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

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Salizatul Ilyana, Matmin, Juan, Hairul, Nuriana Munirah, Abdul Majeed, Abu Bakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98802/1/JuanMatmin2022_EnhancingEmollientPropertiesofNatural.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98802/; http://dx.doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v51i4.18

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...