Abstract

D. R. Mali*, Borade Priyanka V., Kadewadi Megha M. and S. V. Amrutkar

ABSTRACT

Background: Due to the lack of oil glands and reliance on hundreds of thousands of sweat glands to maintain moisture, the skin on our feet is drier than the skin on the rest of the body. As a result, feet require specific care for protection, aesthetics, and comfort. Dry and cracked feet can be brought on by a lack of moisturizing, excessive exposure to pollutants. One such ancient therapeutic plant is F. Racemosa, which is widely found in India and throughout the world to treat diseases. Herbal extract of F. Racemosa leaves has found to be effective in treating cracked feet. Methodology: Extract of Ficus Racemosa leaves was used in the formulation of foot cream. Three formulation were prepared using these extract and variable amount of extract was used in each formulation from 1 to 3 %. Among them the formulation which has the most healing property was further evaluated.The purpose of this study is to investigate the cosmetic values of skin healing and moisturizing characteristics of Ficus Racemosa. Result: The formulation F3 shows the better result among others. Hence the herbal foot cream formulation containing 3% of Ficus Racemosa leave extract shows the good healing properties. Conclusion: The herbal formulation helps to restore foot skin moisture without causing any harmful effect. Ficus Racemosa leave extract can be further used to formulate for formulation to rejuvenate skin.