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A Review on Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Shampoo

Rishi Kumar, Chandraprabha Dewangan*, Harish Sharma, Gyanesh Kumar Sahu

Rungta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai

ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT

Received: 09 May 2024 The primary goal of this review is to create and evaluate an herbal shampoo, as well as
Accepted: 13 May 2024 to discover its physiochemical function, with a focus on the product's safety, efficacy,
Published: 21 May 2024 and quality. Herbal Shampoo is a natural haircare solution that removes grease, dirt, and
Keywords: dandruff while also encouraging hair growth, strength, and darkness. It is also provide
Evaluate physiochemical, softness, smoothness, and shines for the hair. Various drugs are used for the preparation
dandruff, scaling, scratching, of cosmetics shampoo. Such drug shows various side effects such as hair loss, increased
nausea, scientific research scaling, scratching, discomfort, nausea and headache. Therefore an attempt is made to
DOI: formulate herbal shampoo that is free from side effects. . Herbal shampoo was prepared
10.5281/zenodo.11234455 by simple mixing process. The herbal shampoo was tested for physicochemical
properties. Some of methods are visual inspection, pH determination, solubility check,
cleansing action, determination of percentage solid content etc. The combination of
several such ingredient of herbal origin has made it possible to secure highly effective
dry powder shampoo. The formulation at laboratory scale was done and evaluated for
number of parameters to ensure its safety and efficacy. The current review deals with
the enormous amount of scientific research, reports and patents available in different
aspects of the herbal hair oil for the treatment of hair disorders. The outcomes show that
the shampoo's conditioning effectiveness is good and on par with shampoo that is readily
accessible in stores. To increase its quality and safety, though, more study and
development are needed.

INTRODUCTION from the epidermis during embryological

Hair is one of the vital parts of the body derived development. Hair is an important part of the
from ectoderm of the skin and is protective overall appeal of the human body. The primary
appendages on the body and considered accessory function of shampoo is aimed at cleanse the hair
structure of the integument along with sebaceous necessitated due to accumulated sebum, dust, scalp
glands, sweat glands and nails. They are also debris, etc. Various shampoo formulations are
known as epidermal derivatives as they originate associated with hair quality, hair care habits, and

*Corresponding Author: Chandraprabha Dewangan

Address: Rungta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai
Email : [email protected]
Relevant conflicts of interest/financial disclosures: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of
any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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specific problems such as the treatment of oily added substances additives and dynamic Fixings.
hairs, dandruff, and for androgenic alopecia. It is generally applied on wet hair, Massaging into
Shampoos are liquid, creamy, or gel-like the hair, and purged by rinsing with water. The
preparations. shampoo go well beyond simply motivation behind this study was intended to
cleansing the scalp. In addition to cleaning, it formulate a herbal shampoo and evaluate its
makes the hair manageable, simple to comb, and physicochemical properties. The prepared
convenient to use. When used, hair products clean formulation is also compared with the marketed
both your scalp and hair when applied to the scalp. shampoo. Few tests such as Physical appearance
Shampoos made from herbs are incredibly good pH, wetting time, % of solid contents, foam
for hair. same to ordinary shampoo, herbal volume and foaming stability, surface tension, dirt
shampoos are made from natural ingredients and dispersion etc. were done for both herbal
intended to clean the hair and scalp. Since there are formulation and synthetic formulation.
no surfactants used, these shampoos are stable, Requirements of Shampoo
have less negative side effects, and are safer than It should not harm the hair or scalp and shouldn't
synthetic shampoo. be poisonous. Sebum and environmental toxins
History ought to be eliminated from scalp hair. It ought
In the Indian subcontinent, a variety of herbs and should be simple to remove after rinsing with
their extracts have been used as shampoos since water. To meet the user's expectations, it ought to
ancient times. A very effective early shampoo was deliver the ideal amount of foam. It ought to get
made by boiling Sapindus with dried Indian rid of any leftovers from earlier hair styling lotion
gooseberry (amla) and a selection of other herbs, and spray applications.
using the strained extract. Sapindus, also known as Ideal characteristic of a shampoo
soapberries or soapnuts, a tropical tree widespread 1. It should effectively and fully remove duster
in India, is called ksuna[3].In ancient Indian texts soil, inordinate sebum or other adipose
and its fruit pulp contains saponins which are a substances and loose corneal cells from the
natural surfactant. The extract of soapberries hair.
creates a lather which Indian texts called 2. It should produce a good quantum of froth to
phenaka[4]. It leaves the hair soft, shiny and satisfy the cerebral conditions of the stoner.
manageable. Other products used for hair 3. It should be fluently removed on irrigating
cleansing were shikakai (Acacia concinna), with water.
hibiscus flowers,[5][6] ritha (Sapindusmukorossi) 4. It should conduct a affable fragrance to the
and arappu (Albizzia amara)[7].Guru Nanak, the hair.
founder and the first Guru of Sikhism, made 5. It shouldn't beget any side ‐ goods/ vexation
references to soapberry tree and soap in the 16th to skin or eye. 6) It shouldn't make the hand
century. rough and chapped.
Herbal shampoo 6. To make the hair smooth and candescent.
Shampoos are generally likely utilized as 7. Produce good quantum of froth.
embellishing It is a hair care item that is utilized 8. Shouldn't beget irritant to crown, skin and eye.
for purify scalp and hair in our regular routine. 9. Should fully, effectively remove dirt.
Shampoos are in all probability used as 10. conduct affable scent to hair.
embellishing specialists Furthermore, are tacky Classification of shampoo:
arrangement of cleansers containing reasonable

