Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SHAMPOO

Pawan M. Gunjkar*

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to formulate and evaluate herbal shampoo for cosmetic purpose from herbal ingredients. Neem powder, Amla powder, Shikakai powder, Ritha powder, Alo-vera gel was procured from local market in powdered form ayurvedic shop and prepared by homemade method, then prepared decoction of these ingredients and mixing with each other and evaluated for its organoleptic and physio-chemical characteristics. Herbal shampoo is used to cleansing of the hair also conditioning, smoothing, of the hair surface, good health of hair, hair free of dandruff, dirt grease and lice above all, its safety benefits are expected. The advantage of herbal cosmetics is their non-toxic nature, reduce the allergic reactions and time-tested usefulness of many ingredients. Thus, in present work, we found good properties for the herbal shampoo and further optimization study benefits of herbal shampoo on human use as cosmetic product.

Keywords: Cosmetic, Herbal shampoo, Ayurvedic, Dandruff, Conditioning.