Description
Subject:- herbal drug Technology
Semester:- 6th sem
Course:- Bachelor of Pharmacy B Pharmacy
Course Code: BP603T
Course Title: Herbal drug Technology
Contents
• Oils
• Waxes
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Raw Materials – Oil and Waxes
• At the end of this lecture, student will be able to:
– Identify suitable raw materials for preparing herbal
cosmetics
– Explain the various oils available for formulating herbal
cosmetics
– Explain the various waxes available for formulating herbal
cosmetics
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Raw materials - Oils
• Various fixed oils and volatile oils – base – various creams, lotions,
hair conditioners, hair tonics
• Certain oils –therapeutic properties – tooth paste, mouth washes,
gargles
• Oils - vegetable origin and mineral origin – cosmetics
• Mineral origin – Light and heavy liquid paraffin
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Raw materials - Oils
CASTOR OIL
Biological source: Fixed oil – cold compression – seeds –Ricinus
communis
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Physical properties: Pale yellow /colorless, transparent viscous liquid
Mild odour and bland, slightly acrid taste
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Raw materials - Oils
• Chemical constituents: Trigycerides of Ricinoleic acid (87%), Oleic
acid 7%, linoleic acid 3%, palmetic acid
• Uses: Cosmetics – emollient – lipsticks, hair oil and fixes, eye cream,
rouge, stick eye shadow
Topical creams and ointments – 5-12.5%
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Raw materials - Oils
Almond oil
Biological source: Fixed oil –expression – seeds – Prunus amygdalus
Family : Rosaceae
Chemical constituents: Glycerides of oleic acid (77%), linoleic acid,
palmitic acid and myristic acid
Uses: Mild emollient – ingredient – cleansing cream, cold cream and
eye cream
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Raw materials - Oils
Wheat germ oil
Biological source: Fixed oil – wheat germ – Triticum aestivum
Family : Graminae
Chemical constituents: 44 % - linoleic acid, 10 % linolic acid, 30 % oleic
acid , 4.7% unsaponifiable matter
Uses: Source of natural vitamin E
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Raw materials - Oils
Arachis oil
Biological source: Fixed oil – expressed – seeds –cultivated varities –
Arachis hypogaea
Family : Leguminosae
Chemical constituents: Fixed oil
Uses: Preparation – ointments, soaps, emollient, creams and baby oil
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Raw materials - Oils
Neem oil
Biological source: Fixed oil – fully matures seeds – Azadirachta indica
Family : Meliaceae
Chemical constituents: Glycerides of saturated and unsaturated fatty
acids – oleic acid and stearic acid
Uses: Medicated soaps - skin diseases
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Raw materials - Waxes
• Bases – cosmetics – mixture of oils, fats and waxes
• Unctuous, fusible, viscous solid substances – waxy luster
• Esters – fatty acids – high molecular weight monohydric alcohol –
cetyl alcohol and cholesterol
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Raw materials - Waxes
Commonly used waxes
• Carnauba wax
• Pisang wax
• Castor wax
• Candelilla wax
• Bees wax
• Spermaceti wax
• Paraffin wax
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Raw materials - Waxes
Carnauba wax
Biological source: Exudates – pores –brazilian wax palm tree-
Copernicia prunifera
Family : Palmae
Chemical constituents: Hydroxylated fatty acids – carnuabic acid and
cerotic acid
Uses: Hard wax – deodorant sticks and other cosmetics
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Summary
• Various fixed oils and volatile oils – base – various creams,
lotions, hair conditioners, hair tonics
• Certain oils –therapeutic properties – tooth paste, mouth
washes, gargles
• Bases – cosmetics – mixture of oils, fats and waxes
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