TOPICAL HERBAL FORMULATION FOR TREATING ACNE AND SKIN DISORDERS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61K9/107 A61K31/194 A61K36/738 A61K36/752 A61K47/30 A61K47/44 A61P17/10 B82B1/00 B82Y5/00 

FIELD: medicine, pharmaceutics.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to an herbal formulation of topical nanoemulsion for treating acne-related skin disorders. The above formulation contains an aqueous phase comprising a therapeutic agent, rose water and/or lemon juice, and an oil phase containing an essential oil, a non-ionic surfactant and an accessory surfactant. The aqueous and oil phases are related within the range of 1:1 to 1:2, while a particle size of the herbal formulation is less than 5 nm. The essential oil is presented by tea tree oil, basil oil, rosemary oil, lavender oil, jojoba oil, bergamot oil, clove oil and peppermint oil. The invention also refers to a method for preparing the herbal formulation which involves providing the aqueous and oil phases, mixing the above phases to produce a mixture to be emulsified with the non-ionic surfactant to prepare a macroemulsion. The prepared macroemulsion is mixed with ethanol to produce a nanoemulsion with a particle size less than 5 nm.

EFFECT: invention provides the herbal formulation with good penetration, prolonged effect causing no irritation.

8 cl, 4 dwg, 7 ex