Study of the Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Used as UV absorber on Natural Herbal Extract Sunscreen Products

This research focuses on the effects of UV absorber on natural herbal extracts including Wan Nga-chang (Ivory) and Wan Tan-diao containing Glycoside and Tannin with solvent prepared via the maceration method. The concentrations of UV absorber in this study, Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), were varied from 5, 10, 15 % by weight and compared to the unadded reference material. The characteristics and properties of sunscreen products were analyzed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) and Fourier Transform-Infrared spectrometer (FT-IR). The results of the experiment showed that the optimal concentration of UV absorber is herbal cream and TiO2 at concentrations of 10%wt. From XRD and FT-IR techniques confirmed the elements and functional group of herbal extract and TiO2, respectively