Optimalisasi Lip Balm Ekstrak Lidah Buaya (Aloe Vera L) Sebagai Pelembab Bibir

Abstract

Aloe vera has the potential to be used as a lip moisturizer because Aloe vera exudate contains lignin compounds that can help moisturize the skin of the lips. The use of lip balm on the lips has a function to maintain lip moisture and help treat chapped lips such as dry lips, chapped lips and dark lips. Lip balm or lip salve is a waxy substance that is applied to the lips from the mouth, the purpose is to moisturize the lips so they are not easily dry and cracked. Usually lip balm is used for lips that need protection, for example in conditions of low humidity or because the temperature is too cold, to prevent evaporation of water and epithelial cells of the lip mucosa. Lip balms often contain beeswax or carnauba wax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, paraffin, petrolatum, and other ingredients. The purpose of this study was to determine how the stability of the preparation of Aloe vera extract lip balm. The results of this study showed that the stability of the lip balm preparation has good stability