Areca Catechu Husk Is a Potent Material for Preparation of Organic Cosmetics

In most disciplines, adsorption is an often employed phenomenon, particularly in cleaning and purification. Using a wide variety of adsorbents include clay, silica gel, activated carbon, amongst them activated carbon is a widely used. Usage of activated carbon in cosmetics is a recently developing field that include activated carbon based shampoo, sun-tan creams, toothpaste, whitening agents. Making soap using activated carbon is one example of such an application. Hence in our studies we are intrested to make a activated carbon soap by Areca catechu in our laborotory. The soap was made using vegetable fat, alovera gel, soap base, and a few flavorings, as well as a tiny quantity of the prepared activated carbon.In this case, an activated carbon adsorbent was made from finely powdered areca nut shells and activated with phosphoric acid at a temperature of 95–100°C, the prepared soap material was tested for its alkalinity, acidity and moisture content.