Natural Remedies for Cracked Heels
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Cracked heels are the emergency call for your foot care.
They put a great end to your busy feet making them heavy and you have no chance
of neglecting them. Cracked heels or heel fissures are the linear cuts at the
lower surface of the feet which sometimes deepens causing wounds. The cuts may even bleed causing severe pains. May not be harmful but yes they are
painful making remind on every step. Again at the beauty point of view your foot
gives an unattractive look and makes you impossible to wear any stylish foot
wears.
Please do not mix up with cracked foot and fungal foot.
Their causes and remedies are totally different. Cracked heels are due to over
foot activity and dryness where as the fungal foot is a fungal infection over
the upper layer of feet skin.
Here are some effective home remedies and causes for cracked
heels.
Bee Wax:
This is one of the effective home remedy for cracked heels. Heat a spoon full of bee wax and melt it to
watery form. Now apply them to your cracked feet overnight with a covering of
clean socks. You can reuse the left
behind melted wax for the next day and need not heat them again.
Bee wax is economical and available in all lubricant stores.
Rosewater and
G
Prepare a mixture of equal quantities of glycerine and rose
water and pour the same to a clean bottle. Now rub the solution to cracked
heels before bedtime. Better wear a pair of clean socks as the mixture is
sticky and may make your bed clothes messy.
If you use natural plant based glycerine then you have no
restriction in the usage. But if the glycerine is a petroleum product then
there are chances of joint pains as it is petroleum based. Continue for a week
and give a break for two days.
Sesame Oil:
Massage your feet with sesame oil at bed time. You will find the immediate
softness in your cracked heels at the morning. Here again wear a pair of socks
for your oily feet.
Paraffin Wax and
mustard oil:
Heat a slice of paraffin wax along with a mustard oil. Apply
this solution to the cracks after cooling down.
Heels soften narrowing the cracks sooner.
The above mentioned remedies are very effective for heavy
deep cut foot cracks whose results are observed the very next day. Make a
practice to apply overnight along with hygiene pair of socks.
For minor light cracks where moisturizing is sufficient here
are few simple known recipes.
Other Natural
Remedies:
A scoop of aloe gel or a mixture of lemon and honey, both
act as a good moisturiser. Apply them when your feet are at rest with a pair of
socks. Coconut oil massage over cracks is also a good option for healing
cracked heels.
Exfoliating:
Exfoliating foot with rice floor/ oats with a combination of
honey or any vegetable oil before shower make dead skin loose and provide the
moisturizing effect. You can even use a loofah excellent scrubbing action.
Causes for cracked
Heels:
- Old age is the common natural cause for heel fissure. Skin dries up as age grows up raising the heel fissures.
- Dehydration is also a cause for cracked heels as an indication of dryness and lack of water.
- Deficiency of zinc and omega-3 fatty acid.
- Excessive hot showers also cause skin dryness leading to heel fissures.
- Standing for long hours and heavy foot activity. Also walking bare foot on harsh floors and heavy stones breaks up the skin making them wider.
- Overweight is also a cause for heel fissures. The foot has to withstand the excess pressure due to overweight of the body which makes them expand sideways.
What not to do on Dry
cracked heels?
- Take extra foot care and wear protective sandals when your foot is cracked to avoid the worst conditions.
- Do not peel the dry damaged skin of your heels; it might bleed causing heavy wounds. If the skin is long and thick making you irritating take a small scissor and make sure you are ripping out only the dead skin.
- Do not neglect the foot care as they are not much visible. Remember your foot requires much attention than your face as they carry you all your life.
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