Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Foot crack Cream

Abstract

The skin on our feet is naturally dry, because in feet there is no oil gland like rest of the body. The foot skin can become dry fora number of reasons. But there are ways to prevent it, such as keeping our feet moisturized and avoiding rubbing or scratching the skin. In general, cracked heels are noticed in the elderly aged female when compared to the young age girls. The main aim our research was to develop an anti cracked heel cream formulation consisting of Neem (Azadirachtaindica ) leaf extract, Manjistha ( Rubiacordifolialinn ) root powder, Licorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra ) root powder for the treatment of cracked heels. Prepared cracked formulation was subjected to various assessmentandthefindingsobtainwerewithinthelimit s.Similarly,theseproblemsare very much pronounced in elderly female thanmale. Foot cracks open the entry path of bacteria to the body, and it may lead to promote the foot ulceration, microbial attach and lead to amputation also. The present study aims to measure the hydration property and hydration lock property of foot cream measured with help of craniometer. In addition to that, the present study deals about the wound healing properties of new developed formula. This article covers the detailed qualification of antimicrobial and anti-fungal screening and it will helpful to generate the optimum formula for the end user with respect to moisture benefit and healing property of foot cream. In the case of tested leading bench mark initially increase up to 17 unit and reach the 12.6 unit after 12 hours. This result indicates the alarm of next application of cream. Study results revealed daily two times application of foot cream maintain the skin moisture and prevent from the skin damage issues. Based on primary study results indicates that the option2samplewasbetterwhencomparedtooption1an d testedbenchmarksample.