Moringa oleifera,citrus limon and apos mellifera as anti-acne

facial mask

FOREIGN LITERATURE

According to Suzuka Fujiwara (2017) “Beneficial Effects of Lemon Balm Leaf Extract on In Vitro Glycation
of Proteins, Arterial Stiffness, and Skin Elasticity in Healthy Adults”, From among 681 hot water plant
extracts, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis; LB) leaf extract was selected and revealed to have more potent
inhibitory activity for pentosidine formation than a representative anti-glycation agent, aminoguanidine.
Rosmarinic acid (RA), a typical polyphenol in Lamiaceae plants, was identified as a major active
component in LB extract (LBE).

According to Anna Kurek-Górecka (2020) “Bee Products in Dermatology and Skin Care”, the honey,
propolis, bee pollen, bee bread, royal jelly, beeswax and bee venom are natural products which have
been used in medicine since ancient times. Nowadays, studies indicate that natural bee products can be
used for skin treatment and care. Biological properties of these products are related to flavonoids they
contain like: chrysin, apigenin, kaempferol, quercetin, galangin, pinocembrin or naringenin.

According to Nisha Yadav (2021) “Role of a Miracle Tree (Moringa oleifera) in Healthc are”, Moringa
oleifera Lam is a plant found in Himalayan foothills. A large corpus of literature exists about moringa and
its medicinal values. Various medicinal and health properties of moringa make it a part of various
phytomedicinal preparation.It is used as a part of routine diet and has anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory,
antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-hyperglycaemic and anti-tumour properties.
LOCAL LITERATURE
According to M. Aquino , et al, (2019) “An Investigatory Research on Guamalaya as Herbal Soap’, that a
herbal soap made up of guava leaves, malunggay and ampalaya, also known as Guamalaya, which can
moisturize the skin, remove pimples, and can be used as a facial soap also.

According to Christopher O. Pacardo (2018) “Development and Innovation of Extractor For Malunggay
(Moringa oleifera Lamk)”, the extractor for malunggay to solve its laborious and tedious processing and
for product and by-products development. Particularly, innovation of existing malunggay juice extractor
was done and tested in terms of efficiency, capacity, extraction time, losses and power requirement, and
its technical and economic viability. The extractor was innovated for extracting malunggay juice and
other similar commodities.

According to Omolola Esther Fayemi (2018) “Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Properties of
Polyacrylonitrile-Moringa Extract Nanofibers”, the simple and cost-effective material composed of
polyacrylonitrile nanofibers containing different concentrations of moringa (MR) leaf extracts was
fabricated for antimicrobial properties and wound dressing. The fabricated materials were characterized
by scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and Fourier transmission infrared
spectroscopy.