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Why cracked heels - causes of cracked heels
Cracked heels appear for the following reasons:
1. fungal infection
2. Dry skin which cracks easily.

Causes of dry skin on the heels:
- Incorrect, slow metabolism. The reasons for this are age (after 40, the metabolism slows down, the skin condition worsens), chronic diseases (gastritis, diabetes, obesity), lack of vitamins in the diet.
- increased formation of the stratum corneum on the heels: this may be due to walking barefoot or walking in uncomfortable flip-flops and mules that constantly flap on the heels. Constant mechanical impact leads to coarsening of the heels.
3. Improper foot care. The causes of cracked heels can be an incorrectly selected cream, excessive friction when removing the stratum corneum, wearing synthetic socks

What to do if your heels are cracked

Folk remedies will help cure heels. First you need to analyze the causes of cracks and choose the appropriate method of treatment. If the cause is a fungal infection, then it is advisable to use products with the addition of vinegar. If the disease is caused by dry skin, then remedies with the addition of honey, herbs, potato and linen compresses, as well as recipes with vinegar will help in the treatment of dry heels. Below are folk recipes that helped the readers of the newspaper "Bulletin of Healthy Lifestyle" to cure heels and get rid of cracks

Honey cake is a popular folk remedy for cracked heels.
Knead the dough from 1 tbsp. l. honey and 2 tbsp. l. flour. Divide into 2 parts. At night, steam your feet for 10-15 minutes, wipe them off, and put a honey cake on each heel, wrap it with polyethylene and a bandage. Put on socks. Remove everything in the morning, wash your feet, roll the cakes into a ball until the next evening. Do this procedure 5-6 days in a row. All the old rough skin will come off, and dry heels will become pink and smooth. (Bulletin of healthy lifestyle 2011, No. 12 p. 32).

Woodlice in the folk treatment of cracked legs
To get rid of cracked heels, steam your feet in a decoction of chamomile, calendula. Then put fresh wood lice in your socks, put the socks on your feet and walk like this all day. Everything will drag on quickly. (HLS 2011, No. 20, p. 39).
Plantain leaves can be added to wood lice (2007, No. 13, p. 34).

Cracked Toes, Feet, Heels - Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar Treatment
If the skin on the soles of the feet has coarsened, started to crack, then the following folk remedy will help: mix apple cider vinegar and water in a 1: 1 ratio. Soak a cloth in this solution and wrap your legs overnight, pull plastic bags on top and put on socks. During the night, rough skin will become limp and easily cleansed. In the morning, the feet should be washed and lubricated with a nourishing cream. (2010, No. 9, p. 30).

If the heels are cracked, glycerin and vinegar will help.
This is the simplest and most popular remedy, it effectively treats cracked heels, cracked toes and feet.
Buy a bottle of glycerin at the pharmacy, top it up (it is not full) with vinegar. In the morning, lubricate the feet and toes with this composition. Then put on socks. After two days, rough, cracked skin will become soft and pink. It will take more time to treat cracks - you need to take 5 vials of glycerin for the course. (HLS 2010, No. 11, p. 30, 2010, No. 14, p. 23). Another article says that glycerin and vinegar essence should be taken in a 1: 1 ratio - after bathing, lubricate the soles, they will not crack and peel off. (2009, No. 16, p. 10)
And here is a similar folk recipe, it was given to the reader by an old paramedic. Only here it is necessary to mix glycerin with ammonia in a ratio of 1: 1. Steam your feet in warm water, wipe and grease with this mixture. With the help of this remedy, the woman managed to cure cracks in her fingers, and her niece completely healed the skin on her legs - she was covered with scales, swollen, with diseased layered nails. A week later, the scales and swelling disappeared, and a month later, the nails became beautiful, strong, shiny, as if varnished. (2010, No. 15, p. 30).
Another variation of the recipe: mix 3 parts of glycerin, 3 parts of 70% vinegar and 2 parts of alcohol - rub into the soles every evening after washing the feet. This product is well absorbed and does not stain the bed. (Healthy lifestyle 2008 No. 5, p. 30)

How to treat cracked heels with herbal ointment
Take 4 bunches of lilacs with leaves, 10 marigold flowers, 10 plantain leaves, a handful of cinquefoil and 2 leaves of aloe. Mash all this with a crush and pour 200 g of hot (60-70 degrees) chicken fat. When cool, refrigerate for two days, then heat again and strain. Rub at night into steamed cracks on the heels, put on socks. Cracks will heal quickly. (2011, No. 11, p. 28,).

Folk treatment of heels with yolk ointment
Mix 1 yolk, 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. vinegar. You will get an ointment that looks like yellowish sour cream. After the foot bath, apply the mixture on the heels, put on plastic bags and socks. In the morning, wash everything off and treat with a pumice stone. After 2-3 procedures, the feet will become smooth. (2010, No. 22, p. 38,).
Another similar recipe: 1 egg, 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 1 tbsp. l. vinegar essence - mix.

Ointment for cracked heels
Heat 100 g of sunflower or olive oil to 40 degrees, remove from heat, add beeswax the size of half a matchbox, stir until the wax dissolves, add 1 tsp. glycerin and 1 tsp. sea ​​buckthorn oil. Mix until smooth, store in the refrigerator. Before going to bed, steam your legs, apply ointment, put on socks and sleep until morning. First, the treatment is carried out every day, then as needed. The skin on the heels will become very soft and smooth (2009, No. 14, p. 31).

How to Treat Heels with Vinegar, Egg and Oil Ointment
Wash a white chicken egg, put in a glass and pour 70% acetic acid, Close the lid and put in a cool place for 7 days. Then carefully remove the egg with a spoon, put on a plate, mix with 200 g of butter, kneading with a fork into a homogeneous mass. Apply like a cream, rubbing lightly. The course of treatment - until it ends.
The man had cracked heels for many years, and at times he could not walk because of the pain. Lotions from onions, potatoes, herbs did not help him, and expensive medicines prescribed by doctors did not help either. And this folk remedy immediately helped (2009, No. 18, p. 32).

