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DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL LIPBALM FOR TREATMENT OF ACTINIC CHEILITIS

Neetu P. Khatri*, Shilpa P. Chaudhari

Now-a-days herbal formulations are gaining popularity because natural products are safe to use and easy to handle. Synthetic agents may cause allergic reactions and were found to be carcinogenic in nature. Aim of our study was to formulate and evaluate herbal lipbalm used for the treatment of actinic cheilitis. In this regard natural edible ingredient such as turmeric powder, hydrogenated vegetable oil, butter, coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil, Vanilla & rose essence and lemon juice were used to formulate herbal lipbalm. Prepared herbal lipbalm was evaluated for different evaluation test such as color, texture, pH, melting point, breaking point, softening point, surface anomalies and ageing stability etc. Results showed that, different evaluation parameters of prepared herbal lipbalm were resembled with standard values. Keyword: Actinic Cheilitis, Herbal Lipbalm, hydrogenated vegetable oil, allergic reactions.

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