Design, Development and Assessment of Herbal Lipstick from Natural Pigments

摘要

The natural pigment or colorant in the cosmetics, are inconceivable in demand since, historical time till day. The colors that add to the shade of the lipstick, are unsafe to people on utilization can bring about sensitivity, sickness, dermatitis, and drying of the lips. The usage of natural dyes and pigments, increase more importance in food and textile industries because of their non toxic and eco friendly characteristics. Coloring pigments is obtained from petals of Rosa rubiginosa, flower of Bougainvillea spectabilis. Beta vulgaris (Beetroot) and flower of Crocus sativus.(F1 to F4) and were evaluated on the parameters such as melting point, breaking point, force of application, surface anomalies, aging stability, solubility, pH, skin irritation and perfume stability etc… The results are shown in tab.4 and prepared lipstick in fig.2 F1 to F4. The prepared lipstick formulations F1, F2 and F4 showed ideal properties like shining, spreading and smoothness of lips after application. Further studies through a detailed clinical trial may be suggested to ensure safety of these formulations. Hence from present investigation it was concluded that, formulated herbal lipstick having minimal and no side effects and thus showing maximum local effect on lips.