Herbal Red Lentils Scrub

The practice of exfoliation is attributed to the ancient Egyptians. With tartaric acid serving as the active ingredient, wine was employed as a chemical exfoliant during the Middle Ages. Exfoliation was first used hundreds of years ago in Asia. The word "exfoliate" derives its derivation from the Latin exfoliare, which means "to strip off leaves" Cosmetics are items that are used to improve or alter a person's facial features, body odor, or texture. A facial care regimen must include facial washes.Typically, a face scrub is a cream-based treatment with tiny bits of exfoliation that, when rubbed over the skin, physically take off dry, dead skin cells to help smooth the skin. Regular hydration and exfoliation promote healthy skin. Our internal body excretion mechanism uses comparable pores to get rid of the poisonous portions of metabolism that the climate causes to plug in our skin pores with dirt and poisons. Dead skin cell development is prompted by this. Daily exfoliation with a mild, rich herbal exfoliant reduces the surface development of dead skin cells while hastening the aging of new cells. The skin is constantly exposed to harmful light from the sun and attacks from radicals. Daily assaults have the potential to accelerate the aging and darkening of skin by damaging cells and increasing melanin production. An important component of general skin care is herbal skin exfoliation. It reduces wrinkles, discolouration, and defects by smoothing and artificially balancing the skin, clearing clogged pores, and encouraging the growth of new cells. This keeps the skin looking and feeling clean, moisturized, and faultless.You'll notice softer, clearer, and more youthful-looking skin. Your skin can feel radiant, silky, youthful, and lovely after using a face scrub. In contrast to ordinary soap or cleanser, a face scrub exfoliates the skin by removing dead skin cells and preparing it for new ones by the use of tiny particles, beads, or chemicals.Using a facial scrub was extremely simple: just chose a chemical or neutral scrub that was appropriate for your skin type, massage it in for a minute on damp skin, and then rinse it off. once or twice a week, repeated. Considering all of its advantages, use a face scrub in your routine for skin care.The process of exfoliation includes removing the oldest dead skin cells from the skin's outermost layer. Every facial, including chemical or microdermabrasion peels, involves exfoliation. Exfoliation can be accomplished chemically or mechanically.[1][2][3][4]

OBJECTIVES

To prepare herbal face scrub powder with the following objectives :

Nourishment of the skin

• To remove dull, dead cells, black heads  from the  face.
• To inhibit the growth of acne and add moisture to the skin.
• To improves the texture of skin.
• Provides Smoother Skin.

BENEFITS OF SCRUBBING YOUR SKIN [16]

1. For A Squeaky-Clean Skin:

After cleaning, your skin is clear of perspiration, oil, and grime. As a matter of fact, not all of the dust that builds up in your skin's pores can be removed by the bottles of cleansing milk, face wash, and cleansers. This is effectively accomplished via scrubbing.

2. Frees Your Skin from Flakes:

Itchy skin leads to dry areas. Over time, it permits dead cells to amass. You may effectively manage your flaky skin by giving your skin a good scrub.

3. Helps in Removing Dead Cells:

Your skin seems drained and lifeless due to dead cells. Use a soft brush to gently clean them off.[12]

4. Adds Glow to Skin:

Exfoliation can actually make your skin glow

5. Removes Dark Patches:

Scrub should be used twice a week to see effects. It works particularly well on knees, elbows, and knuckles.

6. Removes Acne Scars:

Exfoliation helps in doing away with acne scars.[13]

7. Prevents Ingrown Hair:

An ongoing issue is ingrown hairs, which can be avoided with regular washing.

8. For Smooth Skin:

The secret to becoming more gorgeous is having smooth skin. Your skin will look immaculately smooth after the scrub, but it will also feel soft and nourished.

9. Improves the Texture of Your Skin:

Your skin seems cleaner, smoother, and has a better texture after you scrub it.[11]

10. Promotes Clear Complexion:

After all of the flakes, dead cells, imperfections, and accumulated contaminants have been removed. The scrub has an even better result because it contains a natural skin-whitening component.[10]

Method of Preparation of Herbal Face Scrub

1. Exact amount of all dry ingredients was weighed properly.
2. All the ingredients such as Red lentils, Orange peels, Sandal wood, Fullers Earth, Coconut shell were taken in the mortar and mixted together.
3. Final product was enclosed in air tight container for evaluation. [1]

1. Phytochemical tests[1]

Flavonoids :

1. Alkaline Reagent Test
2. Lead Acetate Test

Alkaloids :

1. Drangendroffs Test

Figure 2. Phytochemical Test

Saponins :

1. Foam Test

Phenols :

A. Lead Acetate Test

B. Acetic Acid Test    

2. Organoleptic Properties

1. 1. Nature :

Nature of the scrub was evaluated manually.[15]

1. 2. Colour:

The Colour of the face Scrub was checked visually. [15]

1. 3. Odour:

The formulation was evaluated for its odour by smelling it. [15]

1. 4. Texture:

Texture of the scrub was determined. [15]

3.Physiochemical Evaluation

1. PH:

pH of the prepared scrub was evaluated small amount of the scrub applied on the ph paper. [17]

2. Ash value:

Ash value are helpful in determining the quality and purity of crude drugs in powder form. the objective of ash value is to remove all traces of organic matter which may interfere in analytical determination. [17]

3. Moisture content:

Moisture content is the quantity of water contained  in the material Moisture content is reference to the amount of moisture present in a material this value is often represented as as percentage of the material's mass ( such as x%MC) The amount of moisture is an object can be measured in several different ways such as with oven dry tests or moisture meters. [17]

4. General powder charteristics

1. Tapped Density:

Tapped Density of a powder is the ratio of the mass of the powder to the volume occupied by the

powder after is has been tapped for a defined period of time.

Tapped Density:Mass/Tapped volume

2. Bulk Density:

Bulk Density is defined as the mass of the many Particles of the material divided by the total volume they occupy the total volume includes Particle volume,  inter Particle, void volume, and internal pore volume.

Bulk Density: Mass/Bulk volume

3. Angle of Repose:

The angle of repose is a parameter commonly used for the evaluation of interparticle force. the simplest method for the determination of the Angle of repose is the "Poured" Angle.

Angle of Repose(?) :tan-1(2/d)

(?) = Angle of repose

D= Diameter in cm

H=Height in cm

4. Hausner Ratio:

The Hausner Ratio is an indirect measure of the property of a Bulk material to reduce its volume under mechanical influence.  It is also a measure of the ability to compress and of the interaction between the Particles.

Hausner ratio: Tapped Density/Bulk Density

5. Carrs Index :

The Carrs index an indicator of the compressibility of a powder. It is named after the Scientist Ralph J. Carr, Jr. The carr index is frequently used in pharmaceuticals are an indication of the compressibility of a powder.

Carrs Index : ( Tapped Density – Bulk Density / Tapped Density ) * 100

6. Flow Characteristics :

Powder Flow , also known as flowability , is defined as the relative movement of a bulk of particles among neighboring particles or along the container wall surface. In other words, powder flowability refers to the ability of a powder to flow in a desired manner in a specific piece of equipment. 

7. Grittiness :

The product was checked for the presence of any gritty particles by applying it on the skin.

8. Washability :

 Formulations were applied on the skin easily removed by washing with water were checked manually.

9. Skin irritation :

Small amount of the scrub was applied on the skin and kept for few minutes and found to be non-irritant.[18]