Wonderful resin ointment for cracked heels.
Heat a good butter in an enamel mug, remove the foam, drain the clean butter, and discard the residue with impurities. For 1 cup of ghee, take natural wax with a volume of two matchboxes and the same amount of resin (frozen in the refrigerator and grated). Mix all this, heating no higher than 80 degrees. When everything is dissolved, strain through double cheesecloth, when the mass begins to thicken, add 1 tsp. honey and stir again. It will turn out a healing ointment with the aroma of pine needles, slightly bitter. Store in the freezer in a glass jar.
The properties of the ointment are simply extraordinary: it heals wounds, erosion (tampon), hemorrhoids, trophic ulcers, boils, cracked heels. When taken orally, it helps with stomach ulcers, heartburn.
(2009, No. 19, p. 26).
You can add 5-10 g of propolis to this ointment along with resin (2007, No. 4, art. 32).

Tetracycline ointment and apple cider vinegar will help with cracked heels.
The woman had problems with her heels for many years - thick dry skin constantly grew on them, cracks often appeared. I used many folk recipes, but the following method helped:
Steam your feet in water with soda, clean your heels with pumice, generously lubricate with 3% tetracycline ointment, put on bags, socks and go to bed. Wash your feet in the morning, the cracks will gradually heal. After that, change tactics: take gauze, moisten it with plenty of apple cider vinegar and wrap the heel through the entire foot, secure with a pin, a bag and a sock. In the morning, rough skin is easily removed with a pumice stone. This procedure should be done every 2-3 months as the skin grows, there will be no cracks at all, and the heels will be smooth. (2009, No. 21, p. 39).

Treatment of heels with onion peel
Pour a handful of onion peels with 2 liters of boiling water, wrap and leave for 1 hour. Pour the infusion into a bowl, add 1 tbsp. l. salt and soda. Soar your feet until the water cools down. Then wipe your feet and smear the entire foot with vegetable oil, then with egg yolk, put on cotton socks, then a plastic bag and woolen socks. — and to bed. 4-5 procedures are enough to cure heels from cracks (2009, No. 9, p. 32).

Heel rest treatment.
The reader claims that the best remedy for cracked heels is not to lubricate them with anything. You need to steam your legs every evening and go to bed, the cracks will begin to dry and shrink, and only in the morning anoint them with a fat cream. If the wounds are anointed immediately, then the cream or ointment will not allow them to shrink as much as possible. (2008, No. 18, p. 30).

How to treat heels with resin
Lubricate cracks with liquid resin - the pain disappears immediately, and the wounds will heal in 1-2 days. Resin heels will be black, but this is temporary. (2007, No. 17, p. 32).

Plantain roots will help with cracked heels.
Cracked heels are very easy to treat. Wash plantain roots, pour boiling water, when the water cools to warm, lower your legs, hold for 20 minutes, it is better to do this before going to bed. Dry heels will become soft, the wounds will heal. (2007, No. 20, p. 31).

Cracked heels lipstick treatment
The woman had cracks on her heels for a long time, she tried to treat them with various means, but a simple hygienic lipstick helped - every evening after washing her feet she smeared her feet with lipstick - the cracks quickly disappeared. (2007, No. 20, p. 32).

Onion ointment for cracked heels.
Heat 1 cup of unrefined oil and throw 2 chopped onions into it. Saute onion in oil until browned. Then quickly strain and add beeswax to the hot oil. Mix, cool, store in the refrigerator. After washing the feet, lubricate the feet with this composition. Cracks on the feet pass quickly (2006, No. 5, p. 32, No. 23, p. 8,).

Alternative treatment of yogurt heels
If the heels crack, it is necessary to make compresses from curdled milk or sour cream for 7-8 days. (2006, No. 11, p. 33).

Alternative treatment of heels with a cabbage compress
The woman's heels often cracked to the point of blood, she used various folk remedies, but the cabbage leaf helped the best - after these compresses, the heels have been in order for 10 years. It is necessary to steam out the legs, let them dry, then grease with honey, wrap with a cabbage leaf and secure with a plastic bag and a bandage for the whole night. Repeat the procedure 5-7 times. This recipe has helped a lot. (2006, No. 27, p. 31).

If your heels are cracking, hellebore will help
For the treatment of heels, dried and ground into flour roots of hellebore are used. The resulting powder is mixed with an equal amount of butter. Lubricate with a mixture of sore spots at night, insulate with a bandage. Healing occurs within a week. (2005, No. 21, p. 28).

How to treat heels with folk remedies
The woman's heels were in a terrible state: covered with cracks, many warts, all the tights were torn in the first hour of wearing. She tried to treat them with various means, but with the onset of improvement, she abandoned the treatment, and the problem returned. In addition, after a dislocation of the foot, a bump began to grow on the inside of the thumb, the surgeon said that it was the joint fluid that had leaked out and that the lump should be removed through surgery. Then the woman decided to take up her legs more systematically. I applied a number of activities, and the heels became soft and healthy. In addition, there was a lump on the finger. She can’t say exactly what was wrong, but here’s what she did:
1. At night, I wrapped my feet with a cloth moistened with urine, over a bag and socks. Washed off in the morning.
2. Tied a cake made of flour, garlic, vinegar to wounds
3. I tied a baked onion, they ate resin.
4. For the night or for the whole day I made a compress with tincture of potato flowers.
5. I soared my legs in a potato decoction or a decoction of herbs of burdock, celandine, calendula, nettle, wormwood - in arbitrary proportions.
6. Lubricated her legs with honey, and her heels with an ointment, which she prepared from honey, vegetable oil and wax. (2005, No. 15, p. 10).

