DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF CURCUMIN-LOADED TRANSDERMAL CREAM: FORMULATION, OPTIMIZATION, SKIN PERMEATION ENHANCEMENT, AND ANTICANCER ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT
Objectives: The research aims to develop and optimize transdermal cream containing curcumin, using Shata-Dhauta-Ghrita (SDG) as a traditional lipid base and α-bisbolol as natural permeation enhancer in order to enhance skin absorption and deliver anticancer activities. Methods: The formulation was assessed for its drug...