FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL HAIR GEL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DANDRUFF

Bariki Rajasekhar*, D. Chinna Murthujavali, G. Shilpa, H. Sharath Babu, K. Srilatha and K. Nagendra

ABSTRACT

Herbal formulations widely improved for primary health care and have growing demand in the world market mainly in india, where they occur in various countries for better cultural acceptability and better compatibility with human body and lesser side effects and more effective as comparative to synthetic drug. Gels have been employed in wide variety of products including skin and hair care preparation. The objectives of present study involves formulate and evaluate herbal hair gel for the treatment of Dandruff by using aqueous extracts of fenugreek, neem, hibiscus and different concentration of Carbopol 934 as a gel base. The evaluation of herbal gel was done on different parameters like physical appearance, pH, homogeneity, spreadability, viscosity, extrudability, anti fungal activity were examined. Formulation F4 Herbal gel showed acceptable rheological properties with applicable Spreadability, pH, Extrudability properties than other formulations. Anti fungal activity of Formulation F4 with 1 % leaves extract herbal gel shows significant activity when compared with standard. Hence formulation F4 showed best results because all the parameter showed satisfactory results.

Keywords: Fenugreek, Neem, Hibiscus, Herbal formulation, Herbal gel, Dandruff treatment.