Abstract

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL VANISHING CREAM

Shahana Sherin P.P.*, Dr. V. T. Ibrahim Afsal, Farisha Jamal, Rinsha Rasheed and Nived Krishnan R. S.

ABSTRACT

The skin is the largest organ of the body. There are three structural layers for skin- epidermis, dermis, and subcutis. Hair, nails, sebaceous gland, sweat gland and apocrine glands are regarded as derivatives of skin. There are different types of skin problems and the surge for discovering natural products. Skin problem is one of the major problems in both mens and women. It may be due to certain hereditary factors, stress, alcohol consumption, environmental factors etc This study aims to determine the potent skin care activity of herbal plant material, their extraction and to select the safest and effective formulation for their related problem. Crude drugswere obtained from local vendors. plant Curcuma longa (turmeric), Azadirachta indica (Neem) was collected and were carried out and formulated. The present work aimed to formulate herbal vanishing cream having antibacterial properties. Herbal vanishing cream is an o/w type emulsion formulated by using neem and turmeric. Then it is evaluated by using various parameters like appearance, pH, irritancy, smear test, spreadability etc. Antibacterial property of herbal vanishing cream was proved by using microbial assay. Hence it is confirmed that the formulated herbal vanishing cream shows better antibacterial properties, skin moisturizer, sheen effect, daily day creams, moisture locking power etc.

Keywords: polyherbal, crude drugs, ethanolic extract, emulsion, microbial assay, pH, dye test, vanishing cream.