Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Lipstick

Herbal cosmetics are in increasing demand all over the world and are a priceless gift of nature. There is a wide range of herbal products to suit the beauty regimen. Due to various adverse effects of available synthetic preparation, the present work was formulation of an herbal lipstick having minimal or no side effects. Herbal lipstick formulated using bees wax, white soft paraffin, castor oil, olive oil, lemon oil, peppermint oil, shikakai powder, vanilla essence and natural pigments of turmeric, cocoa powder, raktachandan and ratanjot bark .All the formulations evaluated for their quality, showing the satisfactory results. Formulation 4 (containing ratanjot pigment) is the best formulation of all formulated herbal lipstick as compare to other formulations.