Desenvolvimento de formulações estéticas e cosméticas naturais para auxiliar o crescimento de sobrancelhas

Abstract

Human eyebrows have an eye protection function, although they also have a social function, as they are responsible for facial expressions. They began to receive aesthetic importance from the 20th century onwards, and according to ABIHPEC, in 2020 the eyebrow sector was one of the fastest growing in the industry, moving thousands of dollars, so one can observe the existence of a promising consumer market of this type of product. The cosmetics industry is currently increasingly adept at ecologically correct production, aiming at the trade in inputs that come from biodiversity, with the choice of these inputs being a fundamental step in the development of a formulation. For a formulation to be considered suitable for reception, it must undergo a sensory analysis, which will evaluate the formulation through the five human sensory organs. In this work, two natural formulations were proposed and developed that aim to help in the growth of eyebrows, a Bio Brow and a Bio Serum. The developed formulations were experimented with centrifugation as a preliminary test and, when it was found that they did not tolerate the appearance of the samples, they were experimented with stability tests where they were exposed to low and high temperatures. As an adequate pH is one of the main characteristics of a cosmetic product aimed at the skin, the pH of the samples was measured using colorimetric skills, through pH papers. Once the stability of the developed formulations and the appropriate pH for application on the skin of the eyebrows were verified, the sample was sent for sensory analysis, in which the sensations of the participants regarding the odor, texture and spreadability were collected through a form. The main problem pointed out in the sensory analysis was the difficulty of application.