How to treat dry heels with potatoes
If the heels are dry, covered with corns and cracks, then raw potatoes will help - you need to grate 3-4 potatoes, add the same amount of alcohol, divide the mass into two parts and put it in two plastic bags. Put your feet on this mixture, after smearing your feet with cream so that there is no burn, fix it. Sit in front of the TV for three hours, then wash your feet and smear with cream. With the same portion of potatoes, you can make compresses 3-4 times. (2004, No. 16, p. 22).

Home treatment of heels with paraffin
If the heels are cracking, you need to take a candle and cut it into a tin can. Take the same amount of butter by volume. Put on fire and stir until smooth. When the mixture has cooled slightly to a tolerable state - pour on the heels, tie with parchment and put on socks. everything heals in the morning (2004, No. 1, p. 24).

herbal flour
From the fungus, sweating, cracks in the legs, a simple remedy will help: put a pinch of herbs: mint, sage, chamomile, celandine, nettle in clean socks in the morning. Wear these socks all day. When walking, herbs turn into powder and fall into all wounds. Every morning lay a new portion of the herb. So you can cure cracked heels, bad smell from the feet. (2004, No. 3 p. 25).

Cracked heels - home treatment with honey
If the heels crack, then you can do a simple procedure: smear them with honey before going to bed, wash them off in the morning. Everything will heal quickly. (2004, No. 4, p. 24).

Dry heels and cracks can be cured very quickly
This tool helped in just 2 applications. The woman had cracks on her heels for many years, she could not wear sandals before they were terrible. On Saturday, after the bath, after steaming her legs well and wiping them dry, she smeared her heels with grease. She wrapped her feet in plastic and went to bed. A week later, the treatment was repeated. All dry skin on the heels went away, they became even and soft, scars remained from cracks. (2003, No. 13, pp. 23-24)

Heel fat treatment
Rub melted interior beef fat into cracks overnight with a cotton swab. In the morning there will be no more pain (HLS 2003, No. 17, p. 26)

Soap treatment for heels
Soak a linen cloth in strong brewed tea and lather with laundry soap. Attach the fabric to the heel, polyethylene on top and fasten all night. It is necessary to do 3-4 such procedures to cure cracked heels. (2003, No. 23, p. 27).

How to treat heels and cracks with nettle baths
Per liter of boiling water - 2 tbsp. l. nettles. Steam your feet in this solution, then smear with cream or fat, make a light massage. Instead of nettle, you can take starch - 2 tbsp. l. for 1 liter of water. (2002, No. 16, p. 4).

Hello dear readers. Every day, our legs are subjected to serious stress, which cannot but affect their appearance. The skin of the feet dries out, which leads to its thickening and coarsening. But if it was only in the aesthetic side of the issue. Increased dryness of the skin on the heels can lead to the formation of cracks, which will bring you a whole host of problems. It is important to solve the problem of dry skin long before the appearance of such consequences. In winter, few people care about the appearance of their feet, but the sudden warming forces us to act quickly. If you follow all the necessary recommendations, then in a short time it is quite possible to put your legs in order.

First you need to find out why the heels are dry and rough. This will help you avoid repeating the problem in the future.

Why did the heels become dry and rough - reasons

When a problem is detected, our brain begins to build a plan to solve it, and few people think about the very reasons for its occurrence. Many people think that the skin of the heels roughens only from improperly selected shoes, but besides this, there are several more reasons:

Deficiency of vitamins A and E

Which are one of the most important components of healthy skin. Their abundance in the body leads to a gradual drying of the upper layers of the skin, and over time it becomes coarse.

Fungal infections of the skin of the feet

The presence of a fungal infection leads to a change in the structure of the skin, as a result of which it coarsens and cracks.

If, along with these symptoms, you find a change in the color of the nail, then this already indicates a fungal infection in the body.

Insufficient or incorrect hygiene procedures

If you do not follow the hygiene of your feet, then the fungus will not keep you waiting, as you create all the conditions for its appearance. Using the wrong cosmetics can also lead to overdrying of the skin.

Wrong shoes

As a rule, these are too narrow shoes made of “non-breathable” fabrics. The lack of ventilation of shoes leads to excessive sweating of the feet, and, as you know, a humid environment is ideal for the reproduction of bacteria.

Overweight

While walking, the center of gravity of the whole body falls on the legs, so the presence of excess weight only increases this load.

Disruptions in the endocrine system

Most often it is diabetes mellitus, in which the body is dehydrated, which leads to overdrying of the skin.

Rough heels - how to get rid of at home

Before starting any treatment, it is necessary to find out the cause of the problem. Why is it so important? Yes, because, perhaps, in addition to “softening” procedures, you will need treatment for the underlying disease, which caused dry skin on the heels.

If there is no serious reason, and your feet are simply tired of uncomfortable and stuffy shoes, then a small course of procedures will help you restore your legs to a healthy look. It helps well, you can use it after baths.

1. Apple compress

To carry out such a procedure, we need to grate a green apple on a fine grater in order to get as much juice as possible.

We apply the resulting slurry to the roughened skin areas, wrap it with polyethylene and fix the compress with socks.

Please note that the procedure is important to carry out at night. During this time, the juice will soften hard skin, nourishing it with its beneficial substances.

2. Banana

To carry out such a procedure, it is necessary to choose a ripe fruit so that it can be turned into a homogeneous porridge.

So, carefully knead the banana, then apply the puree on the damaged skin and leave for 20 minutes. You need to apply the product on clean skin, so before starting the procedure, you should take a bath.

3. Honey

In folk medicine, honey is almost the main healing agent that helps to restore the structure of the skin.

We need exactly liquid honey, as we will add it to the bath. After that, you can do a massage using the same honey.

Honey helps get rid of dry, rough heels and is effective in treating cracked heels and dry feet.

You can also make honey compresses, leaving the compress from 20 minutes to 1 hour. Then wash off the honey with water.

4. Lemon juice

As you know, citric acid is the best emollient in the case of rough skin. In addition, it helps to clear the feet of dead skin.

Lemon juice can be added to foot baths, after which it does not hurt to wipe the heels with a lemon wedge. This will help not only soften and cleanse the skin, but also disinfect it.

