FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SOAP ENRICHED WITH ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF EUPHORBIA HIRTA LINN
*Vasanth P., Lithika R., Dhanalakshmi K., Lokesh S., Muthamizharasi C., Ponmadasamy M.* and L. V. Vigneshwaran
ABSTRACT
The main objective of the current study is to formulate and evaluate herbal soap using cold process techniques. Euphorbia Hirta linn, were developed and evaluated using coconut oil and sodium hydroxide. Skin irritancy tests, total fatty matter, moisture content, foaming index, foam retention time, percentage of free alkali and pH are some of the evaluation methods that have been employed. The soap also showed good cleansing efficacy in terms of removing bacteria from the skin. Herbal soap has been prepared and evaluated.
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