Problem due to Cracked Heels

• Most poor women in rural India walk bare feet. As a result, they develop cracked heels due to exposure to dry conditions.
• The cracked heels that are not treated result in deep wound, bleeding and maggot attack in the heels. The continued painful condition forces these women to shift their wait while walking and change of posture.
• Thus, resulting in bad back. This is a serious health condition resulting in decreased mobility and drain the immune system by causing undue stress on the whole system. Thus, affecting family and community life.

Lanolin

Lanolin cream is mostly comprised of lanolin oil, which is extracted from sheep’s wool. The oil occurs naturally within the wool and is taken out before the wool is processed to make clothing and other products.

Most lanolin cream products contain other ingredients, but there are also products that contain only pure lanolin oil. Its moisturizing properties are highly valued in a number of skin care treatments because it penetrates deeper into dry skin

Padarakshini – packaged Lilonin cream for Cracked heels

We evolved the solution inform of PADARAKSHINI which is a formulation of lanolin with natural oils packaged in an easy dispenser tube. Padarakshini is an inexpensive and simple solution to this colossal problem.

We would be building programs for Padarakshini to be distributed freely amongst women who have cracked heels. Corporates can absorb it in their rural programs, Corporate Employees could adopt their native village for distribution of Padarakshini amongst villagers.

Similarly, we also plan to incorporate Padarakshini amongst our own programmes for underprivileged.

 

Impact

The project benefits are :  

• Repair and restoration of cracked heel/ feet conditions.
• Prevention of further health complications like back-ache
• Overall improvement of health
• Increased feeling of well-being
• Increased mobility of effected women
• Increased ability to do work in family and community with improved feet function/health
• Less stress and reliance on other family members to care for women, perform family duties / chores with improvement of Women’s health.
• More overall harmony and well-being in family unit with increased health/ mobility of the effected women
• Increased productivity of Healed women in their respective village communities