5. Curd compress

We all have long known sour cream face masks that can restore the beauty of “tired” skin. In this case, we will take cottage cheese as the basis of the compress, mixing it with a spoonful of sour cream.

For a better effect, you can add a little honey to the curd puree, which will help in healing the cracks.

Apply the resulting base to the heels for about 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

6. Milk and onions

Grind the peeled onion with a fine grater and add a little milk to it. We apply the product on the feet and fix it with cling film. Again, the procedure should be carried out at night.

7. Castor oil

This oil has a fairly dense structure, which makes it easy to apply it to the skin. It is castor oil that is considered one of the best remedies for combating dry skin.

Wet cotton pads with oil and apply to the heels as a lotion. The skin will have time to be nourished with useful substances only overnight, so daytime procedures are unlikely to lead to any result.

8. Celandine leaves

Rub the leaves of a young plant and apply them to the affected area of ​​the skin. Wrap your feet in cellophane and leave the mask on for an hour.

Please note that celandine juice can cause allergies, so before starting the procedure, it is necessary to test for an allergic reaction.

9. Cabbage

As a compress, we will use two cabbage leaves, which must first be kneaded. You can do this with a meat mallet.

We apply the sheets to the heels and fix them with cling film.

10. Oils

You can use vegetable oils (olive, peach, sesame and others). After cleansing the heels, lubricate the feet and heels with oil, put on a bag and a toe. Then remove after 15-30 minutes.

In addition to these funds, you can apply. This is an antiseptic, tonic, which is used to treat cracked and dry feet.

How to soften the heels are very rough and rough

Most of all masks and compresses are applied to already softened skin, because the effectiveness of the procedures depends on this. Therefore, we need to properly prepare the feet for the next step.

The best type of procedure for softening the skin of the feet is considered a foot bath. This does not mean that you just need to steam your legs in hot water. The solution should contain ingredients that will help cleanse the feet of dead skin layers.

Each of the bath solutions will contain its own natural medicinal component:

Bath with herbal tea

The composition of the product will be dominated by such plants as chamomile, sage, string and calendula.

The bath is prepared on the basis of a pure decoction, in which it is necessary to place the feet for only a few minutes in order to make the skin soft.

In addition, the decoction has an antibacterial effect, which will be useful in the case of a fungus.

With red wine

The preparation of the solution consists in mixing half a liter of wine with two liters of water. Dip your feet in the prepared solution for about 20 minutes. After just a few treatments, you will see a noticeable improvement in skin condition.

Please note that such procedures are an additional type of treatment, and should be carried out in combination with other types of therapy.

saline solution

For its preparation, it is desirable to use sea salt, but table salt can also be used. In warm water, you need to dissolve a few tablespoons of salt, after which you will have as much as 15 minutes to enjoy the pleasant sensations.

If your skin needs urgent hydration, then water can be replaced with milk. As soon as the skin becomes soft, you need to immediately treat it with a pumice stone;

Rough and cracked heels - what to do at home

If you notice that your feet have begun to coarsen, and small cracks have already formed on the skin, then this means only one thing - you need to urgently do something.

But do not rush to immediately take up the procedure. First of all, you should make sure that dry skin on the feet is not related to other diseases. Otherwise, you will waste time on treatment that will lead nowhere.

If the cause of this manifestation is a simple lack of vitamins or uncomfortable shoes, then medical procedures will quickly help the skin of the legs recover.

But the recovery process is not limited to one point, since the treatment of dry skin should be carried out in a complex manner.

Let's find out what to do if you have dry and rough heels:

1. Pay attention to your diet. Increased dryness of the skin may be associated with the intake of an insufficient amount of nutrients in the body. Include more fruits and vegetables in your regular diet.

2. Do gymnastics. Poor blood circulation to the extremities may well be the cause of overdrying of the skin of the heels. Spend at least a few minutes a day doing simple leg exercises.

3. Wear only comfortable shoes. Do your feet hurt after wearing high heels? Start wearing shoes after which you will not feel tired in your feet. Swap out your shoes for comfortable, breathable sneakers, or opt for flats that won't put your feet under that pressure.

4. Humidify the air in the room. During the heating period, the air in the room becomes too dry, and the unhealthy appearance of your feet may be associated with this.

5. Wear the "right" socks. Give preference to socks made of natural materials, in which your feet will "breathe".

6. Purify with a pumice stone moderately, otherwise you may damage the skin.

7. Masks should be done only after preliminary steaming with a bath. Such procedures can be given time a couple of times a week.

8. Use natural ingredients. Carrying out any procedures for improving the skin of the legs requires the use of only natural ingredients. If cracks have already formed on the heels, then products with a rich chemical composition will only harm you.

With the onset of heat, you will still have to show your legs, which have lost their former appearance during the winter. But returning it is not so difficult, especially if we are familiar with such recommendations. But before you do anything, you need to find out the cause of such a problem as dry skin on the heels.

Cracks in the heels are not only not an aesthetic appearance, but also a rather painful process. Often, cracks occur due to malfunctions in the body. With this in mind, treatment is carried out in a complex, after examination. Not only ointments can cure this ailment, but folk remedies are quite effective.

Causes

When the causes of cracked heels are known, you can begin to move on to treatment.

The causes of this disease are divided into groups. Cracked heels may appear later:

• fungal infections of the feet;
• one of the reasons may be dry skin;
• dermatitis is not excluded;
• if you are a fan of walking barefoot on the ground, then a fairly large stratum corneum may form;
• improper pedicure is one of the important causes of cracked heels.

More serious causes of cracks can be:

• if you do not feel pain, then this may be a consequence of diabetes mellitus, because this disease affects the superficial nerves and they stop giving pain signals;
• iron deficiency anemia may also be the cause. The skin is reduced, due to a lack of iron, the skin begins to dry and peel off;
• if the body has an overabundance or lack of vitamins such as A and E, then there may be a problem of beriberi or hypovitaminosis. In this regard, the processes of hydration, nutrition and protection decrease, thereby uncontrolled keratinization of the dermis occurs;
• often problems in the thyroid gland affect the problems with the skin. Due to the fact that there is a violation of metabolic processes, the skin begins to dry, etc.

