oil from blondo and water, and the virgin coconut oil was then made into a hand and body lotion. The highest yield of virgin coconut oil (13.8±5.30%) was obtained with a 45% papain enzyme extract. The virgin coconut oil had an acid number of 0.135±0.50%, which fulfilled the SNI 7381:2008 standard for acid numbers. The peroxide number for the virgin coconut oil was 1.16±0.51 meq/kg and in accordance with the SNI 7382:2008 standard for peroxide numbers. The organoleptic test for hand and body lotion products prepared from the virgin coconut oil extracted with the papain enzyme was carried out with 32 respondents. The lotion colour had adequate acceptance by the respondents, who also viewed the lotion texture, homogeneity and humidity as satisfactory.

Abstract Background Concerns have been raised that extensive use of personal care products that contain endocrine disrupting compounds increase the risk of hormone sensitive cancers. Objective To assess the effect of skincare product use on the risk of pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer, estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and negative (ER-) breast cancer and cancer of the endometrium. Methods We used data from 106,978 participants in the population-based Norwegian Women and Cancer cohort. Participants were categorized into non-, light, moderate, frequent and heavy users of skincare products based on self-reported use of hand and facial cream and body lotion. Cancer incidence information from the Cancer Registry of Norway was linked to individual data through the unique identity number of Norwegian citizens. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess the effect of skincare product use on the risk of cancer of the breast and endometrium. We used multiple imputation by chained equations to evaluate the effect of missing data on observed associations. Results We found no associations between use of skincare products and incidence of premenopausal breast cancer (frequent/heavy versus non−/light use: hazard ratio [HR] =1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.92–1.32), postmenopausal breast cancer (heavy versus light use: HR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.65–1.18, frequent versus light use: HR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.88, 1.07) or endometrial cancer (frequent/heavy versus non−/light use: HR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.79–1.20). Use of skincare products did not increase the risk of ER+ or ER- breast cancer and there was no difference in effect across ER status (0.58 ≤ pheterogeneity ≤ 0.99). The magnitude and direction of the effect estimates based on complete case analyses and multiple imputation were similar. Conclusion Heavy use of skincare products, i.e. creaming the body up to two times per day during mid-life, did not increase the risk of cancer of the breast or endometrium.

The objective of this research was to determine the effect of addition of natural papain enzyme on virgin coconut oil production and to characterise the physical quality of hand and body lotions made with virgin coconut oil. A natural papain enzyme was extracted to separate the virgin coconut oil from blondo and water, and the virgin coconut oil was then made into a hand and body lotion. The highest yield of virgin coconut oil (13.8±5.30%) was obtained with a 45% papain enzyme extract. The virgin coconut oil had an acid number of 0.135±0.50%, which fulfilled the SNI 7381:2008 standard for acid numbers. The peroxide number for the virgin coconut oil was 1.16±0.51 meq/kg and in accordance with the SNI 7382:2008 standard for peroxide numbers. The organoleptic test for hand and body lotion products prepared from the virgin coconut oil extracted with the papain enzyme was carried out with 32 respondents. The lotion colour had adequate acceptance by the respondents, who also viewed the lotion texture, homogeneity and humidity as satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective Evaluation of sensory attributes of cosmetic products is traditionally based on sensory panels. However, in some cases, a suitable candidate method that can reduce time and costs is the use of instrumental analysis that can detect relatively very small changes of entry ingredients. Such approach has been already applied for emollients, salt content, stabilizers, etc. The aim of this contribution is to apply the relations between sensory analysis and rheology to a series of body lotions differing in the contents of emulsifiers and viscosity regulators. Methods Sensory and rheological analyses are related. Rheological analysis can represent a good alternative to basic orientation in chosen customer's feelings. A rotational rheometer is the only instrumental device required for the measurements. Results An empirical rheological model was proposed by means of which the selected sensory attributes were evaluated using the numerical values of adjustable model parameters. This approach exhibited a very good agreement with the results obtained by the sensory panel. Conclusion It was shown that a description of chosen sensory attributes can be responsibly carried out by rheological measurements, that is through the attained numerical values of the parameters appearing in a proposed empirical model characterizing shear viscosity of body lotions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the present study is to systematically evaluate and compare the rheological behaviors of body cream and body lotion in actual usage situations. Using a strain-controlled rheometer, the steady shear flow properties of commercially available body cream and body lotion were measured over a wide range of shear rates, and the linear viscoelastic properties of these two materials in small amplitude oscillatory shear flow fields were measured over a broad range of angular frequencies. The temperature dependency of the linear viscoelastic behaviors was additionally investigated over a temperature range most relevant to usual human life. The main findings obtained from this study are summarized as follows: (1) Body cream and body lotion exhibit a finite magnitude of yield stress. This feature is directly related to the primary (initial) skin feel that consumers usually experience during actual usage. (2) Body cream and body lotion exhibit a pronounced shear-thinning behavior. This feature is closely connected with the spreadability when cosmetics are applied onto the human skin. (3) The linear viscoelastic behaviors of body cream and body lotion are dominated by an elastic nature. These solid-like properties become a criterion to assess the selfstorage stability of cosmetic products. (4) A modified form of the Cox-Merz rule provides a good ability to predict the relationship between steady shear flow and dynamic viscoelastic properties for body cream and body lotion. (5) The storage modulus and loss modulus of body cream show a qualitatively similar tendency to gradually decrease with an increase in temperature. In the case of body lotion, with an increase in temperature, the storage modulus is progressively decreased while the loss modulus is slightly increased and then decreased. This information gives us a criterion to judge how the characteristics of cosmetic products are changed by the usual human environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the retrospective study that details the rising methylisothiazolinone (MI)/methlchloroisothiazolinone (MC) allergies of patients in Great Britain. Results of the patch testing reveals that they MI/MC allergies. Moreover, the other results of the study are also discussed.

