Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL LIP BALM

Anam Javed Patel* and Mrs. Rajshree A. Khandre

ABSTRACT

The lip care products of day-to-day use contain heavy metals and preservatives in their formulations. The heavy metals have adverse effects on the lips that these leach through the pores of the lips and may accidently get ingested internally. One of the heavy metal Lead and its substitutes affects the nervous and cardiac functioning while Cadmium and Chromium may lead to Carcinoma of various vital organs. The rising global demand for natural products whose production is harmless to the human body and environment has developed the novel method of formulations of cosmetics. The image of environment friendly formulation is one of the strongest attractions of the organic or herbal cosmetics. While the lip balm is such a cosmetic product similar to lipstick which prevents the dryness of lips,
nourish the lips and protects against the surrounding factors. The lip balm resist from the external temperature variations and other factors. Lip balm is not gender specific product that is anyone can easily use this cosmetic. The present formulations of lip balm cover all the criteria of the nourishment and protection of lips.

Keywords: Herbal, Organic, Lip Balm, Rose petal.