Determination of phenolic content and antioxidant activity of some cosmetic creams available in Syrian market

Abstract

This work was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity and phenolic content in 40 commercial cosmetic creams available in Syrian market. Phenolic content was determined according to the Folin-Ciocalteu method using gallic acid as the standard. Antioxidant activity of cosmetic creams were measured using the method of FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power). 23% of studied cosmetic creams contained phenolic compounds between 2.9 and 29.8 mg GAE/g cream. 58% of total studied cosmetic creams had antioxidant activity ranged from 54 to 360 M Fe +2 .