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1. Based on appearance- Gel shampoo, Powder 3. It should produce a good amount of foam to
shampoo, Oil shampoo , Liquid shampoo satisfy the user. 4. It should be readily
2. Based on use or function- Conditioning removed by rinsing with water.
shampoo, Antidandruff shampoo, Baby 4. It should impart a pleasant fragrance to the
shampoo, Clarifying shampoo hair.
3. Based on origin- Herbal shampoo 5. It should not have any side effects or causes
Ideal properties of herbal shampoo irritation to the skin and eye.
1. It should not cause irritation to eye, scalp. Formulation of herbal shampoo
2. It should produce good amount of foam. Formulation of the herbal shampoo was done as
3. It should completely, effectively remove dirt. per the formula given in Table 1. To the gelatin
4. It should impart pleasant fragrance to hair. solution (10%), added the herbal extract and mixed
5. It should be easily removed on rinsing with by shaking continuously at the time interval of 20
water. min. 1 ml of lemon juice was also added with
Functions of Shampoo constant stirring. To improve aroma in the
1. It should effectively and completely remove formulation, sufficient quantity of essential oil
dirt or soil. (rose oil) was added and made up the volume to
2. It should effectively wash the hair. 100 ml with gelatin.
Preparation of herbal shampoo
Table No. 01 Formula Of Shampoo
Sr. Ingredient Quantity Property of ingredient
No.
01 Fenugreek 0.75gm Promotes hair growth
02 Ritha 2.1gm Detergent
03 Amla 6.4gm Help enhance hair texture
04 Shikakai 6.4gm Antidandruff
05 Neem 2.1gm Prevent the dryness of hair
06 Methyl paraben Qs Preservation
Procedure: -

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Fenugreek Biological source –
dried pores of acasiaconcinna .
Family –
Mimosaceae.
Uses –
foam base cleansing agent and anti dandruff .
Neem

Fig 1 Fenugreek
Biological source –
Dried ripe seeds of Trigoneliafoenum graecum.
Family –
Leguminosae. Fig 4 Neem
Uses – Biological source –
Promotes hair growth dried leaves of azadirachta indica.
Reetha Family –
Miliaceae.
Uses –
prevent the dryness of hair and flaking of hair.
Amla

Fig 2 Reetha
Biological source –
Dried fruits of Sapindusmukorossi.
Family –
Sapindaceae . Fig 5 Amla
Uses – Biological source –
detergent cleansing agent and antidandruff. dried ripe fruit of Embolicoffcinalis.
Shikakai Family –
Euphorbiceae.
Uses –
Darkening of hair and hair growth promotor .
Evaluation of Shampoo
1. pH test:-
Developed formulation was diluted using distilled
Fig 3 Shikakai water to prepare a sample with 10 %

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concentration. The prepared sample was checked performed three times. The surface tension can
for pH using a digital pH meter at room then be determined using the formula.
temperature 30±2°C.

Fig 6 ph test
2. Foaming ability and foam stability:-
Foaming ability was evaluated using the cylinder Fig 8 Surface Tension Test
shake method.3ml of shampoo was taken, and 4. Wetting test:-
10ml of water was added to dilute it. Shake the The length of time the canvas paper needed to soak
cylinder vigorously in under a second twice, then up all the water was determined as the wetting
leave it alone for 15 uninterrupted minutes. After time. A disc with a 1-inch diameter was made from
shaking, the total volume of foam content was a piece of canvas paper weighing 0.44g.The
measured. Only the foam volume was computed. canvas paper disc was placed over the shampoo
The amount of foam produced immediately after (1% v/v) surface, and the amount of time it took
shaking was measured four times, every one for the paper to sink was calculated using a
minute. The foam volume remained constant over stopwatch.
the course of around 5 minutes, demonstrating that
the shampoo's foam generation process produces
foam that is both stable and exhibits higher foam
properties.

Fig 9 Wetting test

5. Stability study:-
The stability of the formulation was studied for a
period of 4 weeks by keeping at temperature of 25-
Fig 7 Foaming ability and foam stability test 30oC. The shampoo is free from microbial
3. Surface Tension:- contamination and remains stable at room
The cleaned stalagmometer was filled to mark A temperature.
with the prepared shampoo that would be tested. 6. Percent of solid content:-
The amount of drips that the liquid will produce as Weighing a piece of dry, clean China, we added 4
it travels from mark A to mark B was then ml of shampoo. The shampoo-filled dish was
computed once it started to rain owing to gravity. weighed. It was computed how much shampoo
To determine the mean value, the process was exactly weighed. The shampoo-filled porcelain

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dish was placed on the hot plate and left there until shampoo was formulated with the aqueous extract
the liquid evaporated. After drying, the weight was of medicinal plants that are commonly used for
calculated. cleansing hair traditionally. Use of conditioning
7. Measurement of viscosity:- agents (synthetic) reduces protein or hair loss. To
The viscosity of the shampoo was determined by provide effective conditioning effects, the present
using Brookfield Viscometer LVDV Prime-I. The study involves the use of shikakai, amla, and other
viscosity of shampoo was measured at room plant extracts instead of synthetic ones. cationic
temperature i.e. 30±2°C with varying rpm and conditioners. The main purpose behind this
torque. investigation was to develop a stable and
Table no.02 evaluation of shampoo functionally effective shampoo by excluding all
EVALUATION types of synthetic additives, which are normally
PARAMETER OBSERVATION incorporated in such formulations. To evaluate for
OBSERVATION
Appearance Good foaming good product performance of the prepared
Foam Index Good -33.3 shampoo, many tests were performed. The results
pH 6.67±0.01 of the evaluation study of the developed shampoo
Clarity Clear solution revealed a comparable result for the quality control
Wetting Ability 3 sec
test, but further scientific validation is needed for
Determination of %
35 % solid Content its overall quality.
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