Formulation and Evaluation of Shampoo Comprising Polyherbal Extracts

Abstract

In recent times, shampoo made from chemical agents are used all over the world but now a days people are getting alert of their toxic effects on eyes, hairs and skin. Good foam production is the main distinctive character of shampoo has an important role in its suitability. Typically, certain chemicals like stable foams are produced from alkanolamides, but it was found potentially carcinogenic compounds. Therefore, this study aimed to remove these harmful ingredients from shampoo and replace them with a safe ingredients from natural origin, namely Murraya koenigii (Curry leaves), Aloe dhufarensis and Azadirachta indica and Acacia concinna (Shikakai). The poly herbal shampoo was formulated by using wet gum method. The shampoo was evaluated for different quality control tests and the results were found good. Further there is a need to formulate the polyherbal shampoo on industrial scale and detailed stability study required to be done. There is also need to test the performance of shampoo in human hairs to check its quality.