A Novel Approach for Development and Characterization of Effective Mosquito Repellent Cream Formulation Containing Citronella Oil

Table 4

Texture profile and viscosity of marketed formulations and B5 cream.

Parameters	B0	B5	BM1	BM2
Texture profile
Spreadability (mJ)	80.67 ± 1.43	70.33 ± 0.88	95.67 ± 0.67	84.00 ± 1.00^ns
Firmness (g)	48.33 ± 0.67	38.67 ± 0.88	54.33 ± 0.33	29.33 ± 0.33
Extrudability (mJ)	741.67 ± 9.28	639.67 ± 8.09	986.33 ± 8.99	567.67 ± 9.74
Viscosity (cP)	93160.67 ± 89.04	90249.67 ± 139.95	100030.67 ± 36.70	82959.33 ± 35.83

B0, cream base; B5, optimized formulation; BM1 and BM2 are marketed formulations first and second, respectively. Data is presented as mean ± SEM (). Data was analysed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. All the groups are significantly different ( < 0.001) from each other. ^nsis reflecting the non-significant difference among spreadability of B0 and BM2.