Topical Delivery of Geranium/Calendula Essential Oil-Entrapped Ethanolic Lipid Vesicular Cream to Combat Skin Aging

Table 2

Composition of various cream formulations, i.e., base cream; vesicular cream (GEO loaded: GC1, GC2, and GC3 and CEO loaded: CC1, CC2, and CC3); nonvesicular cream GEO6 and CEO6 for GEO and CEO, respectively.

Ingredients (% )	Base cream	GC1	GC2	GC3	GEO6	CC1	CC2	CC3	CEO6
Beeswax	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Stearic acid	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cetyl alcohol	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Olive oil	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Coconut oil	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Span60	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Tween60	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Aloe vera gel	qs	qs	qs	qs	qs	qs	qs	qs	qs
GEO loaded in vesicles	—	2	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
CEO loaded in vesicles	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	—
Free GEO	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Free CEO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6