Open AccessDetermination of New Biomaterials of Clams as An Active Ingredient in Sunscreen
Author(s) -
Saidatul Radhiah Ghazali,
Nur Hidayah Rosli,
Lili Shakirah Hassan,
Mohd Zul Helmi Rozaini,
Habibah Hamzah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1874/1/012075
Subject(s) - cosmetics , lotion , active ingredient , emulsion , chemistry , ingredient , sunburn , materials science , food science , organic chemistry , dermatology , medicine , bioinformatics , biology
Sunscreen agents are widely used to protect the skin against sunburn and to prevent the degradation of cosmetics products by sunlight. The good sunscreen agents contain inorganic materials such as synthesized calcium as the active ingredients. Despite using these materials, we discovered the potential of clam shell powder as a new biomaterial product with high calcium, phosphate, chitin and protein that gives a great result in preventing UV light. The clams shell powder was treated in order to synthesis the active ingredients namely Hydroxyapatite (HAp). Hap is added into the formulation of emulsion as sunscreen lotion. The emulsion was analyzed using thermal, spectroscopy and being compared with the commercial products. The uses of this new material is an alternative for the safe, organic, less chemical and a good cosmetic products.