Abstract

HERBAL ANTI DANDRUFF SHAMPOO-A REVIEW

Rashmi C.*, Sariful Islam, Ashraful Anowar, Asraful Ambiya, Mohammed Rafid and Shiyas M.P.

ABSTRACT

Shampoos are primarily been products aimed at cleansing the hair and scalp. Dandruff is a common disorder affecting the scalp condition caused by yeast Pityrosporum. Dandruff cannot be completely eliminated but can only be managed and effectively controlled. Symptoms of dandruff mainly include Presence of fragments, Itching of the scalp, and Redness around the scalp. Dandruff can be treated in two ways. They include chemical based antidandruff shampoo and herbal based antidandruff shampoo containing antibacterial and antifungal ingredients like ketaconazole, selenium sulfide, zinc pyrithione etc. The anti-dandruff shampoo only slow down the scalp flaking and have their own disadvantages like loss of hair, increased scaling, itching, irritation, nausea, headache, vomiting, photosensitivity. Herbal extracts formulations are viable alternative to synthetic drugs.
Herbal shampoos are made from pure organic ingredients, contain no synthetic additives or surfactants, and have no side effects. Now-a-days, many herbal shampoos are available in the market which contains herbal ingredients such as plant extracts and essential oils. In the present review we discuss about the causes, synthetic chemical, various herbs and the evaluation parameters for the anti-dandruff shampoo.

Keywords: Herbal shampoo, Natural Ingredients, Hair, Dandruff, Cleansing action, Natural, Antidandruff shampoo, Evaluation.