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The use of herbal remedies was well-known in ancient societies. These were used for food, medicine, or cosmetics. Flower, leaf, fruit, root, bark, inner stem, wood, beans, rhizome, endosperm, bulb, seed or whole plant are used to produce bioactive ingredients. Demand for herbal products and cosmetics is growing day by day due to the high health risks of synthetic ingredients which also contribute to environmental damage. Besides cosmetic, cosmetic bioactive ingredients act as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial agents. These bioactive ingredients include vitamins, antioxidants, fats, dyes, tannins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins, terpenoids and much more. The most important feature of herbal cosmetics is that they have no side effects. Herbal cosmetic has a growing demand in the global market and is a valuable gift of nature. Herbal remedies always draw a lot of attention because of their good workmanship and side effects when they are compared or mean nothing to synthetic drugs. Herbs and spices are used to preserve and enhance human beauty. Indian women have long used herbs such as sandalwood and turmeric for skin care, Henna for hair color, palms, and feet; and natural oils for their bodies. The industry is now focused on a growing segment with a wide range of varied growth in the coming years. Herbal cosmetics are described as beauty products that have desirable physical properties such as healing, smooth appearance, enhancement and cooling properties due to the herbal ingredient. Here we have reported on the introduction, separation, common remedies used in cosmetics.