Foot Odor Cream Formulation using Ready-Made Lotion Base

Creating a foot odor cream using a ready-made body lotion base is a convenient approach. To address the key concerns of eliminating odor, reducing bacteria, and inhibiting sweat, you can incorporate specific active ingredients into your base.

While a standard body lotion base may not provide strong antiperspirant effects, you can effectively tackle odor and bacteria by adding suitable ingredients from MySkinRecipes.

Recommended Ingredients

Based on your needs, we recommend the following ingredients:

• Odor-Kill™: This ingredient is specifically designed to absorb odors and is effective against foot odor. It is a water-soluble powder.
• Odor-Kill DO™: This acts as a deodorant and also helps to fight odor-causing bacteria. It is a clear liquid, soluble in water, and can also function as a preservative.

How to Mix into Ready-Made Lotion Base

1. Take your ready-made body lotion base.
2. Weigh out the desired amount of base.
3. For Odor-Kill™, add at a recommended rate of 0.5-1.0% of the total formula weight. Since it is a powder, you can try dispersing it directly into the lotion base and mixing thoroughly until dissolved. Gentle warming (below 50°C) might help, but ensure the base can tolerate it. Add this in the final step of your mixing process.
4. For Odor-Kill DO™, add at a rate of 0.1-1.0% of the total formula weight. As a liquid, it should be easier to incorporate into the lotion base. Mix well until evenly distributed.
5. Mix the entire formulation thoroughly to ensure all added ingredients are evenly dispersed within the lotion base.

Important Considerations

• Sweat Inhibition: A standard body lotion base is primarily designed for moisturizing. While some ingredients like Odor-Kill DO™ have mild effects, achieving significant sweat inhibition typically requires a base specifically formulated as an antiperspirant or the inclusion of higher levels of dedicated antiperspirant actives like Aluminum Chlorohydrate. Adding high levels of such actives to a finished lotion base can be challenging and may affect the texture and stability of the cream.
• Compatibility: Always test the compatibility of the added ingredients with your specific ready-made lotion base in a small batch first to ensure the texture, stability, and efficacy are as expected.
• pH: Ensure the pH of your final mixture is within the effective range for the added ingredients (Odor-Kill DO™ works in pH 4-9; Odor-Kill™ is less sensitive to pH but avoid extreme conditions).

By adding Odor-Kill™ and Odor-Kill DO™ to your ready-made lotion base, you can create a foot cream that effectively absorbs odor and reduces odor-causing bacteria, providing a good solution for foot freshness.