In order to start treatment, you must first find out the cause.

How to get rid of cracked heels

If suddenly you find yourself cracked on the heels, first of all you need to visit the office of a dermatologist. He will direct you for examination and tests, according to which treatment will be prescribed.

Often, with this ailment, drugs are prescribed based on Vaseline. Since they tend to moisturize, they nourish the cells of the dermis and the skin begins to gradually “recover”.

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Folk remedies

In the fight against cracked heels, you can use folk remedies.

Baths are quite common. Here are some of them:

1. In warm water, add a small amount of decoction of string and sea salt. Steam well and use a pumice stone to remove the stratum corneum. After drying your heels properly, lubricate them with a moisturizer.
2. When cooking, do not rush to throw away the potato peel, it is an excellent tool for treating cracks. In boiling water, boil a little potato peelings and flaxseeds in a 1: 1 ratio. Next, grind all the ingredients into a gruel and dilute the resulting mass in a small amount of water. Steam your feet for 20 minutes. Then rinse, dry and treat all cracks with iodine.

Compresses are also popular:

1. As the main ingredient, you can use grated apples, onions or apple cider vinegar. Grate an apple or onion, apply to cracks and wrap in a bag. Keep the compress for an hour, then rinse and moisturize with cream.
2. If you are not allergic to honey, then a compress with this ingredient can significantly alleviate pain from cracks. To do this, apply honey to the damaged surface, wrap it in a bag and leave the compress on all night. Rinse in the morning, pat dry and follow with moisturizer.
3. Grate 1 small carrot. In the meantime, melt 100 g of pork fat in a steam bath, then pour grated carrots into it and boil for about 15 minutes. After the resulting mass has cooled slightly, pour it into a glass container, cool and use as an ointment. It can also be used in complex treatment.
4. If the cause of cracked heels is problems with vitamins or dermatitis, then treatment can be carried out with the help of badger fat and various herbs. As the main ingredients, use 1 teaspoon of dry celandine and calendula and brew in 250 ml of boiling water. Melt badger fat in a steam bath, and after about 10 minutes pour herbal decoction into it. Next, boil all the ingredients together for 30 minutes, stirring constantly. Allow to cool slightly, then strain and pour into a glass container. Use as an ointment, preheat before application. This product must be stored in the refrigerator.
5. As a folk remedy, you can use dry plantain. Rub it thoroughly, then pour olive or vegetable (can be almond) oil into it, just a few drops. Next, add 9 times more vaseline to the resulting mixture.
6. Acetylsalicylic acid or popularly (Aspirin)- not only an excellent antipyretic, but it is also excellent in the treatment of cracked heels. Pour 10 crushed acetyl tablets into 250 ml of 70% alcohol, mix thoroughly and keep in a dark, cool place for at least 3 days. Soak a piece of gauze with this infusion, apply to the affected areas and buy in polyethylene. In the morning, wash off, dry and lubricate with a moisturizer. Carry out this procedure for at least 15 days.
7. Oatmeal is not only Holmes' favorite breakfast, but also an excellent remedy for cracked heels. Boil 150-200 gr. oatmeal, then add 5 tablespoons of vegetable or linseed oil to the porridge. Cool down. Pour the resulting mixture into 2 pacts (so that they don’t leak in any case), put bags of oatmeal on your feet and wrap. After 2-2.5 hours, wash off the mixture in warm water, dry. This procedure is carried out for several days, then your heels will be like a baby's.
8. Nettle is a wonderful anti-inflammatory agent. Pour 2 tablespoons of dry nettle with a liter of boiling water, let it brew a little, then cool to the temperature you need. Then steam your feet for 15 minutes. Repeat this procedure every day for at least 2 weeks.
9. Mix 100 grams of vodka, 6% vinegar and glycerin. In this solution, wet a linen cloth, attaching it to problem areas, wrap it with a plastic bag. Leave all night. Often, after 2-3 days of this process, the problem with cracked heels ceases to be relevant.
10. Burdock has disinfecting and antibacterial properties. It perfectly heals non-healing wounds, insect bites and remarkably relieves cracks not only on the heels, but also on the lips and hands. Cut half a glass of burdock root, melt in an enameled container 100 gr. butter. Mix everything thoroughly and boil for at least 5 minutes over low heat.

Emulsions such as:

• squeeze 100 g of juice from a 3-year-old aloe leaf, add 50 g each of castor and eucalyptus oils, mix all the ingredients thoroughly;
• mix Kalanchoe juice and lanolin in proportions 1: 1, mix thoroughly and apply to problem areas.

Also helps with cracked heels:

1. Spruce resin.
2. Elecampane root.
3. Ointments, creams for cracked heels.

If the cracks on the heels are small, then it is enough to use moisturizing creams and ointments, for example:

• La Roche Posay Lipikar Podologics;
• Nevskaya Cosmetics "Podorozhnikovy";
• 5D (5 Days) Foot Cream Moisturizing;
• Sholl cream for intensive moisturizing of the skin of the legs;
• Green Pharmacy with walnut oil;
• Home Doctor balm with a golden mustache.

But the most proven and fairly budget option is zinc ointment. Due to the fact that it has a fatty base, it regenerates the healing process, moisturizes the skin and protects the problem area from infection.

Quite effective ointments and creams can be purchased at a pharmacy, such as:

• Green Pharmacy sea buckthorn healing cream;
• Radevit;
• Cycaderma;
• Pantoderm;
• EVO foot cream with urea 10%;
• Sesderma;
• Gewol;
• Alantan Plus;
• Heels are fine;
• Eplan;
• Healer cream with urea;
• ointment with tea tree oil;
• 5D (5 Days) cream with sea buckthorn oil;
• Balzamed;
• Zazhivin;
• Dardia Lipobalsam;
• First aid for cracked heels;
• BioAstin;
• Lamisil (prevents fungal infection).

