Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MULTANI MITTI PEEL OFF MASK

Vyas Jigar, Chauhan Jaydeep*, Choudhary Urvish and Dabgar Yash

ABSTRACT

Skin is a very sensitive and outer most layer of the human body which is exposed to environmental factors hence, it is very essential to protect the skin. There are various cosmetics available in market for skin care and have wide variety of cosmetics intended for facial application They can be a face mask, lotion, sun cream etc. Peel off mask is the type of dosage form which is gently applied onto the facial skin surface and is peeled off after few minutes of its application, but here we have a new concept of solid film peel off mask. It can be used as the remedy in treatment of facial skin related problems such as black hairs, dark-spots, dead skin and mainly used to open the closed pores due to deposition of dust. Its main role is to Stimulate the metabolism due to its occlusive effect. Multani mitti is being added as an active ingredient in this formulation. The most important characteristic of an multani mitti is its cooling activity. Using it as an active ingredient in peel off solid film mask, it adds to its value by enhancing the role of peel off mask by absorbing dust particles and opening the clogged pores. Literature survey reveals many papers related to formulation of herbal peel off masks, but no any reported paper was found on solid film peel off mask. In this paper, we have formulated multani mitti solid film peel off mask and Evaluated it by using various tests methods. The formulation showed overwhelming results after its application on healthy female volunteers.

Keywords: Multani mitti, Peel off solid film mask.