PHYTOCOSMETIC PRODUCT (SKIN CREAM) DEVELOPMENT FROM TERMINALIA CATAPPA L. SEED OIL: VALUE ADDITION FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

Seed oils have an important role in providing greener cosmetics that are skin and eco[1]friendly. Designed and developed strategy to explore and utilize full benefits of these cosmetic products from plant oils needs to be exploited. This research was aimed to carry out physicochemical analysis and formulate skin cream using seed oil extracted from Terminalia catappa L. Seed Oil. Extraction of oil was done by soxhlet using n-hexane. The physical and chemical characteristics revealed the following: Color of the oil was light yellow, liquid at room temperature, Oil yield was 40.70 (%), saponification value 284.50 (mgKOH/g), Iodine value , 102.30 (g I2/100g), acid value 3 .60 (mgKOH/g) and Free fatty acid 1. 48 (% w/w).. The physiochemical analysis result of the iodine value of seed oil showed that it is semi drying and could be used in production of skin cream.