January 2025

Formulation of anti-acne herbal topicals based on Ocimum gratissimum and Aloe vera

Acne is a dermatosis of the pilosebaceous follicles usually treated with topicals. Aloe vera and Ocimum gratissimum are used in traditional medicine to treat this condition. The aim of this study was to formulate and compare the anti-acne efficacy of a hydrogel and an emugel based on Aloe vera and O. gratissimum.  Three herbal topicals containing A. vera gel associated with respectively 5% of essential oil of O....

Author(s): Habib GANFON, Gabin ASSANHOU, Steeve DAZOUNDO, Gérard DOSSOU-AGOIN, Brice OHIN and Farid BABA-MOUSSA