The document outlines 8 key challenges in formulating herbal cosmetics: 1) Ethnic factors like climate and soil composition can alter herb constituents between cultivation locations. 2) There are no fixed quality standards for herbal ingredients due to natural variations. 3) Raw herbal materials are difficult to source at scale due to limited land availability and environmental threats. 4) Raw materials are often of poor quality due to soil contamination and pesticide/fertilizer overuse. 5) Companies invest little in research and development, relying on traditional practices. 6) Indian companies face stiff international competition, especially from China. 7) Herbal cosmetics lack extensive documentation on safety, efficacy and

1. CHALLENGES IN
FORMULATING
HERBAL
COSMETICS
Presented by,
Pratiksha C Chandragirivar
M pharma 2nd sem
Dept. of pharmaceutics
HSK COP Bagalkot
FACILITATED TO:
PRABHU HALAKATTI
ASST.PROFESSOR
DEPT.OF PHARMACEUTICS
HSK COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY
BAGALKOT.
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2. Contents
1. Challenges in formulating
herbal cosmetics
2. references
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3. Challenge 1 - Ethnic
factors
It includes the factors that affect the
nature of the drug at the time of
cultivation of herbs.
• Light
• Temperature
• Atmospheric humidity
• Altitude
• Rainfall
• Soil
Any variations in the above factors
affect the nature of the drug
resulting in the alteration of the
number of active constituents
present in the herbs which becomes
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4. Challenge 2 – no suitable
standards
• Even though fixed standardization
given for herbals, due to variation in
the standards give by private bodies
and incompatibility with person to
person and suitability with person to
person we can say it as there are no
fixed standards.
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5. Challenge 3 - Scarcity of
raw material
• The raw material for a herbal
cosmetics company cannot be mass
produced in a factory.
• herbal cosmetics require the careful
cultivation of plants and herbs in
their natural environment.
• Two factors have added to the
problem in sourcing here
One is the disappearing land for
cultivation. In a country where land
itself is a premium, land for large
scale cultivation of plants and herbs
is almost impossible to procure.
The other factor that affects the
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6. Challenge 4 - Poor quality
of raw material:
• In herbal cosmetics the quality of
raw materials is critical, any
adulteration can spoil the entire
batch. The problem here is not
intentional adulteration, but
unintentional adulteration.
• Poor soil quality and rampant use of
pesticides and fertilizers means that
most of our plants and herbs
actually have a very high content of
harmful chemicals. These are then
carried on to the cosmetics. As a
result, many of the products
manufactured by Indian herbal
cosmetics company are found to
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7. Challenge 5 -Not enough
R&D:
• Most herbal cosmetic companies
rarely invest in serious R&D.
• Most of them are reliant on age old
practices and formulations. While
that is perfectly acceptable, given
some of Indian’s ancient traditions, it
has severely hampered
development of manufacturing
practices. There is not enough
attention paid to improving
processing techniques in order to
enable mass production.
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8. Challenge 6 - Competition
Internationally, Indian companies face
even stiffer competition. Although
the herbal cosmetics industry is
predicted to grow at a very healthy
rate, most of the market is
dominated by Chinese companies.
Indian companies have to catch up
in price and availability.
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9. Challenge 7 - Lack of
documentation
Unlike conventional cosmetics,
there is extremely insufficient
documentation of herbal cosmetics.
Most herbal cosmetics depend on
traditional methods or Ayurvedic
formulations in their manufacturing.
Some of these are passed down
through generations, while some are
documented.
Even when documented, few of
these can compare to the extensive
clinical, pharmacological, and
toxicological documentation
available for conventional beauty
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10. Challenge 8 -Failure to
comply with international
standards
A number of herbal and handmade
cosmetics products have failed
when testing for international
standards.
One of the reasons is the poor
quality of raw materials
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11. References
• https://chemistscorner.com/3-
challenges-to-formulating-
natural-products/
• http://edherbalcare-
blog.logdown.com/posts/39038
21-challenges-facing-form-
cosmetics-companies
• https://innovareacademics.in/jo
urnals/index.php/ijap/article/vie
w/27377/16199
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