Abstract

PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL LIPSTICK

Niranjan Dalapati*, Prasanna Kumar Kar and Simanchal Panda

Abstract

This can be observed from the fact that lipsticks are marketed in hundred of shades of colours to satisfy the demand of women. The present investigation was done to formulate herbal lipstick, since lipsticks are one of the key cosmetics to be used by the women. Due to various adverse effects of available synthetic preparation the present work was conceived by us to formulate a herbal lipstick having minimal or no side effects. The herbal lipstick was formulated as prepare adequately supported by efficacy and general method of normal lipstick safety data documented in scientific formulation. The ingredients used in the literature. Among the more popular formulations of a herbal lipstick are functional natural ingredients several Coconut oil- 16 gm Cocoa butter - 28 gm Bees was- 36 gm Beet root juice-6gm (colouring agent) Or Bixa orelanna-6gm (colouring agent) Rose essence-0.1ml Vanilla essence-QS. All the ingredients were mixed in a crushed or dried and powdered form, their definite ratio by melting cocoa butter and incorporation into existing cosmetic bees wax at a low flame and then moulded formulations presents unique challenges in a suitable mould (Moulding method) to In recent time’s lipsticks have been under formulate lipsticks the scanners of many health watchers. The evaluation parameters found to be colour-red, pH 6.5+-0.3, melting point-60-61, breaking point-31, thixotrophy character-9, perfume stability- good, force of applicationgood, surface anomalies - no defect, aging stability- smooth, solubility test- chloroform soluble.

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