The use of veterinary drugs, such as Zorka and Forest Power, is quite common.

How to take care of your feet to avoid cracks

To make your heels look great and there are no cracks, you need to follow just a few simple rules:

1. First of all, buy only comfortable, comfortable and spacious shoes. Remember that when trying on shoes, you must wear at least a nylon sock. By the way, you should also not wear someone else's shoes, even if friendly hosts offer you slippers.
2. After visiting public places, such as a bath, sauna, swimming pool, be sure to treat your legs with an antifungal agent. It will at least slightly protect and prevent fungal diseases.
3. And finally, the third, most important. You must provide your feet with proper and timely care. Make moisturizing baths, remove the rough skin of the legs with a special pumice stone, and subsequently, rubbing your legs with moisturizing and regenerating creams.

If you often suffer from cracked heels, then first of all you should consult a doctor to identify the cause.

We helped to figure out what causes cracks in the heels, what is the treatment with folk remedies and using various ointments and creams - the rest is up to you. Don't put off taking care of your feet until tomorrow.

Beautiful heels are not only an indicator of excellent hygiene, but also human health. Cracks in the heels give the feet an untidy appearance, and in advanced cases lead to pain symptoms when walking. Moreover, getting rid of them by simply steaming and cleaning with a pumice stone will not work.

The causes that lead to cracked heels can be divided into: relatively harmless and pathological. Accordingly, with different diagnoses, the treatment of cracked heels will be different. Therefore, before running to the pharmacy and starting self-medication, we recommend:

• visit a dermatologist
• find out the cause of heel cracks
• get treatment advice
• strictly adhere to the recommendations

To know how to deal with this or that condition, in our case, with the appearance of cracks on the heels, you need to know why they occur and try to eliminate the cause.

Why does dry skin appear on the feet?

Initially, an area of ​​hard and dry skin appears on the foot, which eventually becomes cracked and flaky, and since the heels are subject to constant stress, even minor injuries gradually deepen and become larger, and every movement causes stabbing and cutting pains. Moreover, damaged skin can become infected and inflamed.

In the summer (and not only), under the influence of external and internal factors, the skin dries out, which leads to the loss of its elasticity and strength, under the influence of the load, the stratum corneum cracks (see).

In addition to external factors such as:

• chlorinated water
• dryness and air pollution
• exposure to wind and cold, sunlight, temperature changes
• work in hazardous production (for example, in hot shops)
• walking barefoot on hot sand
• use of open, tight, uncomfortable shoes
• the use of alkaline soap and other household chemicals (after washing, socks, for example, contain chemical compounds from washing powders and fabric softeners that affect the skin in a bad way, see)

human skin is also affected by the internal state of the body, that is, the presence of certain diseases, especially the endocrine and nervous systems, leads to dry skin not only of the feet, but also of the face, hands, body:

• metabolic disorders, diabetes
• dysfunction of the thyroid gland
• diseases of the nervous system
• disruption of the digestive system
• chronic infectious diseases (tuberculosis, etc.)
• vitamin deficiency -
• helminthic invasions (see)
• fungal skin lesions (see)
• psoriasis (see)
• various types of dermatitis, ichthyosis
• hormonal changes (pregnancy and)

In addition, provoking factors are:

• insufficient intake with food - nutrients, vitamins A, E, C, minerals, water (fasting, diets, a small amount of fluid you drink)
• lack or vice versa, excessive skin care
• alcohol abuse and smoking

What happens in the body to keep skin hydrated? Maintaining normal moisture exchange with the environment is provided in the body by two regulatory mechanisms: the amount of sebum and the state of the stratum corneum of the epidermis.

Fat and horny cells of the epidermis form a kind of lipid layer, which is designed to protect the skin from moisture loss (dehydration), it also ensures the preservation of moisture in the skin, and prevents the penetration of infection, allergens, toxins that cause skin hypersensitivity and inflammation.

If the lipid film is poorly formed, then the path to the evaporation of moisture and the penetration of foreign agents is open, so dry skin is more susceptible to immune reactions and inflammatory processes.

Causes of cracked heels and how to fix them

So, given the above, treatment should begin with a simple elimination of possible external factors:

• Tight, uncomfortable shoes with open heels - change them and use silicone heel pads
• Eliminate dry skin with moisturizing, wound healing, softening creams
• If the problem is caused by frequent peeling, make a schedule for procedures and use creams that accelerate tissue regeneration.
• Include vitamin-rich foods in your diet
• Normalize the drinking regime - at least 2 liters per day (see how to properly cleanse the body of toxins)
• If possible, limit the load on the legs, do the work while sitting

Algorithm of actions for quick healing of a crack

Cream "Zorka" with floralizin (veterinary) or "Forest Power"

One of the cheapest, most effective, and easiest ways to treat cracked heels is:

• Cream "Dawn" with floralizin (price 60-70 rubles), composition: floralizin, petroleum jelly, aviation kerosene, pentol, sorbic acid. Sold in any veterinary pharmacy.
• Cream "The Power of the Forest" with floralizin (about 500 rubles), composition: floralizin, vaseline, pentol, fragrance, sorbic acid

The use of veterinary cream as a foot cream is known due to popular rumor, it is quite oily, has a specific smell, but is indispensable in the treatment of cracked heels, because it gives an amazing effect. Floralizin is a complex of substances with high biological activity that promotes the healing of the udder of dairy animals with cracks and wounds. This remedy has the same effect on sore heels.

The substance "Floralizin" contains an extract from the mycelium of mushrooms, i.e. phospholipids, enzymes with collagen activity, oleic, linoleic fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins A, E, K, and other biologically active substances.

Floralizin is used as a cosmetic product to eliminate cracks in the arms, legs, heals any wounds, improves skin condition with dermatitis, psoriasis. Zorka cream has been awarded the Gold and Platinum quality mark of the 21st century.
How to use: Apply to clean feet every day, at night.

