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Preparation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil
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X. Fatima Grace
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S. Rahul Raj
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S. Shanmughanathan
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D. Chamundeeshwari
Mankind use various products to enhance beauty and elegance to look young and charming. Cosmetics thus play a vital role in human life. Now a days, herbal cosmetic are widely used because of the belief that they have fewer side effects and better safety. Hair is one of the primary parts of the body which acts as a protective appendage. The objective of the present work is to develop a hair oil for general purpose (daily use) using various herbs. The formulated oil was evaluated for its organoleptic properties, acid value, saponification value, refractive index, pH etc. All the parameters were found to be good and within the standards.
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Grace XF, Raj SR, Shanmughanathan S, Chamundeeshwari D. Preparation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil [Internet]. Int J Pharm Chem Anal. 2014 [cited 2025 Oct 02];1(1):1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/
APA
Grace, X. F., Raj, S. R., Shanmughanathan, S., Chamundeeshwari, D. (2014). Preparation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil. Int J Pharm Chem Anal, 1(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/
MLA
Grace, X. Fatima, Raj, S. Rahul, Shanmughanathan, S., Chamundeeshwari, D.. "Preparation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil." Int J Pharm Chem Anal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/
Chicago
Grace, X. F., Raj, S. R., Shanmughanathan, S., Chamundeeshwari, D.. "Preparation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Hair Oil." Int J Pharm Chem Anal 1, no. 1 (2014): 1-5. https://doi.org/