Research Article
Enrichment, Development, and Assessment of Indian Basil Oil Based Antiseptic Cream Formulation Utilizing Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance Approach
Table 3
Creaming index of basil oil and light liquid paraffin emulsions.
| Emulsions | HLB | Day 5 | Day 10 | Day 30 | Day 45 | Day 60 |
| Basil oil emulsions | BE1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7.6 | PS | PS | PS | BE2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 6.6 | PS | PS | PS | BE3 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 6.2 | PS | PS | PS | BE4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | PS | PS | PS | BE5 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | PS | PS | PS | BE6 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 10.8 | PS | BE7 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | PS | BE8 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 8.2 | PS | BE9 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | BE10 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 10.2 | BE11 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | PS |
| Light liquid paraffin emulsions | LE1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 5.7 | PS | PS | PS | LE2 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | PS | PS | PS | LE3 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 5.8 | PS | PS | PS | LE4 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | PS | PS | PS | LE5 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 10.4 | PS | LE6 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.4 | LE7 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 | LE8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | LE9 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | PS | LE10 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | PS | LE11 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 9.0 | PS | PS |
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BE: basil oil emulsion; LE: light liquid paraffin emulsion; PS: phase separation.
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