Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL FACE-SCRUB

Fariah Rizwani, Khush Jain* and Dr. Shefali Thakkar

Abstract

Background: Natural remedies are much more acceptable than any synthetic formulations in today’s genre. Herbal formulations have a growing demand in the world market. These days’ western countries have increased their dependency on natural herbal products which has witnessed in lightning advancement in Indian Herbal market for our herbal formulations. Method: The current studies deals with the formulation and evaluation of the anti-bacterial herbal face scrub containing extract of neem leaves (Azadirachta indica) prepared by using organic solvent, chia seeds (Salvia hispanica), orange peel powder, aloe-vera gel, glycerin, honey, lemon juice, guar gum, tragacanth gum, SLS and rose water. The plants have been reported in literature having good anti-microbial activity, antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory activities. Various formulations batches i.e. F1 to F5 were prepared using gum (guar gum and tragacanth gum) and other ingredients in varied quantities with different concentrations. Result: Prepared formulations (F1 to F5) were evaluated for various parameters such as color, appearance, consistency, washability, pH and spreadibility. Amongst all the formulations studies, batch F3 was found to be of optimum quality. Conclusion: It was a successful attempt to formulate the anti-bacterial herbal face scrub containing neem leaves (Azadirachta indica) as active constituent and various other natural ingredients.

Keywords: Anti-bacterial, aloe-vera gel, face scrub, herbal ingredients, neem.