Development and Evaluation of Polyherbal Cold Cream

Abstract

Herbal cosmetics are products intended to enhance and beautify human appearances. In order to nourish and moisturize the skin, the current study set out to formulate and evaluate herbal cold creams that contained plant extracts, liquid paraffin as a lubricating agent, bees Cetyl alcohol, stearic acid and distilled water paraben as a antibacterial agent by using the water in oil method. The cold cream is prepared by using the neem oil and almond oil. After preparation of cream, cream was evaluated for different parameters like appearance, PH, viscosity, stability test, dye test, spread ability & Test for microbial growth. From evaluation study it was concluded that it is a very good attempt to formulate the herbal face pack containing naturally available ingredients like Gudhal, Gauva and Tea plant. It was also concluded that the prepared formulation was physio-chemically and microbiologically stable, and possessed characteristics of a standard cosmeceutical's formulation for skincare