Development and characterization of a cosmetic formulation for physical sun protection containing chamomile extract

Abstract

Sunscreen is any cosmetic preparation intended to come into contact with the skin and lips, for the sole or main purpose of protecting it against UVB and UVA radiation, absorbing, dispersing or reflecting radiation. The quality control of sunscreens is very important to obtain a product with good spreadability and stability. This article aims to develop and characterize a cosmetic formulation to protect the release of physical filter, with active plant ingredient chamomile glycolic extract, as well as to identify the benefits of this formulation and know the pharmacological properties of the active under study. This is a qualitative and exploratory cross-sectional research. In the results, the tests were performed at the time of production, with 7 and 30 days. The physical protector produced presented consistency as expected, a little thick, and easy to spread through the skin. Even with the addition of the physical titanium dioxide filter, the cream did not have a whitish appearance if properly spread on the skin, with characteristic odor. The color has a typical tone of chamomile extract, that is, a tone pulled to the yellowish, not interfering in the coloring of the cream on the skin, assuming a natural tone of the applied skin. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the production of this physical sunscreen presented superiority to others reported in the literature, since it is low cost, and proved very stable during the test period.