FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTI-ACNE HERBAL FACE WASH GEL
Krishnamurthy A. Kamalapurkar, Revati D. Mengshetti* and Pradnya G. Vhanamane
ABSTRACT
Acne Vulgaris is an inflammatory disorder of pilosebaceous unit, which runs a chronic course and it is self-limiting. Acne vulgaris is triggered by propionibacterium acnes in adolescence, under the influence of normal circulating dehydroepindrosterone. It is a very common skin disorder which can present with inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions. The Aim of this study was to formulate and evaluate the herbal face wash gel containing extracts of Azadirachta indica (Neem), Ocimum Basillicum (Tulsi) and Tea tree oil. The plants have been reported in the literature having good anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory activity. Formulations were evaluated for various parameters like color, pH, consistency, Viscosity, etc.
Keywords: Acne vulgaris, Face wash, Spreadability, Anti-microbial.
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