Formulation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Anti-Dandruff Shampoo and its Marketed Comparison

Abstract

The most popular type of hair treatment is shampooing. Shampoos are an aqueous or creamy soap or detergent solution for washing hair, cleaning of hair shaft and scalp. In the current environment, it appears unlikely that herbal shampoo will be popular with customers, despite the fact that it performs better and is safer than synthetic shampoo. A more extreme strategy to popularizing herbal shampoo would be to alter customer expectations of what a shampoo should be, with a focus on safety and efficacy. The goal of this research work was to develop and formulate herbo cosmetic prepration using antifungal drug and contain polyherbal ingredients in shampoo for cosmetic purposes. In this work replace dangerous synthetic ingredients in herbal shampoo formulations with a safe alternative. Natural anti- dandruff shampoo was developed by utilizing a anti-fungal herbs Argemone mexicana and Caolotropis gigantea and herbal ingredients such as Spindus mukorrosi and Acacia concinna and the resulting formulation was evaluation for pH, viscosity, foaming stability, and evaluation satisfaction. Dandruff is a widespread scalp ailment induced by the Malassezia furfur. It can be totally eradicated, however it can be efficiently regulated and handled by such approach. Several anti-fungal drugs are used in hair care preparations for the management of dandruff in the current study.