Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MOISTURIZER CONTAINING ISABGOL MUCILAGE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DRY SKIN

Ghodgaonkar Sunayana, Sadgir Priyanka, Pai Anant, Momin Farina, Pagare Akshata

ABSTRACT

Isabgol (Psyllium Husk) is known to exhibit a plethora of pharmacological activities. It has been used as a dietary fiber supplement, bulk-forming laxative, and in treatment of colon cancer. Isabgol is widely used as a cure, in treating different kinds of diseases, conditions like chronic constipation, diarrhea, inflammation of mucous membrane of GI and genitourinary tracts, duodenal ulcer, gonorrhea, piles, etc.,as bulk forming, non-irritant laxative drug, demulcent, as a cervical dilator etc. It is known to have an excellent emollient property. The advantage of isabgol is it is natural, less costly, freely available and nontoxic. This work deals with the emollient property of isabgol. It is a known fact that Isabgol has good moisturizing effect due to its gel forming activity. Hence we have tried to formulate vitamin E enriched moisturizer for the management of dry skin.

Keywords: Isabgol husk, gel, mucilage.