Abstract
Hair is one of the distinguishing characteristics of mammals, and it serves a variety of functions including protection from external forces, production of sebum, apocrine sweat, and pheromones. However, the unwanted hair growth is always a worrying aspect among teenage girls and women. The present study is the need of selecting herbal depilatories over chemical depilatories due to its high efficacy, safety and lesser side effects. The various types of hair removal process, herbs showing depilatory action and their composition for herbal cream are studied. According to statistics, the use of depilatories has been steadily expanding, and the global hair removal products market was valued at USO 2.2 billion in 2018, with a CAGR of 5.5 percent predicted from 2019 to 2025. Depilatories are the cosmetic preparation which is used to remove the hair from skin, in chemical depilatories the main active ingredients are salts of thioglycolic acids, sulphides and stannites which can produce rashes and side effects on long time usage, whereas herbal depilatories include active ingredients like Turmeric, Indian neetle, Neem, Tanner’s cassia, Apple cider vinegar, Paw-paw extract etc. which are tremendously safe to use. Hence in this study we have been discussed about importance of few folklore herbal medicine and preparation methods of both chemical and herbal depilatories.
Highlights
Hair is a thin, flexible shaft of cornified cells that grows from the hair follicle, which is a cylindrical invagination of the epidermis
Our main aim of review is to find herbal depilatories, so that it will be safe for use and does not produce any side effects
People can buy hair removal creams without a doctor's prescription, which is one of the advantages of herbal depilatory creams
Summary
Flexible shaft of cornified cells that grows from the hair follicle, which is a cylindrical invagination of the epidermis. Hair is mostly made up of amino acids, some of which contain sulphur and cystine, which is the most abundant amino acid in hair [1]. These acids are frequently referred to as keratin. Hair is a resistant material which is not readily dissolved or destroyed and requires careful consideration for removing it. If it is pulled out, it grows and gain its shape again. Turmeric was applied daily by women during bath but in this century in the midst of busy world this is not possible and due the staining property most of them are avoiding it but other than turmeric there are many herbs and essential oils which plays a key role in inhibition of hair growth. [4]
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