Active complex for legs all day, 50 ml

All-Day Foot Active Complex: German-Engineered Botanical Relief for Your Feet

Experience ultimate foot comfort with our All-Day Foot Active Complex, a high-performance liquid blend specifically designed to revitalize and soothe tired feet. Sourced from Germany, this water-soluble complex features a rich botanical composition including willow bark, sequential grass, oak bark, peppermint leaves, calendula flowers, and thyme herb, all suspended in a nourishing vegetable glycerin base. Its consistent color and characteristic scent make it a seamless addition to your foot care formulations, offering comprehensive relief and lasting freshness for an unbeatable all-day sensation.

Description and Key Features

The All-Day Foot Active Complex is a carefully curated botanical powerhouse, delivered as a convenient liquid. Its water-soluble nature ensures effortless integration into a wide range of aqueous and emulsion-based foot care products. The complex's composition is a testament to traditional herbal wisdom combined with modern formulation science, featuring key ingredients known for their beneficial properties:

• Willow Bark (Weidenrinde): Renowned for its natural salicin content, offering soothing and comforting effects, ideal for tired and achy feet.
• Sequential Grass (Gras hintereinander): Contributes to skin conditioning and a healthy foot environment.
• Oak Bark (Eichenrinde): Valued for its astringent properties, helping to tone and firm the skin.
• Peppermint Leaves (Pfefferminzblätter): Provides a cooling and refreshing sensation, instantly revitalizing fatigued feet and helping to mask odors.
• Calendula Flowers (Ringelblumenblüten): Known for their gentle, soothing, and skin-calming properties, beneficial for irritated or sensitive skin on the feet.
• Thyme Herb (Thymian Kraut): Offers purifying and refreshing qualities, supporting overall foot hygiene.
• Vegetable Glycerin (Glycerin): Serves as a humectant base, drawing moisture to the skin and providing a smooth, non-greasy feel.
• Phenoxyethanol: A widely used preservative to ensure the stability and safety of the complex.

This German-engineered complex maintains a consistent appearance and characteristic scent, ensuring product integrity and a pleasant sensory experience.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas in Foot Care

The All-Day Foot Active Complex is incredibly versatile, allowing you to formulate a comprehensive range of foot care products tailored to various needs and preferences. Its varying recommended inclusion percentages cater to different product types and desired intensity of effect:

• Refreshing Foot Sprays (3% inclusion):
  • Instant Relief: Ideal for quick, on-the-go refreshment. These sprays can be used throughout the day to instantly cool, deodorize, and revitalize tired feet.
  • Deodorizing Action: The peppermint and thyme help neutralize odors, making them perfect for pre- and post-workout use or for individuals prone to sweaty feet.
  • Lightweight Formula: The low inclusion rate ensures a non-sticky, fast-drying spray that can even be used over socks or hosiery.
• Massage Lotions and Gels (4-6% inclusion):
  • Therapeutic Massage: Perfect for invigorating foot massages, easing muscle tension, and promoting circulation. The complex provides soothing and refreshing properties while the massage action enhances absorption.
  • Daily Hydration: Can be used as a daily moisturizer to keep feet soft, supple, and protected, preventing dryness and cracking.
  • Post-Activity Recovery: Excellent for applying after long walks, runs, or standing periods to aid in recovery and alleviate discomfort.
• Herbal Foot Baths and Soaks (7-10% inclusion):
  • Deep Relaxation and Treatment: Transform a simple foot soak into a therapeutic spa experience. The higher concentration allows the botanical extracts to deeply penetrate and work their magic.
  • Softening and Preparing Skin: Helps to soften calluses and rough skin, preparing feet for exfoliation or further treatment.
  • Intensive Soothing: Ideal for very tired, swollen, or uncomfortable feet, providing prolonged relief and relaxation.
• Medicinal Ointments and Compresses (10% inclusion):
  • Targeted Relief: For more intensive treatments targeting specific discomforts, such as localized aches, soreness, or areas needing strong soothing and protective action.
  • Compress Applications: Can be diluted or used as part of a compress for focused, prolonged contact with the skin, delivering a high concentration of the active ingredients directly to the affected area.
  • Barrier Support: The botanical blend can contribute to supporting the skin's natural barrier function in these concentrated formulas.

The All-Day Foot Active Complex is a versatile and effective ingredient for formulators aiming to create professional-grade foot care products that deliver genuine comfort, freshness, and revitalization to consumers worldwide.

Cosmetic Recipe: "Cooling & Soothing Foot Gel"

Create a lightweight, refreshing gel that instantly cools, soothes, and revitalizes tired feet, perfect for daily use or after long periods of standing.

Instructions for Preparation:

1. Sanitization: Ensure all your equipment (beakers, stirring rods, containers) is thoroughly sanitized using isopropyl alcohol and allowed to air dry completely.
2. Prepare Gelling Agent: In a clean beaker, disperse the Xanthan Gum into a small amount of glycerin (e.g., 5-10ml) to create a slurry. This helps prevent lumps.
3. Combine Base: In a separate beaker, measure out the distilled water. While stirring continuously, slowly add the Xanthan Gum/Glycerin slurry to the water. Continue stirring until the gum is fully hydrated and a smooth gel forms (this may take 15-30 minutes, or you can use a high-shear mixer).
4. Incorporate Actives: Once the gel base is smooth, add the All-Day Foot Active Complex. Stir thoroughly until it's completely integrated into the gel.
5. Add Essential Oil (Optional): If using, add the Peppermint Essential Oil. Stir again to ensure even distribution.
6. Add Preservative: Add your chosen broad-spectrum preservative to the gel. Stir well for at least 2-3 minutes to ensure it's evenly dispersed.
7. pH Adjustment (Recommended): Check the pH of your gel. For foot products, a pH between 5.0 and 6.0 is generally ideal for skin comfort and preservative efficacy. If necessary, add a diluted Lactic Acid solution drop by drop, stirring and rechecking the pH until the desired range is reached.
8. Final Transfer: Carefully transfer the finished foot gel into a clean, sterile pump bottle or jar.

Recommendations for Use:

• Optimal Dosing: For gels, a 4-6% inclusion rate of the All-Day Foot Active Complex is recommended. For this recipe, we used 5% for a good balance of effect and feel.
• Application: Apply a generous amount of the gel to clean feet and ankles, massaging gently until absorbed. Focus on areas feeling particularly tired or sore.
• Frequency: Use daily, especially in the morning before starting your day, after physical activity, or in the evening for soothing relief.
• Storage: Store the finished gel in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight. The preservative ensures stability, but consistent storage conditions are key.
• Cooling Effect: The peppermint in the complex and the optional added essential oil will provide an immediate cooling sensation.
• Layering: For enhanced benefits, consider using this gel after a foot bath incorporating the All-Day Foot Active Complex at a higher percentage.
• Consistency: The texture of the gel can be adjusted by varying the percentage of your chosen gelling agent.
• External Use Only: Remind users that this product is for external cosmetic use only.