Research Article

Enhancement of the Anti-Skin Wrinkling Effects of Aloe arborescens Miller Extracts Associated with Lactic Acid Fermentation

Table 1

The concentrations of barbaloin in the aloe extracts from the three different processes.

ExtractsContents (mg/g)

Gel extract (GE)0.08 ± 0.02
Water extract (WE)10.21 ± 0.72
Fermentation extract (FE)9.38 ± 0.13

GE: the gel juice extracted after peeling off the leaves of Aloe vera. WE: the extract obtained by hot water extraction of Aloe arborescens at 100°C for 24 hours. FE: the lactic acid fermentation of Aloe arborescens at 37°C for 4 days further extracted by an ultrasonicator at 40 kHz for 1 hour at room temperature.