Open AccessIn-house preparation, development and evaluation of herbal cosmetics face pack using various natural powders
Author(s) -
V Anilkumar,
R Kalyani,
B Padmasri,
Dorairaj Arvind Prasanth
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of drug delivery and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-1177
DOI - 10.22270/jddt.v10i5.4314
Subject(s) - cosmetics , skin irritation , traditional medicine , sandalwood , orange (colour) , environmentally friendly , ingredient , camphor , food science , materials science , pulp and paper industry , medicine , chemistry , dermatology , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , engineering
An eco- friendly product has been the primary agenda of 21st century of the global scientists. Herbal cosmetics have growing demand in the global market. The aim of present work is to In-house preparation, development and evaluation of herbal cosmetics face pack using various natural powders for glowing skin by using natural Ingredients. The natural powders used are shade dried commercial turmeric, rice flour, gram flour, rose powder, tomato powder, orange peel powder. Sandalwood powder, milk powder, camphor powder were purchased form local market in the form of dried powder, all powdered natural ingredients were sieved using #120 mesh, weighed accurately and mixed geometrically for uniform preparation and evaluated for parameters including macroscopical, Physiochemical, irritancy, antimicrobial tests along with stability studies. Thus, in this work we formulate herbal face pack by using easily available ingredients. After evaluation, we found good flow properties, free from skin irritation and maintained proper stability storage conditions. Results of this study scientifically verified that herbal face pack having enough potential to give efficient glowing effect on skin. The overall study is useful to substantiate product claims due to its benefits on the human being.
Keywords: herbal cosmetics, turmeric, Sandalwood powder, orange peel powder