Abstract

A PHYSICOCHEMICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN SYNTHETIC AND HERBAL SHAMPOOS AVAILABLE IN LOCAL MARKET

Pranita Sunar*, Dr. Pallab Ghosh, Dr. Jashabir Chakraborty and Dr. Ramesh Kumari Dasgupta

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Abstract

A shampoo is typically a surfactant preparation intended to apply in the hair that are available as a liquid, solid or powder that can eliminate debris, dandruff, epidermal grease and skin residue without harming the hair, scalp or health. Herbal cleansers or shampoos are hair care products which incorporates natural extracts. These formulations are safe for daily use and give nutrients and other essential vitamins to hair and scalp. This study aims to compare the physico-chemical differences between some branded synthetic and herbal shampoo formulations randomly collected from the local market of Sikkim. The formulations of shampoos were assessed for their physicochemical characteristics like physical appearance, pH measurement, viscosity, percentage of solid content, dirt dispersion, wetting time, foaming ability and foam stability. All shampoos had a good percentage of solids, excellent foam formation with good amount of stability within the acceptable pH range. Among all samples Indulekha had the shortest wetting times (8.26 ± 2.03 min) which indicate for having minimum content of detergents. The results demonstrate that every shampoo put under scrutiny met with the requirements, demonstrating their chemical soundness as per their claim.

Keywords: Shampoo, Herbals, Comparison, Physicochemical, Evaluation.