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. 2022 Jan 6;8(1):42. doi: 10.3390/gels8010042

Table 4.

Cost analysis of the selected formulation (S1) in comparison with the commercial gel.

Materials Price Per kg ($) w/w% of Materials Required Per kg Cost ($) Total Cost of S1 Per kg Cost of Commercial Gel (Aquasonic 100) Per kg
CAR 980 19 4 0.07 5.5 $ 19.99 $
Methylparaben 928 2 1.85
Propylparaben 217 0.5 0.10
Disodium EDTA 427 0.2 0.08
Glycerine 2 40 0.08
Distilled water 3 ≈900 2.7
Aloe vera gel 0.5 50 0.02
TEA 76 ≈8.62 0.65