Preparation and Evaluation of Herbal Body Scrub Cubes for Revitalizing Skin

Abstract

The present work, herbal body scrub cubes, was prepared with a suitable size and shape, weight, exfoliation, cleansing, and antioxidant properties. Herbal Body Scrub Cubes were prepared for removing dead skin cells, promoting cell turnover, and improving skin texture and appearance. Herbal body scrub cubes work through a combination of physical and chemical exfoliation where sugar is used as a physical exfoliant, removing dead skin cells and promoting turnover. These scrub cubes are versatile in nature because they provide both the chemical and physical exfoliation characteristics The extract of the Clitoria ternatea flower contains the ingredient anthocyanin, which is responsible for providing chemical exfoliation. These formulations are the ones that contain the uniform content of the active ingredients, which help in providing better action on application. This formulation provides an effective moisturization due to the presence of shea butter. As these preparations are in the form of cubes, they are very handy and easy to use; the wastage of product is also eradicated due to the specific shape. Five different formulations, F1, F2, F3, F4, and F5, were prepared by the melt and pour base method, and the formulations were characterized for different evaluation parameters like washability, foam ability, pH, grittiness, scrubbing, Cleansing test on human volunteers, and antimicrobial tests. Based on the study, it can be concluded that herbal body scrub cubes show satisfactory results and are safe and cost-effective.