Plants Used by Local And Tribal People of Chhattisgarh With Special Reference To Their Cosmetic And Skin Care Uses : A Review Surabhi Suman Patel 1 , Ashwini Kumar Dixit* 2 and Sarvesh Kaushik Patel 3 1-2 Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Koni- Bilaspur (C.G.) India 495009 3 Department of Botany, Government Nagarjuna Post Graduate College of Science, Raipur (C.G. )India 492010 *Corresponding Author – Dr. Ashwini Kumar Dixit, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Koni-Bilaspur (C.G.) India, PIN-495009. Abstract: Current work discusses the way of local and tribal people have used plants over the time to cure for their skin, hairs, face beauty and in physical aspect. In times of this industrialization, people prefer natural and herbal products for dryness, acne, anti-aging, hair and skin protection effects. This article presented a descriptive review on the plants used by local and tribal people of Chhattisgarh for their skin care, cosmetics purpose and describes how plants are currently used in personal care products. Plants such as Lawsonia inermis L., Terminalia chebula Retz., Terminalia ballerica (Gaertn.) Roxb., Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Azadirachta indica A.Juss. and many other are used in cosmetic industry for various purposes. The purpose of doing this work is to collect and spread the knowledge about the plants nearby that are used for cosmetics. Keywords : Cosmetics, Tribal, Skin care, Anti-aging, Chhattisagrh. 1. INTRODUCTION In view of extremely rich bio-cultural diversity in the state and dependence of forest dwellers for their health requirements on medicinal plants, Chhattisgarh is known as herbal state of India. Cosmetics are products designed to cleanse, protect and change the appearance of external parts of our bodies. Cosmetics are not a modern invention, humans have used various substances to alter their appearance or accentuate their features for at least 10,000 years and possibly a lot longer. Herbal cosmetics are formulated, by using different cosmetic ingredients to form the base in which one or more herbal ingredients are used to cure various skin ailments. Plants are highly used for development of new drug products in cosmeceuticals industries. These are the products in which plants and plant parts are used in crude or extract form. It is almost true for all old civilizations like Indian, Chinese, and Egyptian & Greek. Ubtan with flour, turmeric and vegetables oil before marriage and Kumkum is still being applied by women in India. During the early period, all cosmetics items were made in the home, natural materials like aromatic materials, spices, herbs, resins, dyes, fats, oils, and the natives of different counties used perfumes. The demand for plant-based cosmetics is increasing in national as well as international market as they are natural products, non-narcotic, having no side-effects, easily available at affordable prices and sometimes the only source of healthcare available to the poor. Besides, in states like Chhattisgarh, it provides the means of livelihood to a large population, specially the tribals who are involved in collection of medicinal plants and fruits. Cosmetics includes face beauty, skin and hair care. Skin protects the body from the external GIS SCIENCE JOURNAL VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3, 2022 ISSN NO : 1869-9391 PAGE NO: 1