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. 2021 Jul 6;10(7):1383.
doi: 10.3390/plants10071383.

Determination of Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity, and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Effects of Functional Cosmetic Creams Available on the Thailand Market

Sariya Mapoung  1   2 , Warathit Semmarath  1 , Punnida Arjsri  1 , Sonthaya Umsumarng  2   3 , Kamonwan Srisawad  1 , Pilaiporn Thippraphan  1 , Supachai Yodkeeree  1   2 , Pornngarm Limtrakul Dejkriengkraikul  1   2
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Determination of Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity, and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Effects of Functional Cosmetic Creams Available on the Thailand Market

Sariya Mapoung et al. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

Recently, the global trend toward the use of natural extracts and antioxidant agents in the cosmetic cream industry to produce whitening effects has been increasing. This has also been a persistent trend in Thailand. In this study, samples of commercial cosmetic creams on the Thai market were assessed for a functional evaluation of their antioxidant activity, tyrosinase inhibitory effects, and phenolic contents. Samples were extracted using hot water and sonication extraction method to obtain the functional cream extracts. Total phenolic contents in all samples were within the range of 0.46-47.92 mg GAE/30 g cream. Antioxidant activities of the cream extracts were within the range of 3.61-43.98 mg Trolox equivalent/30 g cream, while tyrosinase inhibition activities were within the range of 2.58-97.94% of inhibition. With regard to the relationship between the total phenolic content and the antioxidant activity of the cosmetic creams, Pearson's correlation coefficient revealed a moderately positive relationship with an r value of 0.6108. Furthermore, the relationship between the antioxidant activity and the tyrosinase inhibitory activity of the cosmetic creams was highly positive with an r value of 0.7238. Overall, this study demonstrated that the total phenolic contents in the functional cosmetic creams could play a role in antioxidant activity and anti-tyrosinase activities. The findings indicate how the whitening and antioxidant effects of cosmetic creams could be maintained after the products have been formulated, as this concern can affect the consumer's decision when purchasing cosmetic products.

Keywords: Thailand; cosmetic plants; cosmetic products; hot water cream extraction; plant phenolics; whitening cream.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
The characteristics of the studied cosmetic cream products from Thai market (Total number of samples = 23).
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Figure 2
Scatter plot and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) for the relationship between total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of 23 cream products on the Thai market.
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Figure 3
Scatter plot and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) of the relationship between total antioxidant capacity and % tyrosinase inhibition from 12 cream products available on the Thai market.
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