Natural remedies are more acceptable in the belief that they are safer with fewer side effects than the synthetic ones. Herbal formulations have growing demand in the world market. The present work deals with the development and evaluation of the herbal mosquito repellent cream and lotion containing Neem oil, Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil. Although various topical herbal formulations are available in the market, we propose to make use of Neem oil, Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil. The plants have been reported in the literature having good mosquito repellent activity. Various formulations (cream and lotion) were prepared using agents like lanolin, triethanolamine and stearic acid in varied concentrations. Prepared formulations (cream and lotion) were evaluated for various parameters like colour, appearance, consistency, pH, spreadability and stability. It is a very good attempt to establish the herbal formulations (cream and lotion) containing Neem oil, Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil. The prepared formulations showed no signs of instabilities and irritation to the skin which were usually seen in the usage of synthetic drugs.
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