Abstract

Swati Siddheshwar Londhe*, Mangesh Gautam Bhosale and Amol Arun Joshi

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work is to formulate and evaluate an herbal face pack for glowing skin by using natural herbal ingredients. The natural herbal ingredients such as Gram Flour, Rice flour, charcoal powder, Arjuna Powder, Lemon peel Powder, Nutmeg, Manjishta, saffron, Turmeric, Aloe Vera were purchased from local market in the form of dried powder. All powdered natural ingredients were sieved using #120 mesh, weighed accurately and mixed geometrically for uniform formulation and then evaluated for parameters including Organoleptic, physicochemical, physical, phytochemical, irritancy along with stability examination. The dried powder of combined form had passable flow property which is suitable for a face pack. Herbal face packs or masks are used to stimulate blood circulation, rejuvenates the muscles and help to maintain the elasticity of the skin and remove dirt from skin pores. In this study it is concluded that all the formulations of face packs found to be good in physical parameters, free from skin irritations so we found good properties for the face packs and further optimization studies are required on this study to find the useful benefits of face packs on human use as cosmetic product.