Abstract

THE REVIEW ON FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF SUNSCREEN CREAM

Indira Solai*, S. K. Senthilkumar, Milan Ronaldo Leo Fernaandus, Mirudhula Gandhi, Mithradevi Shanmugam, Mohanraj Saravanan and Panner Selvam Pazhanivel

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Abstract

UV radiation from the sun causes skin cancer, sunburn, skin irritation, hyperpigmentation, and photo-aging. To prevent from these diseases sunscreen has been used, which provide protection from the UV radiation. The sunscreen cream can be synthetic, natural or combined. The sunscreen cream is formulated and evaluated by using different parameters such as appearance, color, odor, PH, viscosity, spreadability, solubility, hygroscopicity, rancidity, skin irritation test, in vitro evaluation by UV spectroscopy, and sun protection factor (SPF). The SPF is the major evolutionary test for the sunscreen cream, which is used to determine the efficiency of the cream to provide barrier against the UV radiation. In this review paper the different types of preparation for the cream was discussed, procedures to perform the various evaluation tests, ingredients such as oil phase, water phase, and additives used for the preparation of the cream. We provide information about effects of UV radiation and formulation and evaluation of sunscreen cream for the protection from the UV radiation.

Keywords: Sunscreen cream, UV radiation, SPF, Protective.