Production of Calendula flower (Calendula officinalis L. ) and keratin containing cream from leather industry wastes

BASF;Clariant Iberica;Colorantes Industriales;Cromogenia Units;Dercosa;et al.31st Congress of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies, IULTCS 2011 -- 27 September 2011 through 30 September 2011 -- 109691This study elaborates the use of keratin extracted from wastes at the end of unhairing process in the leather industry. Keratin is purified according to an oxidation method for producing cream. The experimental process to prepare the cream includes O/W emulsion method with keratin and Calendula officinalis flower extract (Calendula officinalis L. ). The results of the study have shown that keratin obtained from unhairing wastes of leather industry can be used in producing a cream with calendula flower ingredient. As a result, the usability of keratin, which is obtained from unhairing wastes of the leather industry in the production of calendula flower -containing cream has been inspected