1. INTRODUCTION OF CREAM:

Cold cream is an emulsion of water in a larger amount of oil, unlike the oil in water emulsion of vanishing cream, so-called because it seems to disappear when applied on skin. The name "cold cream" derives from the cooling feeling that the cream leaves on the skin thick, white substance used to clean the skin and stop it from becoming too dry.

Aim: To prepare and submit 50 gm of cold cream.

It is most beneficial for those with dry, itchy skin. Applying it every night can enhance the texture and look of the skin. Creating a natural barrier to the environment might be challenging when you have dry skin. Cold face cream can help with this cold weather and increase the skin's natural moisture

Cold creams are perfect for winters for it restores the hydration of the skin. Regular use will make the skin supple and soft.

Many of the cold creams come with formulas safe for the skin. The hydration restoration property makes it an ideal cream for people with dry and itchy skin.

Cosmetics are the products which are generally used to beautify the skin and also to purify the skin. The cosmetics are the word derived from Greek word – ‘kosmesticos’ which means to adorn.

From that time the materials which are used to promoting appearances or to beautify the skin are called as cosmetics. From ancient time till now people are still using polyherbal or herbal cosmetics for the beautification of skin.

Cold cream is the water in oil emulsion. Cold cream gives the prolonged contact time in the site of application as compared to the other semisolid dosage form or formulation. They give elegancy to the skin and it is not that much greasy. Due to the oil phase, it gives emollience to the skin. The function of the cold cream is for restoring moisture to dry skin; it allows eliminating the waste materials from the pores and also cools the body. It is easily watered washable and easy to wash away. They are non-irritating when applied on the skin. The water phase gives extra conservation to the skin. It gets liquefy at body temperature. It gets penetrated via the epidermis of the skin via the natural pores.^1-3,33,36,37

How to apply cream:

• Put dots of cream on your face with fingertips.

• Spread it in the direction of the strokes (shown as green Arrows on one side of the face) with the one or two fingertips of both hands, for both the sides of your face.

• Do not rub but massage till the purple herbal gel cream get absorbed.

Figure 1: Direction for apply cream

2. INTRODUCTION OF PLANT:

2.1 Butterfly pea flowers:

Biological source: Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as butterfly pea, is a perennial herbaceous plant.

Family: Fabaceae.

Synonyms: Asian pigeonwings, bluebell vine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea or Darwin pea.

Vernacular Name:

There are around 60 global species belonging to genus Clitoria, which originated from the tropical equatorial Asia, and later was distributed widely in South and Central America, East and West Indies, Africa, Australia⁹. The vernacular name of Clitoria ternateais also known as butterfly pea,

· Blue pea, (English),

· Aparajita (Bengali),

· Cunha (Brazilian),

· Lanhu die, Lanhuadou (Chinese),

· Aparajit (Hindi), Kajroti (India),

· Bungabiru, Tembangtelang (Indonesian)^4-5

Habitat:

It is naturally found in grassland, open woodland, bush, riverine vegetation, and disturbed places.

Useful part: Flowers

Uses:

(1) Common uses:

Butterfly pea flower is a common ingredient in many herbal teas, mixed drinks, and cosmetic products. It is rich in antioxidants and may be linked to several health benefits, including increased weight loss, better blood sugar control, and improvements in hair and skin health.

It also has anti-glycation properties, which are known to slow down aging of the skin. Because of these properties, Butterfly Pea flower is anti-inflammatory and is helpful in treating skin irritation, redness, itching, and allergies

(2) Traditional uses:

In Ayurveda, Clitoria ternatea possesses various pharmacological activities, including antidiabetic, nootropic, anesthetic, antimicrobial, antipyretic, analgesic, anti- inflammatory, antidepressant, anti-stress, diuretic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, insecticidal properties.⁶

Figure: 2 Butterfly pea plant and flowers

2.2 Aloe vera:

Biological source: Aloe barbadensis miller

Family: Liliaceae

Synonyms:

Acemannan,

Aloe africana,

Aloe barbadensis, Aloe apensi.

Vernacular Names:

Arabic - Sibr

Urdu - Ailwa

Hindi - Kumari

Sanskrit - Ghritra kumari

Kannada – Karilola

Telugu - Kalabanda

Tamil - Kattalai

Gujarati - Eliyo

Kashmiri –Musabbar^11-12

Active components with its properties:

Aloe vera contains 75 potentially active constituents: vitamins, enzymes, minerals, sugars, lignin, saponins, salicylic acids and amino acids.^8-10

Habitat: It is pea- green color plant. It grows mainly in the dry regions. In India, it is found in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

Useful part: gel part

Uses: Aloe vera has been traditionally used to treat skin injuries and digestive problems because its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and wound healing properties.⁷

Figure 3: Aloe vera plant and gel

2.3 Almond:

Biological source: Almonds are edible nuts of Prunus dulcis

Family: Rosaceae

Synonym:

Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond.

Useful part: seed oil Uses:

Two B vitamins contribute to the maintenance of normal skin. Almonds offer 25% of the Daily Value for riboflavin and 6% of the Daily value for niacin. Almonds are a good source of copper, which plays a role in skin and hair pigmentation.

Linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid, helps prevent skin dryness.¹³

Figure 5 Benefit of almond

Figure 6 Almond seed oil Figure 7: Structures of Glycerin

2.4 Glycerin:^14-17

Glycerin is a natural ingredient derived from vegetable oils. It is a clear, transparent, colorless, odourless liquid with a sweet taste. It is a natural moisturizing agent that pulls water into the outer layer of your skin from deeper levels of your skin and the air.

Glycerin is absolutely safe to use on the face. It is widely used in several facial creams and cleansers. However, glycerin easily attracts and absorbs moisture, dust and pollution.

