Formulation of The Body Scrub Cream from Purple Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Abstract: Anthocyanin is an
active compound of purple sweet potato, has effect as anti-oxidative,
antiinflammatory, and anti-itching. It make them interesting ingredients for
skin treatment. The bioantioxidant body scrub is one of the popular cosmetic
products in SPA industry. Their stability property is one crucial factor to
develop a purple sweet potato body scrub cream. The steam and oven heating of
tuber were involved on the scrub powder preparation. The oven and non-heating
preparation scrub powder provided fne-sized powder more than 50%, but the
steaming produced granular particle distribution. Total anthocyanin content in
scrub grains was 326.8 mg/100 g, 103.3 mg/100 g and34.4 mg/100g for steam
preparation, oven and non-heating, respectively. The steamed scrub powder preparation
method produced stable anthocyanin content in body scrub cream for 25 days
observation.
Keywords: Anthocyanin, body
scrub formulation, purple sweet potato
Penulis: I Made A. G. Wirasuta,
Ni K. D. Triastuti, Kadek S. Deviyanthi, Dyah A. Sartika, Putu D. Utari
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd180218
