Cosmetics

A cosmetic product should be a complete package of all excellent properties comprising of proper safety, efficacy, potency with potential marketing efforts. These characteristics are only possible when we have a good regulatory structure, scheme and organization that can continuously regulate and update the cosmetic products. There are many regulatory bodies doing work efficiently. These bodies provide us with strict regulations which help us in guiding Manufacturing, Importing, Packaging, Labeling and other aspects of trade in cosmetic industry. In USA and EU, it is not easy to produce a product in the market, as one has to fulfill the safety requirements as per the recent regulations. In India, we have Drugs and Cosmetic Act (D &C) and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), following which we formulate a product for consumer needs. The cosmetic market is at its peak and can be observed to be at highest in upcoming years. The skin care market is amongst the largest growing as compare to other segments like deodorants, hair care and many more. This review helps in knowing the regulations in cosmetic industry and also the marketing scenario.

Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair. It is a cosmetic preparation; its primary function is of cleansing the hair of accumulated sebum, scalp debris and residues of hair-grooming preparations. All shampoos are basically water and synthetic detergent mixtures. These shampoos of synthetic ingredients are harmful especially during regular usage. This causes severe dryness of hair and shaft leading fall in hair and destroying budding hair shafts. Herbal ingredients or their formulations are viable alternative to synthetic agents. The main objective of this study was to eliminate harmful materials from shampoo formulation and substitute them with a safe natural product. Key words: Herbs, Hair Conditioning, Shampoo, Dandruff, Cosmetics