ABSTRACT

Researchers have been looking for new medications in nature since ancient times. Bark, leaves, flowers, seeds, and other plant parts can all be used to make useful items. Approximately 80% of the world's population receives their basic healthcare from traditional medicines that use plant extracts. In conventional Siddha, Ayurvedic, Unani, and homeopathic systems Medications derived from plants accounted for over 90% of prescriptions. The silver hair is dyed using various plant materials like as henna, indigo, Aloe vera, Amla, and so on to give it a normal dark colour. Tibkawin et al. reported the use of teak leaf extract (quercetin is the main colorant) as a plant hair dye for bleached human hairs. In the current examination the details are created to get normal dark variety utilizing mix of various plant materials. The main aim of the present investigation is to formulate natural and safe hair colorants.

Keywords: Hair Dye, Natural Ingredients, Teak leaf extract.

ABSTRACT

Herbal sunscreens are widely used by almost everyone on this earth to prevent skin from harmful effects of UV radiation from sun. Herbals are beneficial to the humans and they do not have any side effects and have better safety. The Present work is based on the preparation and evaluation of the herbal sunscreen lotion enriched with the custard apple seed oil which promotes healthy looking skin, provides glow, delays ageing and having healing properties. Lotion were prepared from the extract of the plant material such as, custard apple seed oil, aloe gel, etc which minimizes chemical exposure and this herbal ingredients offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and moisturizing properties. Evaluation of the lotion was performed on parameters such as a Organoleptic properties, pH, homogeneity, spreadability and SPF of herbal lotion and it was found to be same as with the sunscreen that were currently available in the market.

Keyword: Herbal Sunscreen, Custard apple seed oil, SPF, Evaluation.