Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iași Secția Chimie și Inginerie Chimică ISSN: 2537-2947
ISSN-L: 0254-7104
2025, Volume 71(75), Issue 1 (January), pp. 37 - 46
Study On Obtaining Oily Extract from Linden Flowers and Using It in A
Cold Cream
CLAUDIA COBZARU, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi,
“Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental
Protection, Iaşi, Romania MAGDALENA ALUPOAE, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical
University of Iaşi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering
and Environmental Protection, Iaşi, Romania GABRIELA-ANTOANETA
APOSTOLESCU, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, “Cristofor
Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection,
Iaşi, Romania MĂLINA-MARIA CERNĂTESCU, “Grigore T. Popa” University of
Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, Iași, Romania CORINA CERNĂTESCU, “Gheorghe
Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of
Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Iaşi, Romania,
corina.cernatescu@academic.tuiasi.ro
Abstract The extract of linden flowers was obtained by maceration in
sunflower oil and, then, the extract was incorporated into a cold cream. The
photodegradation, TGA-DTGA analyses as well as the iodine, acidity and
saponification index, performed on the oily extract showed that it contains
active plant compounds that can contribute to its long-term use. The
cosmetic cream obtained with the oily extract of linden flowers demonstrated
that, from a qualitative point of view, it is moisturizing and nourishing,
beneficial for the skin but with a short shelf life (6 weeks). Keywords:
oily maceration, linden flowers, cold cream, photodegradation