Background The efficacy of sunscreens depends decisively on the homogeneity of its distribution on the skin surface, which is sensitively reflected by two spectroscopic data - the factor of inhomogeneity and the sum transmission - measured after tape stripping. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a skin pre-treatment with body lotion on the layout of the formulations. Methods Six healthy volunteers were pre-treated using the body lotion, Nivea Body (Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany). The sunscreen was an oil/water (o/w) emulsion, Roc SPF 8 (RoC SA, Paris, France). The tape stripped tesa films were measured with a modified UV/ VIS spectrometer Lambda 5 (PerkinElmer, Frankfurt/Main, Germany), the data of which were used to calculate both measurands. Results The obtained results made clear that the original spectroscopic data must be corrected taking into account the changed amounts of horny layer particles removed with the individual tape strips after pre-treatment. As a consequence of the correction, the factors of inhomogeneity as well as the sum transmissions confirm a more homogeneous distribution of the applied sunscreen. Conclusion The findings confirm that the applied method is well suited to obtain information on the distribution of topically applied substances, and furthermore that the influence of the pre-treatment of the skin with the body lotion enhances the homogeneity of distribution and thus the sunscreen efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a 27-year-old woman who has experienced rash after applying a perfume and a non-scented body lotion to her body. She was diagnosed to have allergic contact dermatitis due to the presence of the rose oil from Rosa centifolia as one of the fragrance ingredients of the body lotion. It discusses the results obtained through patch testing of the patient, and the implications of the case on the appropriate labeling of products.

Background/Aims: The present study was designed to investigate the short-term safety and efficacy of topical application with body lotion enriched with minerals from the Dead Sea versus 2 different placebo treatments in reducing symptoms of uremic pruritus. Methods: In this single-center, randomized, double placebo-controlled clinical trial, 78 hemodialysis patients with self-reported uremic pruritus were randomized to twice-daily topical treatment with body lotion enriched with minerals from the Dead Sea (DS) or to each of 2 types of placebo: (1) lotion with no Dead Sea minerals but otherwise identical to DS (P1) or (2) lotion with no active ingredients (P2). Symptoms of uremic pruritus (itching, dryness, peeling, tightness) were evaluated at baseline and 2 weeks (14 days) after treatment intervention using a 5-point Likert scale. Results: Following treatment, significant differences in symptom severity scores between DS and P1 and, separately, between group DS and P2, were not detected. Additionally, when DS was compared to the combined placebo groups (P1 and P2 together), significant post-treatment differences in symptom severity scores were not observed. Symptoms were less severe post-treatment regardless of treatment assignment. Conclusions: DS was not superior to either of the placebo treatments in the symptomatic relief of uremic pruritus. Copyright © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To demonstrate the advantage of the gradient ultrasound pulse Doppler method in laminar tube flow, a rather complex body lotion is tested. The results reveal that the fluid shows Newtonian behaviour up to some critical shear rate γ˙c. For γ˙>γ˙c, a sudden phase separation can be detected: a Newtonian one close to the axis, followed by one in which the shear rate stays constant. Accompanying is this stress banding by slip. Customary means to account for this type of slip do not exist. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]