Iranian researchers sunscreen properties of saffron
Hqqan School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in a research project to characterize and assess the effects of saffron and safranal nanoliposomes’s sunscreen.
According to ISNA Research Service, the research by the doctor Reza Jafari, Hossein Hossein Zadeh doctor, doctor Fatima Nazar Gul Mohammad Imani and doctor of the Faculty of Pharmacy University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad done.
In this study, the results of which are presented in the form of an article, states: Saffron has many applications in traditional medicine and one of the properties of this plant, having UV absorption capacity.
Nanoliposomes made from the extract of saffron stigma in concentrations of 2, 4 and 8 percent, as well as nanoliposomes safranal with concentrations of 0.25, 0.5 and one per cent were among the products of this research. Homosalate Standard lotion SPF 8 percent, according to the FDA to determine and compare the accuracy of the method was developed. SPF products are prepared by diluting solvent vitro using Mansur, et al equation and absorption, respectively.
The results showed: SPF Nanoliposomal extract 8%, significantly higher than standard sunscreen SPF homosalate with the same concentration of 8 percent.
The findings of this research show: Saffron can act as a sunscreen agent. The study also showed that SPF safranal component of saffron 0.5 percent and a significantly larger percentage of female SPF sunscreen homosalate standard with a concentration of 8 percent.
The results of this study show that nanoliposomes extract can be used as a natural sunscreen UV absorber. It also uses saffron nanoliposomes safranal in very small concentrations can be achieved with a high SPF.
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