Banana Peel Extract for Cracked Heels

NewsBot · Jan 19, 2022

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Design and development of anti-heel crack band
using banana peel extract
R. Rathinamoorthy et al
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Cracked heel is the most common problem faced by
average adult. Cracked heels are formed by dry skin and
are compounded by the hard skin. Loss of moisture
leads to the buildup of dead cells. When the skin is too
dry, it losses it’s elasticity and leads to crack. When this
condition worsen it causes calluses which is tough and
thickened skin around the heel. It may be accompanied
by bleeding. Crack may allow the entry of bacteria like
streptococcus and staphylococcus which leads to
infection. Various products are commercially available
for cracked heel like silicon socks, heel pads but they are
not cost effective. Banana Peel is a part of banana fruit
that has the great amount of antibacterial activity
against the microorganisms i.e. gram positive and gram
negative bacteria. In this research, the extract of banana
peel was added with carboxyl methyl cellulose and the
banana peel extract was loaded in the gel. The research
also developed a ankle band with the developed gel. The
gel inside the band is kept in a manner that it will be in
contact with heel crack. A survey was performed among
the volunteers who used the developed anti heel crack
band and results are noted positive. The results were
reported in terms of moisturizing effect, softness, healing
and comfort. All the participants reported a positive
response on all these parameters and accepted the
product as a useful aid for heel crack heeling.
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NewsBot · Jan 19, 2022

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