Application of MAG (monoacyl glycerol) as emulsifier with red palm oil in body cream product

Abstract

Palm Fatty Acid Destilate (PFAD) is one of the wastes from the palm oil processing. PFAD can be reacted with glycerol to form MAG (monoacyl glycerol). MAG is an emulgator that can be applied in a cosmetic product in the form of a red palm oil cream. Red palm oil is one of the products processed from palm oil that still has a lot of natural antioxidant content such as carotenoids and vitamin E. formulation of red palm oil cream is carried out by treating variations of stearic acid substitution with red palm oil 50%, 75% and 100% as the source of active ingredients and variations in the combination of MAG and tween 80 as emulsifiers with each weight ratio of 1:3; 2:2 and 3:1. Each formula is then characterized based on its physical properties such as type of emulsion, pH, and stability of the emulsion. Some formulas that have the best physical properties will be selected and continued with sensory and total carotene tests. The synthesize MAG used has the characteristics of water content, free fatty acids and free glycerol, each at 1.27%; 0% and 0.37%. with a pure MAG yield of 18.85%. The best formula for red palm oil cream is formula with variation of stearic acid substitution with red palm oil by 50% and a variation of the MAG: tween 80 combination of 2:2. The formula has a HLB emulgator value of 9.4 and contains active carotenoid of 311.82 ppm.