Table 1.

The composition of the silymarin creams.

Composition	Emulgents							Cetostearyl Alcohol (4.6 g) Stearic Acid (10 g) Propylene Glycol (5 g) IPM (5 g) Nipagin M (1 g) Purified water (ad 100 g)
	SM (5 g)	TC (14.2 g)	P60 (3 g)	CRC (3 g)	SP 50 (3 g)	SP 70 (3 g)	PS 750 (3 g)
I	+		+					+
II	+			+				+
III	+				+			+
IV	+					+		+
V	+						+	+
VI	+	+	+					+
VII	+	+		+				+
VIII	+	+			+			+
IX	+	+				+		+
X	+	+					+	+

Abbreviations: SM (silymarin powder), TC (Transcutol HP), P60 (Polysorbate 60), CRC (Cremophor A6 and A25 in the ratio 1:1), SP 50 (sucrose stearate SP 50), SP 70 (sucrose stearate SP 70), PS 750 (sucrose stearate PS 750), IPM (isopropyl myristate).