Formulation and evaluation of skin whitening- lightening herbal facewash

The aim of present study was to formulation and development of whitening polyherbal face wash comprising extracts of Curcuma longa, Lemon Extract, Liquorice Extract, Kojic acid, AHA-BHA, Nicotinamide, Glycolic Acid, Salicylic acid, Vitamin E, This preparation is not contains only herbs it also contains some chemicals which is gives the best result for skin.The plants have been reported in the literature having good anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Prepared formulation was evaluated for various parameters like colour, appearance, consistency, pH, viscosity, Washability, Irritancy test, stability studies. Results showed that the gels were non-irritant, stable and possess all skin problem activity. The efficacy when tested with a standard was almost same to that of polyherbal gel. I concluded that from this study, extract was proved to be stable and considered as an effective herbal formulation for skin whitening-lightening face wash.