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VOL. 7, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Determination of antioxidants in some natural hair cosmetic in Sudan
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Abdelazim Ibraheem Elgasim, Bara’ah Ali El-Tahir, Amina Aboubakr Bala
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine useful antioxidants in some herbal plants and animal product, beeswax and Sesame Oil wildly applied in sudan as hair cosmetics. Since some herbal plants are known to have high content of phenolic compounds and polyphenols, they were expected to have strong antioxidant activity. It was found that colves, ginger and hibiscus, cosmetics herbal plants, had higher percentages of antioxidant of 90.4%, 85.7%, 20.5% respectively, than that of Sesame Oil (48.1%). Hair cosmetic of animal product of beeswax and camel hump fats had higher percentages of antioxidant of (26.4%) and (14.3%) respectively, than that of lamb grease (4%) and bone marrow fats (3.1%).The application of Sudanese natural hair cosmetic products, particularly those containing high content of antioxidants, give hair enough support to prevent its damage caused by reactive oxygen species produced in the strong sunny and duty environmental conditions in sudan.
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Pages:7-9
How to cite this article:
Abdelazim Ibraheem Elgasim, Bara’ah Ali El-Tahir, Amina Aboubakr Bala "Determination of antioxidants in some natural hair cosmetic in Sudan". International Journal of Chemical Science, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 7-9
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