Empty nano and micro-structured lipid carriers of virgin coconut oil for skin moisturisation

• Main Authors: Noor, N. M., Khan, A. A., Hasham, R., Talib, A., Sarmidi, M. R., Aziz, R., Abd., A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/72235/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84979994924&doi=10.1049%2fiet-nbt.2015.0041&partnerID=40&md5=ccdb0175f0b0b96377f48e097a4a7c88

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is the finest grade of coconut oil, rich in phenolic content, antioxidant activity and contains medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). In this work formulation, characterisation and penetration of VCO-solid lipid particles (VCO-SLP) have been studied. VCO-SLP were prepared using...