Development of Lab-Based Wheat Protein Shampoo for Healthier Hair (Research Article)

Author(s): Payal Puri*, Muskan Roshan, Harsh Singh and Ajay Dabar

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to develop a novel protein shampoo containing natural ingredients with an emphasis on safety and efficacy. The study presents a shampoo formulated with wheat protein as its active constituent, which strengthens hair roots, brings lusture, softness and prevents premature greying and loss of hairs. The shampoo was formulated by adding the herbal extracts of Wheat sprouts Wheatgrass, Aloe vera China rose, Bhringraj and Reetha in different proportions. Evaluation of physicochemical and performance tests for developed shampoo were carried out in terms of visual inspection, wetting time, pH, percentage of solid contents, surface tension, detergency, dirt dispersion, conditioning performance, foam volume and its stability. The formulated protein shampoo was evaluated for conditioning performance by its application in 20 volunteers. The formulated herbal shampoo is appealing, yellow in color with demonstrable good foam stability, detergency, cleansing property and surface tension. The pH of protein shampoo was 6.5, near to skin pH. Percentage of solid content of shampoo was found to be 21% after drying. Dirt dispersion of formed herbal shampoo was light. 1% of shampoo gave 23 cm foam height and viscosity of 42.5 millipoise. The highest score of the conditioning performance of the developed protein shampoo was found to be 3.0 out of 4. The results indicated that formulated protein shampoo can be potentially used for cleaning and managing hairs in daily life. Future works should focus in the development of refined protocol towards formulating protein shampoo to improve its overall quality and safety.

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