Chemical and physical form of glycerin

Table 1: Chemical and physical form of glycerin

Property	Values
Physical form	Liquid, syrupy
Color	Clear
Odour	Odourless, mild
Molecular weight (g/mol)	92.09
Density/specific gravity at 20^•C	1.26
Viscosity (kg/s^•m)	1.41
Melting point	18
Boiling point	290
Water solubility	Miscible

Figure 8: Glycerin

2.5 Rose^18-20

Biological source: Rosa rubiginosa.

Family: Rosaceae

Synonyms: R. multiflora

R. rubrifolia

R. setipoda

R. pomifera

Common Name:

English: Indian Rose

Hindi: Desi gulab,

Kannada: Roja

Malayalam: Panniruppu,

Marathi: Gulab

Sanskrit: Atimanjula

Habits:

It is any place where there is enough sunlight to power photosynthesis and enough pollinators to allow the plant to reproduce.

Useful part: Flowers

Figure 9: Rose

Rose is mainly used in commercial and medicinal purposes. It treats skin diseases, eye strain, stress, insomnia, diarrhea and hyperacidity due to its medicinal properties like anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, anti-depressant, astringent, antispasmodic, cleansing, anti- bacterial and antiseptic properties.

2.6 Vitamin E capsule^21-24:

Vitamin E is synthesized by plants and must be obtained through dietary sources. Richest sources are nuts, spinach, whole grains, olive oil, and sunflower oil. Vitamin E is most commonly known for its benefits for skin health and appearance. It can be applied topically to your face to reduce inflammation and make your skin look younger. Many people also swear by the effects of topical vitamin E when it’s applied to the face overnight.

Figure 10: vitamin E capsule

3. MATERIAL AND METHOD:

1. Collection of materials:

The herbal purple cream was prepared by college various plant materials like the fresh butterfly pea flower and fresh rose flower from the garden, Rajkot.

A voucher specimen of all has been kept our laboratory for further reference. Reference number RDGPC/ PCOGN/ SP/0012

Almonds oil was used in ideal base oil and glycerin, preservative also used. The orange oil was used as flavoring agent.

2. Preparation of cream:

Fresh butterfly pea flower was taken. Hot water added and kept 1hour.

Figure 11: Preparation of Butterfly pea flower extract

Rose flower extract: grinding in mixture fresh rose flower

Figure 12: Rose Flower Extract

And after one container in butterfly pea water and take rose extract water. And aloevera gel added. Mix well. Glycerin added in mixture. Almond oil added. And vitamin E capsule added in mixture. The preservative of choice for cold cream used to be a methylparaben. Methylparaben dissolved in orange oil. Orange oil used for flavoring agent.²⁵

Table: 2 Formulation of cream

Sr. No.	Ingredients	Quantity (w/w)
1	Aloe vera gel	40%
2	Water	30%
3	Glycerin	10%
4	Vitamin E capsule	5%
5	Almond oil	12%
6	Preservative	3%

Figure 13: Mix well Figure 14: Fill in the container Figure 15: antiageing cream

Butterfly pea flower

Added hot water

Rose extract added

Aloevera gel added

Mix well

Glycerin added in mixture

Almond oil Added

Vitamin E capsule added

Add preservative

Add flavouring agent

Mix well

Fill in Container.

3. Evaluation of cream:^{27,28,31,32,34,35,38,39,40}

The formulated herbal cream was evaluated for parameters like pH, appearance, Spreadibility, Removal, Emoligency, Dilution test, texture.

1. PH: PH of the Herbal cream was detected using pH strip.

2. Physical appearance: The physical appearance of the cream can be observed by its colour, roughness and graded.

3. Spread ability test: The spread ability test showed that the formulated cream has good spreadable property.

4. Irritancy test: The formulated cream shows no redness, irritation and inflammation during studies. The formulated cream is safe to use.

5. Homogeneity: The homogeneity of the formulated cream was judged by the visual appearance and touch. The appearance and touch of the cream were good.

6. Robustness: It was found that the cream was easily spreadable and moisturizes the skin surface of human volunteer.

7. Type of smear: It was found that the cream produced non-greasy film on the skin surface.

8. Emoligency: After observation, it was found that cream not left residue on skin surface after application.

9. Dilution test: In this test the emulsion is diluted either with oil or water. If the emulsion is w/o type and it is diluted with oil, it will remain stable as oil is the dispersion medium.

10. Removal: The ease of removal of the creams applied was examined by washing the applied part with tap water.

4. RESULTS:

The prepared herbal cream using the above-mentioned was evaluated for the following parameters and the results are tabulated (Table 3)

Table: 3 Results of cream

Sr. No.	Parameters	Observation
1	Color	Bluish purple
2	pH	6-6.8
3	Dilution test	W/o type emulsion
4	Emoligency	Thin layer
5	Removal	Water washable
6	Spreadibility	Easy to spread
7	Texture	Smooth
8	Type of Smear	Non- greasy

5. CONCLUSION:

All parameters showed that they are within the limits and since all the ingredients added have many advantages, that the formulated cream showed good consistency and spread ability, Homogeneity, pH, non-greasy and there is no phase separation during study period of research. From the above Study it can be concluded that the purple cold gel cream is safe to use. This gel cream improves skin elasticity and reduce sagging.

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Authors special gratitude and thanks to advisor, Mrs. Pooja Khanpara for imparting to her knowledge and expertise in this study and highly indebted to R. D. Gardi B. Pharmacy College for their guidelines and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding this research and also for their support in completing this work.

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Received on 24.05.2023 Accepted on 19.07.2023

Research J. Topical and Cosmetic Sci. 2023; 14(2):58-64.

DOI: 10.52711/2321-5844.2023.00009