Formulation and Characterization of Herbal Ingredients based Shampoo

Abstract

Shampoo is one of the cosmetic items that uses surfactants as its principal ingredient. When used as directed, the shampoo will clean the hair of surface grease, filth, and skin debris without having an unfavorable effect on the user. Shampoo is now used to promote hair growth and stop hair loss in addition to cleaning debris from the hair and scalp. The shampoo was prepared using amla extract, ritha extract, shikakai extract, bhringraja extract, henna extract, neem extract, and kalonji extract and evaluated for pH, wetting time, doaming properties, detergency ability, surface tension measurement, viscosity percent of solids, skin irritation test and stability test. It was concluded that sodium lauryl sulfate is very toxic to the hair. It damages the morphological integrity of the hair fiber, whereas natural conditioners protect hair morphological integrity and provides consistency and shine to hair.