Abstract

STANDARDIZATION PARAMETER OF DIFFERENT MARKETED HERBAL HAIR OIL

Nidhi Sharma*, Neeraj Singh, Shilpi Sonker, Ravi Anand Rastogi and Preeti Tomar

Abstract

Hairs gain ground the overall appearance of the person and protect thescalp from ultraviolet light, cushion round the head and insulate theskull. Hair care products are used for cleansing, modifying the textureof hair, changing of the color, giving life to the stressed hair, providingnourishment to the hair and giving the healthy appearance to the hair.Herbal hair oils are used for curring disorders of hairs such asbaldness, aggression of hair, discoloring of hair, hair falling, anddryness of hair etc. There are so many brands of herbal hair oils areavailable in the markets. Good activity and comparatively few or nilside effects of herbal hair oils attract and make more attention towardsthem. Three herbal hair oils (Bajaj Brahmin Amla hair oil, Dabur amla hair oil and PatanjaliAmla oil) are investigated for physicochemical parameters like pH, density, viscosity,organoleptic properties, acid value etc. Present research work suggests the selectedparameters may be used for characterization and standardization of herbal hair oils.

Keywords: Herbal hair oils, physicochemical parameters, Acid value, Saponification value etc.