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The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics

as "articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on,


introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body...for cleansing,
beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance."
Among the products included in this definition are skin moisturizers,
perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, makeup, cleansing shampoos,
permanent waves, hair colors, and deodorants, as well as any substance
intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. The concept of
beauty and cosmetics dates back to ancient mankind and civilization.
Generally herbal cosmetics are also referred to as natural cosmetics.
Herbal cosmetics are formulated, using different cosmetic ingredients to
form the base in which one or more herbal ingredients are used to cure
various skin ailments.

Plants are highly used for development of new drug products for
cosmeceuticals and pharmaceutical applications.
Herbal cosmetics are the products in which herbs are
used in crude or extract form In early period
cosmetics were associated with religious practices. It
is almost true for all old civilizations like Indian,
Chinese, and Egyptian & Greek. Ubtan with flour,
turmeric and vegetables oil before marriage is still
practiced in India. Kum Kum is still being applied by women. During the
early period, all cosmetics items were made in the home. Natural
materials like aromatic materials, spices, herbs, resins, dyes, fats, oils,
and the natives of different countries used perfumes.

The herbal products are derived from vegetable sources from various
parts of the plants like root, leaf; flower fruit extrude or plant as a whole.

There are three kinds of ingredients used in herbal products

1. Herbal
2. Mineral
3. Animal
Herbs do not produce instant cures. They offer a way to put the body in
proper tune with nature A huge number of cosmetic and toiletry
formulations have been designed and developed based upon Indian Herbs
recently. Other than traditionally documented applications, some modern
trials have also been using the utility of Indian herbs in Personal Care
products.

Compared to other beauty products, natural cosmetics are safe to use.


They are hypo-allergenic and tested and proven by dermatologists to be
safe to use anytime, anywhere. Since they are made of natural
ingredients, people don’t have to worry about getting skin rashes or
experience skin itchiness.

Example - BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated


Hydroxytoluene) are closely related synthetic antioxidants and are used
as preservatives in lipsticks and moisturizers BHA and BHT can induce
allergic reactions in the skin. The international Agency for Research on
Cancer classifies BHA as a possible human carcinogen. Herbal cosmetics
contain natural antioxidants like vitamin C

Pharmacopoeia specifies and describes in individual monographs tests for


identification of herbs and processed herbs. These tests involve
morphological, microscopic, organoleptic and chromatography profile as
applicable to individual monograph entity. These tests primarily are based
on pharmacognostic characterization and are aimed to assist in botanical
identification of the herb. Monographs in Indian Pharmacopoeia cover
either
 Organized herbs contain tissues of the plant or part of the plant and
powdered herbs.
 Unorganized herbs are produce of plants such as gums, mucilage,
resins, juices and latex. They have a fairly uniform composition and
are devoid of any cellular structure.

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