Artículos de revistas
Benefits of Combinations of Vitamin A, C and E Derivatives in the Stability of Cosmetic Formulations
Fecha
2012Registro en:
MOLECULES, BASEL, v. 17, n. 2, pp. 2219-2230, FEB, 2012
1420-3049
10.3390/molecules17022219
Autor
Gianeti, Mirela Donato
Cordeiro, Lorena Rigo Gaspar
Camargo Junior, Flavio Bueno de
Goncalves Maia Campos, Patricia Maria Berardo
Institución
Resumen
Chemically stable ester derivatives of vitamins A, C and E have become a focus of interest for their role in the satisfactory results in skin aging treatments. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical and chemical stability of a cosmetic formulation containing 1% retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate and tocopheryl acetate, alone or in combination. In the studies of physical stability, a Brookfield rheometer was used to determine rheological behavior of formulations containing the vitamins. Chemical stability was determined by HPLC on a Shimadzu system with UV detection. Results showed that formulations had pseudoplastic behavior and that vitamins did not alter their apparent viscosity and thixotropy. In the chemical stability studies, first-order reaction equations were used for determinations of the shelf-life of vitamins derivatives considering a remaining concentration of 85%. Combined vitamins in a single formulation had a slightly lower degradation rate as compared to different preparations containing only one of the vitamins. Considering that many cosmetic formulations contain vitamin combinations it is suggested that the present study may contribute to the development of more stable formulations containing liposoluble vitamins.