Table 2.
Composition of various cream formulations, i.e., base cream; vesicular cream (GEO loaded: GC1, GC2, and GC3 and CEO loaded: CC1, CC2, and CC3); nonvesicular cream GEO6 and CEO6 for GEO and CEO, respectively.
| Ingredients (% w/w) | Base cream | GC1 | GC2 | GC3 | GEO6 | CC1 | CC2 | CC3 | CEO6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeswax | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Stearic acid | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cetyl alcohol | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Olive oil | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Coconut oil | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Span60 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Tween60 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Aloe vera gel | qs | qs | qs | qs | qs | qs | qs | qs | qs |
| GEO loaded in vesicles | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CEO loaded in vesicles | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Free GEO | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Free CEO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |