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Hair Washing Formulations from Aloe elegans Todaro Gel: The Potential for Making Hair Shampoo

Table 4

Chemical composition of A. elegans leaf gel extract.

SNNameFormulaAreaRT% area

1Decanoic (capric) acid, methyl esterC11H22O2408,49721.370.69
2Dodecanoic (lauric) acid, methyl esterC13H26O21,516,57926.552.55
3Ar-tumeroneC15H20O3,401,56629.925.72
4TumeroneC15H22O2,691,77630.044.53
5CurloneC15H22O2,261,92730.793.81
6Tetradecanoic (myristic) acid, methyl esterC15H30O25,658,34931.169.52
79-Methyltetradecanoic (9-methylmyristic) acid, methyl esterC16H32O2661,02833.501.11
8Hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid, methyl esterC17H34O218,109,46236.5530.47
9(Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic (linoleic) acid, methyl esterC19H34O24,180,21543.767.03
10(E)-9-octadecadienoic (elaidic) acid, methyl esterC19H36O214,946,08344.0925.14
11PhytolC20H40O1,229,91944.482.07
12Octadecanoic (stearic) acid, methyl esterC19H38O24,376,31745.127.36