World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

FORMULATION AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF HERBAL FACEWASH

*Sinare Pratiksha P., Sinare Sonali B. and Dokhe Punam G.

ABSTRACT

Herbal formulations have growing demand inthe world market. Natural remedies is more acceptable to belive that safer and fewer side effects and it can naturally, easily available. Acne is the most common skin problem that 85% of the teenagers faced tody, most of oily skin suffer from acne. Acne is a chronic inflammatory disorder of pilosebaceous unit, which involves increased sebum production by sebaceous glands and abnormal desquamation of hair follicles occur in response to increasing androgen levels with the onset of puberty. Obstruction of follicles causes follicular distention which is often accompanied by the proliferation of the bacteria Propionibacterium acnes and the activation of an inflammatory response. Although various topical herbal formulations for acne are available in the market, we propose to make pure herbal formulation without using any synthetic ingredient. The current work deals with the development and evaluation of the herbal anti-acne facewash containing Neem leaves (Azadirecta indica), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Nutmeg (Myristica fragrance), Honey, Orange peel extract, Xanthan gum, Rose water, Walnut. The plants have been reported in the literature having good anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Prepared formulation was evaluated for various parameters like colour, appearance, consistency, pH, viscosity, stability studies and consumer acceptance test.

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