Abstract

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SHAMPOO ENCOMPASSED WITH NATURAL PLANT EXTRACTS

V. Anusha*

ABSTRACT

The synthetic shampoos which are available commercially contains synthetic ingredients that could not be good for skin health and can irritate the scalp. As these effects are understood as an alternative to synthetic shampoos, natural plant based herbal products are gaining popularity and interest leading to development of herbal shampoo formulation containing natural ingredients of plant origin. Herbal Shampoo is a hair care formulation comprising natural plant herbs for cleansing hair ad scalp, removing excess oil, dirt, and dandruff. The present research study is focused on formulation and evaluation of herbal shampoo by incorporating ingredient from natural plant sources. The herbs utilized includes Neem leaf (Azadirachta indica), Shikakai fruit (Acacia concinna), Reetha fruit (Sapindus mukorossi), Amla fruit (Phyllanthus emblica), Aloe vera leaves (Aloe barbadensis), Hibiscus flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L), Tulsi leaves (Ocimum sanctum L.). Bhringraj leaves (Eclipta alba / Eclipta prostrata), Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum). The formulation was prepared by plant material extraction using aqueous decoction method followed by mixing them in thickening agent (Guar gum) and distilled water base. Sodium alginate was used as preservative, lavender oil was used as natural fragrance. The formulation was evaluated for physical appearance, pH, percentage solid content, Wettability, Viscosity, Surface tension, foaming ability and stability, dirt dispersion, skin irritation and stability testing. Stability studies were conducted for 1 month. The evaluation results confirmed that herbal shampoo possessed good and acceptable quality attributes and established good performance in evaluation tests, signifying its potential as safe and effective herbal hair shampoo.

Keywords: Herbal shampoo, physicochemical evaluation, hair growth, natural plant materials, Hair loss.