Enhancing emollient properties of natural and structured virgin coconut oil creams on skin conditions using non-invasive skin biophysical methods

• Main Authors: Salizatul Ilyana Ibrahim,, Juan Matmin,, Nuriana Munirah Hairul,, Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21428/1/M%2014.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21428/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/index

This study aims to evaluate the emollient properties of natural-based oil creams on skin conditions. The focus is primarily on natural virgin coconut oil (VCO) and structured VCO (SVCO) which contain medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) that have been reported to have a permeation enhancement effect on...