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August -2009 / Volume -6 / Article No - 1 / Research Article
EVALUATION OF A HERBAL HAIR OIL IN REDUCING HAIR FALL IN HUMAN VOLUNTEERS.
RUPALI THORAT*, VARSHA JADHAV 1, VILASRAO KADAM 1,
NINAD SATHE 2, ASHWINI SAVE 2 & VIKAS GHORPADE 2
Miss. Rupali Thorat
Department of Quality Assurance, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Pharmacy, Sector 08, CBD Belapur, Navi-Mumbai - 400 614, India
*E-mail: drvmjadhav_bvcop@rediffmail.com
ABSTRACT
Hair formulation of Eclipta alba Hassk [ Asteraceae ] 10% w/v, Hibiscus rosa sinensis Linn [ Malvaceae ] 10 % w/v, Nardostachys jatamansi [ Valerianceae ] 5 % w/v concentration in the form of herbal oil were prepared. Three month evaluation of a herbal hair oil vs coconut oil was conducted on human volunteers with hair fall problem in a Y. M. T. Ayurvedic Medical College, Kharghar. Combing assay was performed to evaluate the efficacy of the herbal hair oil. The findings of the study show that the test oil was effective in reducing the hair fall.
KEYWORDS : Hair fall reduction, Herbal Hair Oil, Combing assay, Hair growth.