PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL HAIR OIL

Antioxidants play a major role in increasing the blood circulation and thus help in hair growth as well as in the treatment of a lot of diseases. Now - a - days there is a wide use of herbal cosmetics due to the belief that they have fewer side effects and better safety. The objective of the present study is to prepare and evaluate herbal hair oil using coconut oil, hibiscus, amla, neem & eclipta alba. The preparation was also subjected to various tests for analysis including moisture content, total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, water insoluble ash & sulphated ash. Apart from that the formulation is subjected to viscosity, surface tension, pH, acid value etc. Keywords: Antioxidant, herbal hair oil, physical parameters.