Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION HERBAL FOOT CREAM

Dhanshree S. Khade*, Gayatri V. Ghule, Pragati G. Shivarkar, Prof. Rosalin M. Alexander

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Abstract

The word ―Cosmetic‖ derived from a Greek word ―kosmetikos‖. that means materials used to beautification or promoting appearance is known as cosmetic.[1] The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet. Skin has three layers: The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.[2] The skin is the body’s first line of defence for external exposure.[3] Foot is an important organ of the human body and are exposed to lots of friction and external environment. The lacks of oil glands on the sole of foot predispose it to the dry skin.[4] The foot is define as the entire portion of the five metatarsals on your foot join your toes to the remainder of the foot. Pain in the ball of your foot may result from increased pressure on one or more of these bones. We refer to this as metatarsalgia.[5] Unlike the rest of our body, the skin of our feet is normally dry. Because our foot skin lacks oil glands, it is dependent on the hundreds of millions of the sweat glands to maintain moisture levels.[6] The skin of the feet is classified as thick skin and contains five distinct layers stratum Basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum but the skin of the feet becomes dry and feels uncomfortable and painful as there is no oil gland present. Synthetic heel fissure creams are engineered with advanced formulations to effectively treat and prevent dry, cracked skin on the heels, a common and uncomfortable condition for many. Burning, stinging, redness or irritation may occur, and then several people are reduced to using a synthetic product. In herbal heel fissures creams have no artificial chemicals we use only natural products to make an herbal cream aloe vera extract contains 75 active ingredients it has not harmful to your skin.[7]

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