What prevails in the market of herbal hair wash preparations: Myth or Truth?

Abstract

Hair is an important 'cosmetic apparatus' in man. Commercial herbal hair wash powder preparations are becoming popular in the recent years in India among consumers as they are marketed with the claims as 'traditional' and 'safe'. But some of the marketed commercial brands of herbal hair wash preparations include chemicals like SLS and silica. The exact effect of such commercial herbal hair wash preparations in comparison with the traditional 'natural' preparations on hair cuticle is not studied in detail. The present study unleashes the hidden truth behind the 'so-called safe' commercial herbal preparations. The study is also significant as some of the commercial Ayurvedic/herbal Indian hair wash powders are exported to several countries and are becoming globally popular.