Unit IV
Role of herbs in cosmetics :
Skin care: aloe and turmeric
Hair care: henna and amla
Oral care: neem and clove
Analytical cosmetics : BIS specification and analytical
methods for shampoo, skin-cream and toothpaste
Skin protection : classification of Sunscreens
sun protection, SPF
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Role of herbs in cosmetics :
Oral care: neem and clove
Skin care: aloe and turmeric
Hair care: henna and amla
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Advantages of Herbal cosmetics over Synthetics
▪ Natural products
▪ Safe to use
▪Compatible with all skin types
▪ Wide selection to choose from
▪Inexpensive
▪Animal testing not required
▪No side effects
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Types of Skin
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Revision Question
T Zones are formed in which skin Type?
A. Normal skin
B. Dry Skin
C. Oily skin
D. Sensitive skin
E. Combination skin
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Skin Care: Aloe
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Skin Care: Aloe vera
▪ Relieves the burned skin caused by sun
▪ Outstanding skin moisturizer
▪ Smooth, shiny and glowing skin
▪ Beneficial for dry skin
▪ Helps in restoring skin’s natural beauty
▪ Curing blisters, insect bites, any allergic reactions, eczema, burns,
inflammations, wounds, psoriasis
▪ Have antibacterial and antifungal activities (minor skin infections)
▪ Used in skin care, cosmetics and nutraceuticals
▪ Excellent skin smoothening moisturizer when mixed with essential
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Skin Care: Aloe vera
▪Aloe contains two classes of aloins: 1 nataloins 2 barbaloins
▪Barbaloins may be divided into a-barbaloins (barbados aloes) and
b-barbaloins (Socotrine and Zangiber aloes)
▪ It also contains amino acids like leucine, isoleucine, saponin
glycosides that provide cleansing action
▪ Vitamin A,C,E,B, choline , B12 and folic acid offers antioxidant
activity
▪ Antiseptic property is due to presence of six antiseptic agents
namely lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamonic acid,
phenols and sulphur. These have inhibitory action on bacteria,
fungi and viruses
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Skin Care: Turmeric
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Skin Care: Turmeric
▪ Turmeric contains a wide range of phytochemicals including
demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, zingiberene,
curcumol, curcumenol, eugenol, tetrahydrocurcumin,
triethylcurcumin, curcumin, turmerin, turmerones, and
turmeronols
▪ Curcumin is the phytochemical that gives a yellow colour to
turmeric and is responsible for most of the effects
▪ Uses of turmeric include antiseptic, analgesic, anti-
inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-malarial, insect-repellent, etc
▪ Effective in acne treatment due to its antibacterial and
antiseptic properties and clear acne scars and inflammation
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Skin Care Applications:
Turmeric
▪ Treatment of acne
▪ Facial mask for oily skin
▪Treatment of wrinkles
▪ Signs of ageing and removal of dead cells
▪ Treatment of stretch marks
▪ Soothes burns
▪ Reduction of skin pigmentation and skin tanning
▪ Removal of facial hair
▪ Treatment of cracked heels
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Herbal Cosmetics for Hair Care
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Hair Care: Henna
▪ Henna comes from the plant Lawsonia inermis, family
Lythraceae
▪ It contains a dye molecule called lawsone which shows
significant antifungal and antibiotic effect.
▪ Other constituents present are gallic acid, glucose, mannitol,
fats, resin (2%), mucilage and traces of alkaloid
▪ Numerous beneficial effects of henna are:
o Making hair stronger and increase in hair volume
o Resistance to hair break and reduction in split-ends
o Used as regular dye
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Hair Care: Henna
▪ Henna contains tannin, which has astringent effect. It penetrates
the hair shaft, strengthen it, smoothes the cuticle, thickens and
volumizes the hair and make hair resistant to breakage.
▪ Henna dye strengthen to hairs and helps to protect against UV
rays from the sun
▪ Variation in shades from orange to reddish brown depends upon
the quality, freshness of henna, area of application, how long the
paste applied.
▪ Possess antifungal and antibacterial properties (skin, hair and
nails).
▪ Reduce inflammations and can eliminate head lice.
▪ Eliminate dandruff caused by Malassezia furfur
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Hair Care: Henna
▪ Henna effectively relieve Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), Tinea cruris
(jock itch) which affects the groin area, Tinea capitis (scalp), Tinea
barbae (facial hair).
▪ Acts as a good conditioner and helps to grow your hair.
▪ Best and safest way to colour your hair that has no ammonia,
chemicals and toxins.
▪ Another popular product is henna oil for hair growth which
provide healthy glow and volume to hairs and make it shine.
▪Prepared by extraction of henna in oils such as coconut oil, castor
oil, mustard oil and some other vegetable oil.
▪ It repair hair cuticles, making hair strands thick and stronger
▪Protect hair from damage by forming a protective coat.
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Hair Care: Amla
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Hair Care: Amla
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Hair Care: Amla
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Hair Care: Amla
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Thank you!
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