Formulation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil

Amitkumar K. Jadhav, Ulhas S. Surwase, Aditya V. Thengal

Abstract: The concept of beauty and cosmetics is as ancient as mankind and civilization. So, they use various beauty products that have herbs to look charming and young. Herbal cosmetics are now-a-days widely used by the common people because of concept of fewer side effects and with a better safety and security profile. The present work was aimed to formulate herbal oil for general purpose (application in hairs) using various herbs. The formulated hair oil contain different herbal plants which are traditionally utilized for hair growth plants used are Triphala, Nirgudi, Licorice, Jatamansi, Aloe vera, Shatavari, til oil and coconut oil. The formulated herbal oil was evaluated and various parameters such as viscosity, saponification value, pH etc.

Keywords: Cosmetics, Herbs, Herbal hair oil, Evaluation