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

Table 4

Experimentally determined hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of basil oil and light liquid paraffin.

Evaluation parameters	HLB value producing stable emulsion
	Basil oil	Light liquid paraffin
Percent CI	13.0, 14.0	11.0, 12.0
MDD	13.4	11.4
Percent increase in MDD	13.0	11.4
DR	13.4	11.4
Turbidity	13.4	11.8
Mean HLB^a	13.36±0.36	11.5±0.35

HLB: hydrophilic-lipophilic balance; CI: creaming index; MDD: mean droplet diameter; DR: dispersion ratio.
^aMean ± SD, 𝑛=6.