A facile approach to fabrication and characterization of novel herbal microemulsion-based UV shielding cream

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 4 Skin irritation study data

Test material^a	Skin reaction^b	Mean irritation score
Test material^a	Skin reaction^b	12 h	24 h	48 h
Sunscreen cream containing microemulsion	Erythema	0	0	0.2
Sunscreen cream containing microemulsion	Oedema	0	0	0

^aTest material was applied on rabbit skin
^bErythema and oedema; the mean irritation score was the summation of each irritation score divided by the number of animals