Ethnobotany Of Traditional Plant Cosmetics Utilized By Women: A Study In Northern Ghana

    May 2024 in “ Research Square (Research Square) ”
    Evans Paul Kwame Ameade, Josephine Aparku, Emmanuel Adom

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    Studysummary This study found that shea butter is the most used plant among women in Tamale, Ghana, for cosmetic purposes like skin smoothening and hair growth.
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    1. A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever: Plants and Plant-Based Preparations for Facial Care in Suriname Clinical and medical investigations · 2017
    2. Ethnobotanical Studies of Folklore Phytocosmetics of Southwest Nigeria Pharmaceutical Biology · 2014
    3. Plants Used in Cosmetics PTR. Phytotherapy research/Phytotherapy research · 2003