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Formulation and Evaluation of Sunscreen Body Lotion Containing Tangerine Oil (Citrus reticulata) Cover

Formulation and Evaluation of Sunscreen Body Lotion Containing Tangerine Oil (Citrus reticulata)

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|Aug 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

The formulation of body lotion sunscreen

FNF1F2F3F4
Tangerine oil-36912
TiO233333
Stearate acic55555
Cetyl alcohol33333
TEA22222
Glycerin55555
Paraffin liquid88888
Propylene glycol88888
Phenoxyethanol11111
Citric acid11111
Distilled water (add)100
Fig. 1.

Chromatogram of tangerine oil and the information of retention time, area, and height of the detected peaks.

Figure 2.

MS spectra of selected main chemical compounds in tangerine oil, which are (a) D-limonene, (c) α-pinene and β-myrcene

Fig. 3.

Linear plots of DPPH inhibition percentage versus concentration of (a) ascorbic acid and (b) tangerine oil

Table 2.

The evaluation of body lotion sunscreen

FormulationpH freshViscosity (cP)Adhesion (s)Spreadability (cm)Particle size (mm)pH after stability testSPF value
FN7.67 ± 0.0315002.65 ± 0.175.69 ± 0.152.03 ± 0.107.69 ± 0.1112.82 ± 0.07
F17.66 ± 0.2213002.58 ± 0.085.84 ± 0.722.11 ± 0.267.80 ± 0.0512.30 ± 0.05
F27.76 ± 0.128502.51± 0.056.06 ± 0.591.72 ± 0.027.91 ± 0.0513.19 ± 0.14
F37.72 ± 0.106002.15 ± 0.096.24 ± 0.452.30 ± 1.157.89 ± 0.0613.59 ± 0.06
F47.70 ± 0.355001.70 ± 0.186.36 ± 0.182.22 ± 1.167.93 ± 0.0213.24 ± 0.08
Figure 4.

Micrographs of selected (a) F3 and (4) F4 formulas

Figure 5.

FTIR spectra of (a) tangerine oil, (b) F4, (c) F3, (d) F2, (e) F1, and (f) FN samples.

Figure 6.

(a) Spider diagram of hedonic evaluation and (b) percentage pie chart for overall preference

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afpuc-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2453-6725 (formerly 1338-6786) | Journal ISSN: 0301-2298
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 23, 2026
Published on: Aug 17, 2026
Published by: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Leny Yuliati, Yohanvi Ayu Gihartanti, Ellyvina Setya Dhini, published by Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy
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