Exotic Rejuvenation: Unveiling the benefits of Dragon Fruit in polyherbal scrub
Shweta Ghode , Rohini Kolhe , Saloni Badre , Anuj Bafna , Priyanka Bamb , Yash Bamb 2
Abstract: Facial scrubs contain coarse particles which help to exfoliate the skin. When you apply a face scrub, the particles rub against your skin and remove all the dirt from your skin pores. It also removes dead skin cells, making your skin smoother and softer. In this project we have prepared a polyherbal scrub which consists plant-based ingredients to improve skin cleansing, softening, moisture and evenness. In-house prepared polyherbal scrub mainly contains the dragon fruit seeds which act as antioxidant with its rich content of content of vitamin C. We also used tamarind outer cover to remove dead scales on the skin, papaya seeds as acne control, rice starch as a protecting agent and soothe sun damage, Vitamin E as anti-aging ingredient, liquorice to diminish dark circles. The scrub was prepared with the polyherbal ingredients with glycerine and carbapol gel. The scrub was evaluated for appearance, pH, consistency, spreadability, extrudability, viscosity, irritability, washability, grittiness, foamability and it was concluded that the scrub was found to be satisfactory to improve the appearance of skin without any side effects and after application of scrub, skin becomes softer, cleaner and refreshed.
Key Words: Scrub, Dragon fruit, Exfoliate, Tamarind Powder