This paper reviews the types admixtures used in concrete and their effect on workability, strength, and durability of concrete. A substance other than water, totals, or bond that is utilized as a component of cement or mortar to control setting and early solidify, workability, or to give extra establishing properties is called admixture. They are normal or produced chemicals which are added to the solid earlier or amid blending. The frequently utilized admixtures are air entraining specialists, water reducers, water lessening retarders, and quickening agents. Admixtures are utilized to give uncommon properties to crisp or solidified cement. The admixture is the operators that may higher standard solidness, workability and quality properties to concrete. Over decades, endeavors have been created to get concrete with certain coveted qualities, for example, elevated confining quality, high utility, and elite and sturdiness criteria to meet the prerequisite of multifaceted nature of present-day texture. The properties regularly altered are the warmth of hydration, quicken or hinder framing time, workability, water lessening, scattering and air-entrainment, durability and solidness aspect.