Formulation and development of face cream containing natural products

The aim of present study was to formulation and development of face cream comprising extracts of natural products such as Mangifera indica, Azadirachta indica, Coriandrum sativum, Psoralea corylifolia, Mentha arvensis and Daucus carota and almond oil. Different types of formulations oil in water (O/W) base namely F1 to F6 were formulated by incorporating different concentrations Stearic acid and Cetyl alcohol. The evaluation of all prepared base (F1 to F6) were done on different parameters like pH, viscosity, spreadibilty, and stability were examined. The base F3 was found appropriate for the preparation of cream. The extracts were incorporated in base F3 for the preparation of herbal face cream. The herbal face cream showed good spreadibilty, good consistency, homogeneity, appearance, pH, ease of removal and no evidence of phase separation. These herbal face creams were safe to use for skin.