In this study, virgin coconut oil (VCO)-based  lamellar liquid crystal (LLC) systems was formulated from single and mixed surfactants system of  Brij30/H2O/VCO and Tween 60:Brij30/H2O/VCO,  respectively using trial and error method with  fixed composition. The study incorporated lycopene, as an additive compound into the formulated  VCO-based LLC (V-L?) with varying percentages of  lycopene in VCO phase prior to mixing all the  ingredients in a desired composition. The purpose  of this study was to determine the best V- L? system  for use as a platform that can accommodate optimum lycopene. Physicochemical characterisation of the  systems was performed by optical polarising  microscopy (OPM), small-angle X-ray scattering  (SAXS) and rheological profile analysis. The OPM and SAXS results showed that both systems were capable  of accommodating lycopene up to 70 wt%. Optical  polarising microscope study showed that the lamellar  texture of both systems remained even in the .....

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