European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL LIQUID SHAMPOO

Jyoti Gahlawat*, Devender Sharma, Gajendra Singh Thakur, Jitendra Chobdar, Vivek Sharma

ABSTRACT

A shampoo may be described as a cosmetic preparation meant for the washing of hair and scalp. Its primary function is of cleansing the hair of accumulated sebum, scalp debris and residue of hair grooming preparation. In the present scenario, the herbal shampoo is better in performance and safer than the synthetic ones. The herbal shampoo was formulated by adding Acacia concinna, Sapindus mukorossi, Aloe barbadensia, Trigonella foencum, Phyllanthus emblica, Azadirachta indica, Hibiscus rosea sinesis and Lawsonia inermis. The combination of such ingredients of herbal origin had made it possible to secure high effective shampoo. Different shampoo formulation at laboratory scale was done easily and evaluated for number of parameters to ensure its safety and efficacy.

Keywords: Herbal shampoo, viscosity, Detergency Power.