Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL FACE CREAM

Anisree G. S.*, Liji Yesodharan1, Abhishek R., Anagha S. R., Sharon Abraham, Thamanna Mujeeb

Abstract

Creams from natural sources are considered as safer as compared to synthetic preparations. They are mainly formulated by using natural ingredients with less side effects and with more skin glowing and skin whitening properties. The primary aim was to formulate and evaluate herbal face cream. The Face cream was developed with cold cream principle. It was formulated with Rice powder, aloe vera powder and turmeric powder in different concentrations. The various quality control parameters like physical evaluation, acid value, saponification value, pH, spreadability, washability were evaluated to arrive at the ideal formulation. The results showed that the ingredients give more stable product with good characteristics. As compared with different batches of the developed formulations, the formulation F5 met all the parameters and thus selected as the ideal formulation. Thus the development may be acceptable by the cosmetic lovers.

Keywords: Herbal face cream, rice powder, aloe vera, Spreadability.