Formulation and Evaluation Herbal Hair Dye by QbD Approach

Abstract

Absract Now-a-days, graying of hair has become one of the most common problems for both men and women; this is due to the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle, pollution, stress, poor diet, hormonal changes and usage of detergents. The number of pigment granules naturally begin to decrease as a person ages. The person usually begins to gray between twenty-eight and forty years of age. The reason for this is that the melanocytes begin to slow down and produce less melanin. This is part of the natural aging process in humans. There are two types of melanin which is responsible for the coloring for the hair these are 1.eumelanine 2. Pheomelanine. In recent years there is increasing demand for synthetic and natural dye to overcome problems related to graying of hair. Considering the harmful effect of synthetic dye such as temporary skin irritation and allergy, hair breakage, skin discoloration, hypersensitivity reaction, and unexpected hair color as well as problem. The application of synthetic dyes with the increase in the usage of hazardous chemicals in the process of manufacturing. Hence an attempt has been made to review the use of natural products obtained from plant sources to replace the synthetic dyes. The Composition of organic hair dye consisting of Henna (Lawsonia inermis), Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) amla powder (Emblica officinalis). Camellia Sinensis (Tea Powder), Loha Bhasma, Mandur Bhasma or churna is ferric oxide/hematite or red iron oxide with chemical formula Fe2O3) powders are blended and mixed with water and the mixture to obtain a dye The plant samples have been tested for the presence of PPD which is very harmful chemical substances used in synthetic hair dye A supportive analytical data has been obtained by using TLC and colorimetric test. Further this study is directed for coloring of hair, by applying each and every plant material and also the mixture of formulated dye. Also to check the color retention property and color intensity of a hair by washing the hair with synthetic shampoo as well as the herbal shampoo this has shown that there is no hair damage or scalp irritation. Hence this formulation proves to be a key alternative for the synthetic hair.