ABSTRACT
Traditionally Kajal is known as Surma or Kohl which is used as an eye liner. Designing
Ayurvedic Kajal with medicinal plants as a cosmetic product for beautification was thought of as a
novel and an innovative technique. The main advantages of these cosmetic products are more patient
compliance, water resistant property, stability and of course economical to formulate. Looking at that
the present study was carried out with the aim of formulation of Ayurvedic Kajal with the help of two
medicinal plants viz. Eclipta alba (EA) and Vernonia cinerea (VC) and evaluate their potential for
sustained ocular delivery. Standardization of the herbs was performed based on different
physiochemical parameters and revealed the values were within the prescribed limits. Ingredients used
for this present investigation was standardized using TLC method whereas process standardization
was carried out with organoleptic characters and was resulted similar characters in terms of color, odor
and consistency. Furthermore product consistency was standardized by penetrometer test, moisture
content test, TLC of the different extracts, microbial contamination and finally skin toxicity test.
Different extracts like methanolic extract, lamp black extract, methanolic Kajal extract and hexane
extracts for both the plants were carried out and revealed good results with all the extracts except
hexane extract. Thereafter all the method revealed significant results without any allergic reaction
when tested on New Zealand white strain rabbits. Hence the results concluded that the formulated
Kajal with EA and VC is totally safe and can be used for novel cosmetic formulations.
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