Formulation and Evaluation Study of Anti-Dandruff Herbal Shampoo

Herbal formulation is a dosage form consisting of one or more than fresh herbs or processed herbs in particular quantities to provide specific nutritional cosmetics benefits and are meant to diagnose, treat, and alleviate disease of human beings. Herbal shampoo is at type of hair care product that uses natural herbs and botanicals as its primary ingredients. These shampoos are designed to promote healthy hair growth, inhibiting dandruff, improve scalp health and provide gentle cleansing without stripping the hair of its natural oils. The aim of the present work is to reveal the pharmacognostic , phytochemical and anti-dandruff activity for the formulation and evaluation study of Herbal shampoo. The required materials were collected from Trikaripur, Kasaragod and subjected to successive solvent extraction, later pharmacognostic studies like organoleptic evaluation, physical evaluation, chemical evaluation and biological evaluation were carried out. Shampoo is formulated and then the anti-dandruff activity is studied with extract of plant powder.