Enrichment, Development, and Assessment of Indian Basil Oil Based Antiseptic Cream Formulation Utilizing Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance Approach

Table 1

Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance spreadsheet of basil oil and light liquid paraffin emulsions.

Basil oil emulsions	HLB	Tween 80 (%)	Span 80 (%)	Light liquid paraffin emulsions
First series emulsions
BE1	5.0	06.54	93.46	LE1
BE2	6.0	15.88	84.12	LE2
BE3	7.0	25.23	74.77	LE3
BE4	8.0	34.57	65.43	LE4
BE5	9.0	43.92	56.08	LE5
BE6	10.0	53.27	46.73	LE6
BE7	11.0	62.61	37.39	LE7
BE8	12.0	71.96	28.04	LE8
BE9	13.0	81.30	18.70	LE9
BE10	14.0	90.65	09.35	LE10
BE11	15.0	100.00	00.00	LE11
Second series emulsions
BE12	11.0	62.61	37.39	LE12
BE13	11.4	66.35	33.65	LE13
BE14	11.8	70.09	29.91	LE14
BE15	12.2	73.83	26.17	LE15
BE16	12.6	77.83	22.43	LE16
BE17	13.0	81.30	18.70	LE17
BE18	13.4	85.04	14.96	LE18
BE19	13.8	88.78	11.22	LE19

BE: basil oil emulsion; LE: light liquid paraffin emulsion; HLB: hydrophilic-lipophilic balance.