Moisturizing and nourishing cosmetic creams

Scholl nourishing foot and nail cream, price 260 rubles.	Healing and moisturizing foot cream La Roche-Posay price 800 rubles.	Cream with a golden mustache for the prevention of cracked heels Home Doctor, price 40 rubles.	Cream "Plantain" healing from Neva cosmetics price 40 rubles.	Moisturizing or nourishing foot cream from Scholl, price 350 rubles.	Moisturizing foot cream with grape seed oil 5 days, price 60 rub.

Wound healing pharmaceutical foot creams and ointments

Ointment Radevit from CJSC Retinoids, these are vitamins A, D, E, the price is 350-400 rubles.	D-panthenol, Bepanten, Pantoderm, Panthenol, Dexpanthenol - vitamin B5, healing damaged skin, price 180-300 rubles.	Sea buckthorn cream healing from cracks ELFA / ELFA (green pharmacy), price 100 rubles.	Cream 5 days with tea tree oil, price 60 rubles.	Cream 5 days for legs from cracks with, price 60 rubles.

Softening creams

Cream with urea from "Healer", price 150 rubles.	Foot cream with urea eliminates corns, corns, for dry, cracked skin, price 90 rubles.	SESDERMA cream, uremol pumice composition, urea, bisabolol, oat extract, shea butter, ceramides.	Softening cream "Juniper" from Neva cosmetics, price 40-50 rubles.	Foot cream for cracks with walnut oil and urea (Green Pharmacy), price 60 rubles.

Preventive remedies for cracks with a tendency to hyperkeratosis

Special shock-absorbing shoe inserts, especially effective when wearing heels.

Ultrathin Gel Pads, Scholl Pain Relief Gel Pads	Silicone liners, insoles, heel pads FRESCO LEDA	Silicone heel pad shock absorbing for dress shoes	Plasters and arch supports from GEHWOL

Treatment with folk remedies

aspirin and vodka

Required: vodka 250g and 10 tab. aspirin. Grind the tablets into powder, then pour vodka, leave for 1-2 days in a dark place. At night - moisten gauze in the infusion and apply to the heels, put on plastic bags and socks. Remove in the morning, wash your feet, dry and apply cream.

A mass of raw onion, apple (for small cracks) or tomato (for deep cracks)

Onions or apples are effective at the beginning of the formation of cracks, tomatoes - with a long and deep process. A vegetable or fruit is rubbed on a fine grater or in a blender to a puree consistency, applied to a clean, dense cloth and applied to the heels. Top is fixed with a bandage.

Apple mass in milk

Grate an apple, pour a little milk, bring to a boil, but do not boil. At night, cover the foot with such gruel, put on a bag and put socks on top.

Milk and coltsfoot infusion

To do this, add 2 tbsp to a glass of hot milk. spoons of coltsfoot leaves, then leave in a water bath for an hour, cool the gruel, apply on gauze or thick fabric, apply to damaged heels.

Vaseline after a bath with Aevit and boric acid

Use ordinary vaseline, without perfume composition. Before applying petroleum jelly, the legs are steamed in warm water, adding 1 capsule of Aevita (vitamins A + E) and boric acid to it (a teaspoon of acid is dissolved in a glass of water). A layer of Vaseline is applied to dry heels and hermetically sealed with a plaster, leaving overnight. The procedure is repeated daily.

Solid oil (fatty)

You can buy this substance in a pharmacy and in a hardware store. It is important not to confuse with synthetic grease, which is hazardous to health. Apply a thick layer on clean skin of the heels, wrap it with cellophane over it and put on socks. The procedure is carried out at night.

Olive oil, sea buckthorn, peach, apricot, linseed

Rub heated olive (sea buckthorn or other) oil into the skin of the feet after water procedures, wrap with cling film and bandage, leave overnight, and in the morning make a bath and treat the feet with pumice.

Oatmeal and vegetable oil compress

A compress is made from freshly prepared warm oatmeal and vegetable oil (2-3 tablespoons of olive, linseed or sea buckthorn oil per liter of porridge). The oatmeal is transferred to a plastic bag, the leg is lowered there, the bag is fixed and covered with a towel on top. Leave on for at least 2 hours, then rinse and apply moisturizer. The procedure is repeated daily for 3-5 days.

Lemon-egg mask

To obtain a mask, mix 1 egg yolk, tbsp. starch and tsp. lemon juice. The resulting mass is applied to the steamed heels and kept until completely dry. After that, the mask is washed off, and the heels are carefully treated with a soft pumice stone and moisturized with cream. You can use another method - an ointment of 1 yolk, 1 teaspoon of vinegar, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil, beat the ingredients and after the bath, smear your feet, wrap with cellophane and leave overnight, wearing socks on top.

Mustard wax and oil

The wax is melted to a liquid state and a couple of drops of mustard oil are dripped into it. The mixture is applied to clean skin of the heels at night. The procedure is repeated 10-15 days in a row.

Potato slurry or potato starch bath

Potato juice has a good wound-healing property - potatoes are grated, the gruel is placed on a cloth and applied to the heels, put on top of a plastic bag, then socks, can be left overnight, can be removed after 0.5 - 1 hour. You can make baths with starch - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of starch per 1 liter of water, in this warm bath you should steam your legs, then dry them with a towel and apply a greasy cream at night.

cabbage and honey

Cabbage juice also heals, you can simply apply a cabbage leaf to your heels or make cabbage slurry with a blender (then use it like potatoes). You can combine cabbage and honey, after a bath in the evening, rub honey into your feet and attach a cabbage leaf, bandage and put on socks, leave the compress until the morning.

Decoction of elecampane or nettle infusions

Make a decoction of elecampane, 1 liter of water + 2 tbsp. tablespoons of elecampane roots, bring to a boil and insist in a thermos all night. Compresses or lotions are made with a decoction every day. Nettle infusion to make faster - should be poured with 1 liter of boiling water 2 tbsp. spoons of nettle, after 1 hour the infusion is used for 20 minute baths, after which you can apply salicylic acid ointment.

