PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRODUCT MAKING

 All products to be made in a neat and clean place that is

well ventilated and illuminated.
 Must wear gloves, hair cap and apron.
 Label all raw drugs and equipment and store it safely
and out of reach of children.
 Avoid all distraction including children and pets.
 A cotton cloth must be kept ready while preparing
products

EQUIPMENTS NEEDED
WEIGHING MACHINE
 A good quality weighing machine is mandatory
 Preferably that can weigh small weights too
MEASURING JARS
 Accurate measuring jars that can measure liquids and
oils are needed
STOVE
 Most of preparations require heating and gas stove is
the best option
 Classical preparations may require heating for longer
duration. In that case, firewood may be the economical
option.
VESSELS
 High quality stainless steel vessels are required for
measuring and heating during product making

RAW DRUGS
 Ensure the quality and authenticity of the raw drugs
 Make sure raw drugs used are clean and devoid of
contamination of any sort
 Commonly used raw materials for cosmetic product
preparation are the following

PACKAGING
 Visual appeal is very much needed for cosmetic
products. Hence finished products are to be packed and
presented in attractive bottles
 High quality pet bottles, acrylic bottles or glasswares
may be opted
 Certain products like serum may be damaged by
sunlight. In such cases use of coloured bottles may be
required
 KAJAL

Preparation of Black Ash

 Swarasa of Tulasi, Sahadevi, Bhringaraja, Dronapushpi is
taken
 A clean cotton cloth is soaked in the swarasa and dried
in shade for 7 days
 This cloth is made into a wick and burned after soaking
in castor oil or ghee.
 The black fume that is emitted is collected by keeping a
vessel over the burning flame.
 After burning completely, carefully collect the black ash
that is seen coated beneath the vessel.

1. Simple kajal
Ingredients
Black Ash 0.25 gm
Ghee/Castor Oil QS
Camphor (optional) small pinch
Preparation
 Mix the above ingredients well

2. Ayurvedic kajal
Ingredients
Ghee 10 gm
Eranda thailam 10 gm
Bees wax 3.5 – 4 gm
 Black Ash 1.25 gm
Vitamin E (optional) 1 - 2 drop
Preparation
 Melt all the ingredients
 Mix them well
 Gently pour into mould and let to cool
 SOAPS (MELT & POUR)

Ingredients
Soap base 100 gm

Powder 3 gm
Liquid 10 ml
Oil 5 ml

Colour QS
Fragrance QS
Procedure
 Take the soap base in a vessel
 Heat it in a double boiling apparatus till it melts
completely
 Add the powder, oil or liquid as per measurement
 Add colour and fragrance respectively as required
 Pour the molten soap base in silicon mould
 Rubbing alcohol is sprayed over it to avoid air bubbles in
the soap
 Let it cool for 40 – 60 minutes
 Remove the soap bars gently from the mould and pack
them properly
 Cling wrap may be used to pack the soap but make sure
it is tightly packed to avoid moisture.
 1. Aloe vera soap
Soap Base 100 gm
Aloe vera pulp/Extract 10 ml
Apple green colour QS
Fragrance QS

2. Kashayam soap (Melt & Pour)

Soap base 100 gm
Kashayam 10 ml
Perfume QS

3. Honey soap (Melt & Pour)

Soap base 100 gm
Honey 5 - 10 ml
Perfume QS
Chocolate colour QS

Difference in quantity is due to the thicker consistency of

honey

4. Charcoal soap
Soap base 100 gm
Activated charcoal Powder 3 gm
Perfume QS
CREAMS
Moisturizing cream
Ingredients
Shea butter 30 gm
Cocoa butter 30 gm
Olive oil 20 ml
Almond oil 20 ml
Coconut Oil 20 ml
Bees Wax 15 gm
Vitamin E 5 drops
Aloe vera 2 tsp
Perfume QS
Phenoxy ethanol 1%
Preparation
Melt all ingredients except aloe vera gel and vitamin E
together. Once it is melted, add aloe vera gel and
vitamin E and mixed well using a blender until a uniform
cream like consistency is attained. If you need your
moisturizing butter to last longer, you may add phenoxy
ethanol 1% while blending.
SHAMPOO

Triphala shampoo
Ingredients
Shampoo base 100 ml
Triphala Kashayam 200 ml
Tea tree oil 5 drops
Salt water QS
Preparation
 Prepared Triphala Kashayam is added to the soap base
little by little and mixed uniformly.
 The watery mixture thus formed is kept for 12 hours.
 After 12 hours, tea tree oil is added drop by drop and
keep stirring till it is well mixed.
 To make the shampoo thicker, little salt water is added
to the mixture drop by drop and slowly stirred till the
desired consistency is attained.
 Keep the liquid few minutes to settle and then bottled in
clean containers.
THAILAM
Varnyam oil
Ingredients
Draksha 24 gm
Dadimam 24 gm
Yashti madhu 48 gm
Manjistha 24 gm
Thailam 384 ml
Aja Ksheeram 768 ml
Water 1.536 litre
Preparation
 Powder of Yashti and Manjishta and pasted draksha and
dadima is added as kalka
 Thailam is kept in mild flame with the above said kalka
and water. Once mrudu paka is attained aja ksheera is
added
 Oil is prepared till khara paka is obtained
FACE PACKS AND LEPAMS

Fairness face pack

Ingredients
Sariba Hemidesmus indicus
Manjishta Rubia cordifolia
Rose petal powder Rosa indica
Orange peel powder Citrus sinensis
Jathiphala Myristica fragrance
Kasthoori manjal Curcuma aromatica
Rakta Chandana Pterocarpus santalinus
Multani mitti -
Yashti madhu Glyccrhiza glabra
Preparation
Choornam is prepared and sieved through muslin cloth
to obtain very fine powder
LIP CARE
Manjishta lip balm
Ingredients
Bees Wax 3.5 gm
Manjishta oil 15 gm
Almond Butter 2 gm
Vitamin E 2 drop
Preparation
 Melt all ingredients and pour into the container after
checking consistency
 Allow to cool

Strawberry lipstick
Ingredients
Bees Wax 4 gm
Ghee 3 gm
Coconut oil 3 gm
Shea butter - refined 3 gm
Almond Oil 3 gm
Vitamin E 2 drop
Carnauba Wax 1 gm
Strawberry Flavour QS
Maroon lip safe colour QS
Preparation
 Melt all ingredients and pour into the mould after
checking consistency
 Allow to cool