Abstract

COSMECEUTICAL MASKS USING THERAPEUTIC MUD OF AKHTALA (GEORGIA) AND PRODUCTS FROM PLANT MATERIALS

Iavich P. A.*, Kakhetelidze M. B., Gabelaya M. A. and Churadze L. I.

Abstract

Therapeutic muds are used in many countries for balneologicalpurposes. Are known drugs, based on mud and water from the Dead Sea, a number of reservoirs in Russia and the Baltic, which are used in the treatment of eczema, osteoarthritis, neurodermatitis, psoriasis, scleroderma, keratoderma, ichthyosis and other diseases. They have an ointment like consistency that is convenient for use, but cannot be considered a cosmetic product due to a certain spectrum of contraindications in the undiluted form. In independent use, there is no complete probability of safety of their use for facial skin. The possibility of the influence of undiluted mud on the sensory properties of the final product in cosmeceuticals should also be taken into account. More appropriate in cosmetics are compositions in the form of creams, ointments, lotions and other similar products, in which mud is mixed in a certain ratio with the base for their even distribution in combination with the base and medicinal substances, obtained from plant materials. This message describes the formulation of the basis of therapeutic masks, using pseudovolcanic therapeutic mud of Akhtala (Georgia), as well as the possibility of use in cosmetic masks along with Akhtala a number of products, obtained from medicinal raw materials, growing in Georgia. We used extracts of St. John's wort and immortelle herbs, an extract of chamomile and calendula flowers, an extract from green tea leaves, sweet almond oil, grape seed, shea, and olive oil. The obtained results make it possible to predict the possibility of obtaining a cosmetic product using the above mentioned substances.

Keywords: Akhtala (Georgia), therapeutic mud, masks.