FORMULATION & EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL SHAMPOO
AbstractThe aim of this study is to prepare and formulate an herbal shampoo and evaluate its physiochemical properties for safety and efficacy which contain safe natural ingredients. Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removals of dirt, oils, skin particles, environmental pollutants and other foreign particle which build up in hair. The shampoo is enriched with herbal extract without any synthetic additives. The herbal extract used in formulations are Punica grantum (pomegranate), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Sapindus mukorossi (ritha), Datura metal (datura), Pisidium guajira (guava), Azadinachta indica (neem), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (shoe black plant), Citrus sinensis (orange), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Allium sativum (garlic), Allium cepa (onion), Cuminum cyminum (jeera). Herbal shampoo was prepared by simple mixing process. The herbal shampoo was tested for physicochemical properties. Some of methods are visual inspection, pH determination, solubility check, cleansing action, determination of percentage solid content, viscosity evaluation, dirt dispersion, foaming ability detergency ability and stability studies.
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Navneet Jaiswal, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Khushi Kumari, Tanmay Jit *, Saumendu Deb Roy, Dibyendu Shil, Jashabir Chakraborty and Sanglap Mallick
Department of Pharmaceutics, Mata Gujri College of Pharmacy, Mata Gujri University Kishanganj, Bihar, India.
tanmayjit.mgcop@gmail.com
14 August 2024
16 September 2024
27 September 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.11(9).494-01
30 September 2024