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The current study was aimed at exploring the Leptadenia pyrotechnica plant extract and development of a stable emulgel loaded with the same extract to assess its cosmeceutical potentials. Methodology: A stable emulgel loaded with methanolic plant extract along with its control gel was prepared by homogenization. The antioxidant potential of extracts prepared in different solvents (methanol MLP, ethanol ELP, n-hexane nLP, ethyl acetate EALP, and petroleum ether PLP) was determined by DPPH scavenging activity. The presence of phytochemicals was confirmed by total phenolic and flavonoid content analysis (TPC\/TFC). HPLC was used for quantification of bioactive components. FTIR analysis was performed for confirmation of functional groups. SPF was calculated via spectroscopic analysis for extract, control gel, and extract loaded emulgel. Stability studies included physical evaluation, pH, conductivity, spreadability, and rheological testing of both control and test emulgels at different temperatures, i.e., 8 \u00b0C \u00b1 1, 25 \u00b0C \u00b1 1, 40 \u00b0C \u00b1 1, 40 \u00b0C \u00b1 1 with RH of 75% for a period of 90 days. Results: DPPH radical scavenging activity showed the highest antioxidant activity of 85.5% \u00b1 2.78 for MLP. TPC and TFC were also found to be highest for the methanolic fraction, i.e., 190.98 \u00b1 0.40 mgGAE\/g and 128.28 \u00b1 2.64 mgQE\/g, respectively. The SPF of methanolic extract, placebo gel, and LPEG was 13.43 \u00b1 0.46, 2.37 \u00b1 0.33, and 7.28 \u00b1 0.56, respectively. HPLC assay confirmed the presence of catechin, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, and sinapinic acid. Rheological analysis showed that formulation has pseudo-plastic flow behavior. Other stability tests also revealed that prepared emulgel is a stable one. Conclusion: A stable emulgel loaded with Leptadenia pyrotechnica plant extract was successfully prepared and characterized for its cosmetic effects.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/gels9120977","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,13]],"date-time":"2023-12-13T12:00:37Z","timestamp":1702468837000},"page":"977","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Encapsulation of Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Khip) Extract in Carbomer Based Emulgel for Its Enhanced Antioxidant Effects and Its In Vitro Evaluation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Shamaila","family":"Masood","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9807-5841","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad Sohail","family":"Arshad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0727-3453","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Haji Muhammad Shoaib","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1871-8585","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M. 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