Abstract

TAGETES ERECTA” A MAGICAL REMEDY FOR ANTIAGING OF SKIN

Anurag Sanghave*, Sakshi Shirsath, Rushikesh Dhangare, Pratibha Kakade, Bhagyashri Tandale, Dr. Gajanan Sanap

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Abstract

People love looking good, so they use lots of beauty products to stay youthful. Natural ingredients, like herbs, are becoming really popular in cosmetics worldwide because they're seen as gifts from nature. These products use herbs to help with things like making your skin smoother, healing it, and keeping it healthy. Unlike chemical cosmetics, herbal ones are considered safer because they don't have harmful synthetic stuff. This study details the development and assessment of a herbal cream incorporating extracts from marigold (Tagetes erecta), neem (Azadirachta indica), orange peel (Citrus sinensis), and tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia). The cream formulation involves the use of borax in the aqueous phase and beeswax in the oil phase, heated to 70°C. These herbal extracts are included for their anti-aging, antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti- inflammatory properties, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of the cream.

Keywords: Herbal, phytochemical, cream, antiaging, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antibacterial.