Chromatographic Analysis of trans and c/s-Citral in Lemongrass Oil and in a Topical Phytonanocosmeceutical Formulation, and Validation of the Method

摘要

For decades the antimicrobial potential of essential oils has been extensively studied, and aromatic oils are the subject of intensive research in the skin care industry for use in cosmetics [1-10]. Among the micro-organisms tested Propionibacteri-um acnes is highly susceptible to antimicrobial herb extracts and volatile oils [11-21]. Acne lesions develop in pilosebaceous units infected by P. acnes leading to blackheads, whiteheads, and development of pustules [1, 12-16, 18, 20, 21].