Lotions are the most spread liquid cosmetics, which perform a variety of cosmetic functions — cleansing, moisturizing, bleaching, regenerating etc. In medicine lotions found themselves as promising drugs that exhibit anti-inflammatory, astringent, regenerating, anti-microbial, anti-seborrhean etc. At present there is no single lotions definition as dosage form, so it is important to summarize the data of different official sources about these drugs.
The purpose of the study. Systematization of Ukrainian and other countries’ normative documents about lotions as dosage form.
The article presents the data of the national normative documents of Ukrainian, European, British and Japanese Pharmacopoeias concerning with determination and characteristics of medical and cosmetic lotions. Additionally, in the materials it is presented lotions classification according with various classification characteristics. It is described the peculiarities of auxiliary, active and medical substances composition of cosmetic lotions with cleaning, bleaching, protective and other actions and medicinal lotions intended for the prevention and treatment of dermatological diseases.
Conclusion. Lotions according with the definitions ofUkraine and other countries regulatory documents are liquid cosmetic and medical dosage form for cutaneous application, which is released in the form of water-alcohol solution, suspension or emulsion with varied content of auxiliary, active and medical substances which determine their properties and purpose.