Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL ANTI-DANDRUFF SHAMPOO

Neha Goel*, Anurag Jain, Prabhakar Budholiya, M. Harshit Rao, Abhay Singh, Saniya Siddiqui and Akash Mishra

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Abstract

Dandruff is a common disorder affecting the scalp condition caused by Pityrosporum yeast. Dandruff cannot be completely remove but can only be controlled. A shampoo is a composition carry surfactant in a suitable form liquid, solid or powder which when used under the specified order will eliminate surface grease, dust and skin debris from the hair shaft and scalp without adversely affecting the user. Many anti-fungal compound are employed in hair care preparations for the dandruff treatment. These products appear many side effects like loss of hair, increased scaling, itching, irritation, nausea, and headache. Hence an effirt was made to formulate herbal anti dandruff shampoo which is efficacious in terms of safety and treating the dandruff condition better than the chemical based anti-dandruff shampoo. Herbal anti-dandruff shampoos were manufacture using herbal element like Retha, Amla and Shikakai extract use for preparing shampoo. The formulated shampoos were subjected to evaluation parameters like visual inspection, pH, viscosity, Percentage of solids constituents, Dirt dispersion, Surface tension, Foaming ability and foam stability, anti-fungal activity test using Pityrosporum Ovale strain.

Keywords: Retha, Amla and Shikakai, Herbal anti-dandruff Formulation,