International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The objective this work is to formulate and evaluate a polyherbal face pack for cosmetic purpose from herbal ingredients.  Myrobalan drug, chickpea powder, coco butter, glycerine,  honey, coconut oil, lemon, papermint oil were procured from the local market and were dried, powdered, then passed through sieve no 100, mixed geometrically and evaluated for its organoleptic and physico-chemical, general powder, microscopical characters and chemical evaluation.. The dried powder of combined form had passable flow property which is suitable for a face pack. Particle size of the powder was found to be 20 -25μ m. The microscopical characters of dried powder of combined form were noted Herbal face packs or masks are used to stimulate blood circulation,  rejuvenates the muscles and help to maintain the elasticity of the skin and remove dirt from skin pores. The advantage of herbal cosmetics is their non toxic nature, reduce the allergic reactions and time tested usefulness of many ingredients. Thus in the present work, we found good properties for the face packs and further optimization studies are required on this study to find the useful benefits of face packs on human use as cosmetic product.

Key words : Terminalia chebula ; Phytoconstituents ; Biological and Pharmacological activities ; Clinical studies; Medicinal