Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MULTIPURPOSE TRADITIONAL HERBAL SHAMPOO AND THEIR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Snehal Prakash Bongarde*, Sanika R. Parmaj, Shivprasad V. Yetale, Ashlesha A. Patil, Mangal Kamble

ABSTRACT

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the development of multipurpose herbal shampoos due to their potential benefits and reduced side effects compared to conventional synthetic products. The goal of the study was to formulate a pure herbal shampoo and assess and contrast its physicochemical characteristics with those of commercially available synthetic and herbal shampoos. The multipurpose traditional herbal shampoo was formulated by adding the extracts of Hibiscus rosa simcensis, Ocimum sanctum, Trigonella foenum graceum, Acacia concinna, Sapindus mukoross, and Aloe barbadensis, which are renowned for their hair nourishing, anti-dandruff, and scalp-soothing effects. As a preservative, a small amount of citrus lemon, tragacanth gum, and gelatin were added, and the pH was corrected with citrus lemon. A number of tests were conducted to ascertain the physicochemical characteristics of shampoos that were formulated and commercialized, including visual inspection, pH, wetting time, percentage of solid contents, foam volume and stability, surface tension, detergency, viscosity profile, dirt dispersion, etc. The shampoo demonstrated significant improvement in hair texture, reduced dandruff, and enhanced scalp health in a user trial over four weeks.

Keywords: Herbal, polyherbal, Detergent, pH. Shampoo, Methyl paraben, Physicochemical properties.