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@article{190300,
        author = {Ms. Rahela Anjum and Karteek Santosh Kotekar and Ankita Bhujbale and Arfa Sultana Kashmiri and Rubina Sheikh and Nujba Farah},
        title = {Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Sunscreen},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {3865-3870},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190300},
        abstract = {Sunlight consists of harmful ultraviolet radiation which cause sunburn, suntan and skin damage. The incorporation of herbal(natural) ingredients having property of protection of skin from harmful UV light into sunscreen cream is the most effective way. The aim of the present study was formulation and evaluation of sunscreen creams containing Carica papaya fruit extract, rhizome extract of Curcuma longa and Aloe vera extract. Dried fine powder of papaya was extracted in distilled water by maceration process. Dried powdered rhizomes of turmeric were extracted in ethanol by maceration. Three sunscreen cream were formulated and evaluated by physicochemical parameters such as color, odour, spread ability, pH, and viscosity. Sunscreens are found in cream, lotion, gel, stick, spray, and lip balm type’s forms. They are for external use only. The in vitro SPF of the formulations was determined according to the UV Spectrophotometric method of Mansur et al. The presented work was planned to study the sunscreen (photoprotective) activity of herbal sunscreen which contain ethanolic extract of rhizome of Curcuma longa (turmeric), aqueous extract of pulp of fruit of Carica papaya and Aloe-vera (Aloe barbadensis) gel. However, the sunscreens (photoprotective) activity of combination of these plants has not been reported till date. This forms the basis for selection of these plants for its sunscreen activity},
        keywords = {Carica papaya, Curcuma longa, Aloe vera, Photoprotective, SPF, Sunscreen, Ultraviolet radiation},
        month = {January},
        }