Essential oils and baby cream

You can make homemade heel ointment, for this, add 2 drops of lavender and chamomile essential oils to baby cream or petroleum jelly (1 tablespoon), mix thoroughly and apply 3 r / day, store the ointment in a container with a tightly closed lid.

Butter and curdled milk

Beat the softened butter, add yogurt, mix thoroughly, after the bath, apply the mass on the steamed feet, use this mixture 1-2 times a day until the cracks heal /

Pathological causes of cracked heels and their treatment

If the heels suffer from internal causes, then treatment with only creams and ointments will not save such cracks. In some cases, it is impossible to achieve a complete cure, as, for example, in diabetes mellitus. However, such patients should be warned about possible problems with the skin of the feet in order to take preventive measures in a timely manner.

Excess body weight(obesity, pregnancy)

Fissure infection (entry of an infectious agent into the bloodstream through broken skin)

Diabetes

Psoriasis (see)

Dry eczema (see)

Fungal lesions of the foot (do not cause cracks, but often occur simultaneously, see)

Cracked heels are a serious problem. Since a person spends almost half of the day on his feet. Uncomfortable shoes, temperature changes, pathogenic bacteria and fungus - do their dark work. Cracks in the heels not only bring unpleasant pain, but also spoil the appearance of the soles of the feet.

The causes of corns, cracked heels can be different. Basically, they are associated not only with external factors, but also with the state of health in general.

The following are the most common causes of cracked heels:

• Tight or uncomfortable shoes;
• In the period after childbirth;
• During pregnancy;
• With menopause;
• In the presence of such skin diseases.

There are several ways in which you can restore the health and appearance of the feet and get rid of cracked heels. Basically, folk remedies, various creams and ointments are used for treatment.

Video: what to smear?

Cracks in the heels - treatment with folk remedies.

Treatment

Treatment of cracked heels with folk remedies. For the treatment of cracks at home, the following methods are used:

• Hot baths. This is one of the most effective means of combating not only cracked heels, but also. Hot water is poured into a basin and the feet are placed. Hot water is slowly added so that the skin has time to get used to it, but at the same time the temperature in the pelvis constantly rises. Soar legs for about 15-20 minutes. Steamed legs are pulled out of the water, the heels are rubbed with a terry towel and smeared with petroleum jelly. Vaseline can be replaced with butter.

• Honey compress. Clean washed feet are coated with honey and wrapped in polyethylene. Fix the compress with ordinary socks. The treatment is repeated twice a day daily for 4 days.

• Soap in the fight against cracked heels. After you have steamed the legs, spread them with tar or laundry soap, soak for 5-7 minutes and rinse with water. Repeat the procedure again and wipe with a towel. Laundry soap has an antiseptic antifungal property, so you will get rid of not only cracked heels, but also foot fungus in one go.

Recently, special Japanese socks have appeared in pharmacies that help prevent cracked heels. Due to the fact that the socks contain a special gel inside containing moisturizing oils and vitamins.

Gel insoles have gained particular popularity recently. Due to the fact that the gel consists of essential oils, a complex of vitamins, and the fact that the insole itself performs a shock-absorbing function when walking, your heels will be smooth and healthy.

A special file helps to get rid of cracks. With its help, you can clean the heels of keratinized dead tissue, thereby accelerating the regeneration process. Cracks will disappear, the skin on the heels will become smooth and pleasant to the touch.

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How to cure cracked heels quickly?

Ointments

For the treatment of corns and cracks, some types of ointments help well. You can buy them at any pharmacy, they are dispensed without a doctor's prescription.

• One of the cheapest heel treatment options is zinc ointment. Before use, the skin of the legs must be prepared: washed with warm water and treated with peroxide. Then an ointment is applied to the skin of the feet, socks are put on top.

• Synthomycin ointment. It helps to get rid of not only cracks, but also burns and boils. Suitable for wound healing and inflammation relief.

• Vishnevsky ointment. Heals almost any wound. A layer of ointment is applied to the affected areas of the skin with a cotton swab. Wrap with bandages or cling film. Fix the bandage with socks. After 7-8 hours, remove the bandage, wash and dry the heels. You can smear Vaseline on top.

• Ointment Gevol. Produced in Germany. In addition to fighting cracked heels, it is used in the fight against foot fungus. To get a positive result, the feet and soles of the feet are smeared until complete recovery twice a day: in the morning and in the evening.

• Bepanten ointment, German production. In a few hours, you can get rid of pain. Helps to quickly and effectively get rid of cracks and wounds on the soles of the feet.

cream

For the treatment of cracks and wounds on the heels, in addition to ointments and, special creams are also used. You can apply them at any time during the day. Special foot baths will also help.

For dryness and cracks, use Zorka cream. This foot cream is able to soften the skin, heal wounds, even if the disease is in a state of neglect. The cream, like most drugs, has an unpleasant odor, but it is effective.

Video: Cream - do it in 5 minutes

Remedy for cracked heels.

For home treatment, you can use creams such as:

• Urea doctor. If you are not embarrassed that the main component of the cream is urea, then you can safely use it for treatment. In addition to urea, it contains extracts of other medicinal herbs.

• Sea wolf. Well moisturizes the skin, has a renewing rejuvenating effect. Due to moisturizing, the skin becomes very soft, the keratinized layers are exfoliated and the cracks heal.

• Boro Plus. Cream based on herbal extracts. It helps already at the first application, restores the skin, cleanses it of dead cells, promotes the treatment and healing of wounds and cracks. The cream includes a nourishing base, thanks to which the surface of the skin is moisturized and the feeling of dryness disappears.

• for legs with a golden mustache. The cheapest cream, but at the same time one of the most effective. Made from natural ingredients. Helps well with pimples. Often used as a prophylactic.