Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL LIQUID SHAMPOO

Ashwini Sukhdev Pundkar* and Sujata P. Ingale

Abstract

A liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent to wash the hair is called as shampoo. Shampoos are the products which removes surface grease, dust from the hair shaft and scalp. Shampooing is the most common form of hair treatment. Shampoos are primarily being products aimed at cleansing the hair and scalp. In the present scenario, it seems improbable that herbal shampoo, although better in performance and safer than the synthetic ones, will be popular with the consumers. A more radical approach in popularizing herbal shampoo would be to change the consumer expectations from a shampoo, with emphasis on safety and efficacy. The main objective of this study was to eliminate harmful synthetic ingredient from herbal shampoo formulation and substitute them with a safe natural ingredient.

Keywords: Herbal shampoo, evaluation, formulation, radical approach, physicochemical approach.