Characteristic and heavy metal study on herbs shampoo containing momordica charantia and hibiscus rosa-sinensis extraction formulation

Abstract

The entire world is currently endeavouring to return towards the natural organic materials through its side effects towards ailments. The most popular form of remedy to resolve the scalp issue, boost hair growth, and clean the hair would be through shampoo usage. However, many selected ingredients used in the shampoos sold in the market, such as formaldehyde, halogenated organic compounds, heavy metal, musk fragrances, and coarse coal tar, put many consumers at risk. This paper aims to analyze the heavy metal and characterizations of herbs shampoo containing main organic ingredients are known as Momordica charantia extract, which is rich in vitamin C and amino acids. Besides that, incorporating Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis as one of the organic ingredients displays amazing results as a booster for hair growth. It can be observed that it helps nourish the development of collagen as it is rich in vitamin C. Meanwhile, the amino acid found could play a vital role in growing healthy locks of hair, nourishment, and as a medium to strengthen the roots. This shampoo has been formalized based on literature findings on its bioactivities and tailored to all the possible variations associated with hair quality, age, frequency of shampooing, and specific problems relating to the scalp's superficial condition. The pH is currently natural with 7.0 with viscosity 1190 cP and density 1.49 g/cm3. The heavy metal study was conducted using inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES), and it depicts arsenic, cadmium, plumbum, nickel, chromium is not detected (<0.7 mg/kg). Lastly, for allergy patch skin test, a test was done on 21 Asian women, and no result of irritation occurs. As from the data analyzed, the formulated herbs are considered safe and ready to be commercialized as shampoo.