Fig. 1. The pH changes of Deokgu HSW for 3 months
Fig. 2. Cytotoxicity test of Deokgu HSW with 100% ethanol as the positive control. Data are expressed as means ± SE and obtained from triplicate experiments. * denotes significant difference compared with the controls (p <0.05).
Fig. 3. Effect of the body lotion formulated with Deokgu HSW on skin moisturization (A) and improvement over time (B). Data are expressed as the average of three of five test results (i.e. excluding maximum and minimum scores). * denotes significant difference compared with the controls (p <0.05).
Fig. 4. Effect of body lotion formulated with Deokgu HSW on skin tension reinforcement. Data are expressed as the average of three of five results (i.e. excluding maximum and minimum scores); * denotes significant difference compared with the controls (p <0.05).
Table 1. Body lotion composition containing Deokgu HSW
Table 2. Evaluation of heavy metal and total microbes in the body lotion containing Deokgu HSW
Table 3. Skin irritation test of body lotion formulated with Deokgu HSWs.
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