FORMULATION EVALUATION OF THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL PARABEN FREEHERBAL SHAMPOO FROM HOUSEHOLD HERBS AND COMPARISON WITH THE COMMERCIAL SHAMPOOS

The study’s objectives were to create a pure herbal shampoo, assess its physicochemical qualities, and compare them to those of commercially available synthetic shampoos. The formulation of the herbal shampoo involved combining readily accessible at-home extracts of Reetha, Henna, Neem, Amla, almond powders, Alovera gel and tulsi lemon juice to a 10% aqueous gelatin solution. The pH was then corrected with citric acid. Nine distinct formulations were created using various amounts of each herb’s extract. To ascertain the physicochemical characteristics of both produced and marketed shampoos, a number of tests including visual inspection, pH, wetting time, percentage of solid components, foam volume and stability, surface tension, detergency, filth dispersion, etc., were carried out. By giving 20 student volunteers a blind test, the conditioning effect of the herbal shampoo formulation was also assessed. The herbal shampoo was presented simply and appealingly. After 5 minutes, it demonstrated strong detergency and cleaning, low surface tension, tiny bubble size, and good foam stability. The homemade and store-bought shampoos displayed comparable findings for the percentage of solid ingredients. 3.0 out of 4 was the rating for the conditioning performance of the hair after using a herbal shampoo, compared to 3.4 and 3.3 for commercial synthetic shampoo. The outcomes showed that the specially made shampoo performed excellently in terms of conditioning, on par with shampoo readily accessible in stores. Nevertheless, more study and development are needed to increase its quality and safety.