{
  "abstract": "Dermatological problems of the skin, hair or nails are considered one of the most cutaneous complaints and form around 30% of all visits to dermatologists. Recent treatments have been focused on exploring natural agents as alternatives for antibiotic-free treatments. Palm kernel oil (PKO) is identified as one of the healthy alternatives and is incorporated into traditional healthcare as a result of its safety and efficacy on the human body. PKO is a vegetable oil which is extracted from the seeds of the palm plant fruit. It has various therapeutic benefits, especially on skin health including antibacterial, antifungal, emollient, moisturiser, antioxidant and anti-ageing effects. Moreover, the moisturising potential can prevent dryness and enhance the elasticity of the skin. These remarkable effects could be the key to encouraging the pharmaceutical industries and researchers to further utilise and incorporate pharmacological properties of PKO in developing natural pharmaceutical skincare and dermatological products as a promising safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative. This article highlights the important pharmacological effects and the latest pharmaceutical applications of PKO and its derivatives.",
  "abstract_shown": true,
  "affiliations": [
    "School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.",
    "School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.",
    "Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq.",
    "Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Data Analytics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia.",
    "Indonesian Herbal and Horticultural Science and Technology Park, Del Institute of Technology, Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatera, Indonesia."
  ],
  "article_type": "review article",
  "arxiv": null,
  "author_total": 6,
  "authors": [
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Teong Gee Thor"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Rana Sejare"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        1
      ],
      "name": "Xin Yi Teoh"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        2
      ],
      "name": "Ahmed Bassam Farhan"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        3,
        4
      ],
      "name": "Sri Fatmawati"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Siok Yee Chan"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/ecs7ybzfxmp8p.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.3389/jpps.2026.16205",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13679054",
  "id": "ecs7ybzfxmp8p",
  "issns": [
    "1482-1826"
  ],
  "landing_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42899126",
  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
  "licence_source": "article",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "metadata_licence": null,
  "native_subjects": [
    [
      "openalex",
      "1110|Medicinal Plant Research"
    ]
  ],
  "openalex": "W7220456094",
  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13679054?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13679054",
  "pmid": "42899126",
  "published": "2026-10-05",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/ecs7ybzfxmp8p.ris",
  "sources": [
    {
      "first_seen": "2026-10-30T12:19:37Z",
      "native_id": "MED:42899126",
      "source": "europepmc",
      "url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42899126"
    }
  ],
  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "biology",
      "origin": "openalex:1110|Medicinal Plant Research",
      "subfield": "plant-biology"
    }
  ],
  "title": "The pharmaceutical applications of palm kernel oil: innovations in dermatological therapies.",
  "title_text": "The pharmaceutical applications of palm kernel oil: innovations in dermatological therapies.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:37Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/ecs7ybzfxmp8p",
  "venue": "Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques",
  "versions": []
}