Effect of Variations in Cettyl Alcohol Concentration on Preparation of Moringa Leaf Ethanol Extract Creambath (Moringa Oleifera L.) Against Rabbit Hair Growth

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A frequent hair problem is hair loss. Moringa leaf extract has the fastest activity in hair growth at 6% concentration. This study developed moringa leaf extract into a cream dosage formulation by varying the concentration of cetyl alcohol. Moringa leaf extract was obtained by maceration method using 96% ethanol solvent. The 6% moringa ethanol extract was made into creambath preparations in 3 formulas with varying concentrations of cetyl alcohol, namely 3%, 4%, and 5%. The creambath preparation was tested for physical quality, stability and activity of rabbit hair growth for 15 days with the parameters of average hair length and hair weight. The results showed that the variation of cetyl alcohol concentration in moringa leaf ethanol extract creambath preparation affects viscosity, spreadability, pH, stability and hair growth activity. Formula I with 3% cetyl alcohol concentration showed the best results based on one-way ANOVA.