A Review on Prepraration and Evaluation of Herbal Shampoo and Its Applications

The Herbal shampoo is a cosmetic preparation that uses herbs from plants and it is meant for washing hair and scalp just like a regular shampoo. It serves as an alternative to commercially available synthetic shampoo. Hair is an integral part of human beauty. In humans, it serves as lot of purposes like protection against external factors, sebum, apocrine sweat and pheromonas productions and thermoregulations. Hair care products are used for many purposes like cleaning, modifies hair texture, provides nourishment to hair and give a healthy look to hair. A shampoo is basically a solution of a detergent containing suitable additives for other benefits such as hair-conditioning enhancement, lubrication, medication etc. Now-a-days many synthetic, herbal, medicated and non-medicated shampoos are available in the market but popularity of herbal shampoo among consumers is on rise because of their belief that these products being of natural origin are safe and free from side effects. Herbal shampoos are the cosmetic preparations that with the use of traditional ayurvedic herbs are meant for cleansing the hair and scalp just like the regular shampoo. They are used for removal of oils, dandruff, dirt, environmental pollutions etc. It is used to cleansing of the hair also conditioning, smoothing, of the hair surface, good health of hair, hair free of dandruff, dirt grease and lice above all, its safety benefits are expected. There is a few efforts are needed in manufacturing, their advantages in safety, eco-friendliness, and holistic hair care make them a preferred choice for consumers.