Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Foot Crack Cream from Aegle Marmelos Leaf Extract
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The primary objective of this study is to develop and assess an herbal foot crack cream. The herbal foot crack cream was formulated by oil-in-water (O/W) cream base conventional emulsification technique by using ethanolic extract of Aegle marmelos leaf extract. The formulated cream was also evaluated for their physical and chemical properties including pH, spreadability, washability, stability, viscosity, skin irritancy. The pH of herbal foot crack cream was found to be 6.5 which is acceptable in skin irritancy test. This research aims to highlight the therapeutic benefits of Aegle marmelos. Crack heel is a prevalent skin condition character by dryness, thick skin, and painful splits due to environmental factors, lack of hydration, or microbial infections. These findings suggest that Aegle marmelos based cream may serve as a potential herbal formulation for the treatment of wound healing and related skin condition.
Author: Anil Panchal*1, MD. Tanvir Hamid Karajagikar2
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949855053
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