Innovation of Antifungal Activities of Some Essential Oils as Anti-Dandruff: A Potential Development of an Anti-Dandruff Serum Formulation Using Experimental Design

Essential Oils as Anti-Dandruff and It’s Serum Formulation

  • iyan sopyan dept Pharmaceutics and technology of pharmacy Unpad
  • Virginia Heaven Mariboto Siagian Pharmacy Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia.
  • Johnessa Cung Pharmacy Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia.
  • Detria Wulandari Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia.
Keywords: Serum, Essential oil, Anti-dandruff, Design Expert®.

Abstract

Dandruff could be an exceedingly disturbing scalp condition to most people. It has various causes from fungus, bacteria, scalp irritation due to excessive sun exposure or even excessive shampoo exposure. As the world of beauty moves towards natural cosmetics, alternative anti-dandruff agents that use essential oils are quite popular these days. Essential oils such as tea tree, lemongrass, and lavender can act as antimicrobial agents against the causes of dandruff. This review describes the anti-dandruff potential of various essential oils on several dandruff-causing microorganisms such as Malassezia furfur and Malassezia globosa, as well as the potential for making anti-dandruff serum formulas using the experimental design method, namely Design Expert®. Comparative research methods from several research journal sources obtained from the internet were used in this review. The results of this review article state that various essential oils, especially tea tree and lavender, have good potential in inhibiting the growth of microorganisms that cause dandruff, along with the potential to develop a formula into a stable anti-dandruff serum using Design Expert®.

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2025-01-20
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sopyan, iyan, Siagian, V. H. M., Cung, J., & Wulandari, D. (2025). Innovation of Antifungal Activities of Some Essential Oils as Anti-Dandruff: A Potential Development of an Anti-Dandruff Serum Formulation Using Experimental Design. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy. Retrieved from https://journal.ugm.ac.id/v3/IJP/article/view/13142
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