How to treat cracked heels in women and men at home

Initially, small incisions appear on the skin of the legs, and after a while they become cracks. They need to be treated, because if they are started, the cracks are made deeper, dirt gets into them, and blood begins to ooze from them.

Why on the heels of a crack: possible causes

Before starting treatment, it is necessary to understand the causes of cracks in order to prevent them.

1. Cracks can occur if you do not care for the skin of the feet or do it wrong. It is required not only to wash the feet every day, but also to remove the cornified skin. And you need to nourish the skin of the legs with creams or oils that are specifically designed for this.
2. Infection of the skin with fungus. If you visited the pool, bath, then other people can infect you with fungus. Fungi actively multiply with weak immunity, infectious diseases and circulatory disorders. As a rule, the fungus promotes the appearance of cracks on the heels. As a result, the stratum corneum grows.
3. Shoes that are too small or too large, unnecessarily high heels - all this can damage delicate skin and microtrauma on your legs. Shoes, socks and tights made of synthetic materials do not let the air in, because of this, their feet sweat intensely. As a result, conditions are created for the appearance and active reproduction of the fungus.
4. If you walked all day or stood, you have excess weight, this puts a heavy load on your feet. In this case, the horny layer of the skin thickens, and the skin itself becomes dry and cracks appear on it.
5. The lack of beta carotene. Vitamin A promotes skin health. It helps the synthesis of proteins, promotes skin regeneration. With a lack of retinol, the skin becomes inelastic, and cracks may occur on the heels.

Retinol deficiency can be felt due to:

• improper diet (you eat little food, in which there is beta-carotene, it is carrots, greens, eggs, vegetables, fruits);
• the lack of tocopherol and zinc, these elements contribute to the transformation of beta-carotene into the active form;
• use of beta-carotene mineral oil;
• diseases;
• lack of or excess in the body of certain hormones, for example, during pregnancy, menstruation, menopause.

How to treat cracked heels at home: general tips

If you know that your legs are not cracked for diseases of internal organs or endocrine disorders, then you can begin to treat the legs themselves.

But follow certain rules:

1. Treat the heels of the feet systematically.
2. Use medication moderately. Use medications strictly according to the instructions.
3. Do not forget about hygiene.

How to treat cracks on the heels of women and men

Each pharmacy has a large selection of creams, ointments that help heal cracks on the heels.

1. Cream "Allga San". It contains mountain pine oil, beeswax, allantoin (it helps to renew the cells of the epidermis), turpentine (it improves blood circulation).
2. Gel "911 Zazhivin". Gel disinfects and heals wounds. It includes milk thistle oil (heals wounds, has a calming effect) and tea tree oil (regeneration is accelerated with cuts), sage extract (for regeneration and against inflammation), and vitamin F.
3. Lamisil. It treats a variety of infections, eliminates the fungus on the legs. Cracks and wounds on the heels go away, the skin becomes softer, more elastic. Apply, spreading on the heels 1 time per day.

4. BioAstin cream "Aantigribok". Various essential oils are added to it: cloves, tea tree, sage, peppermint, they soften the skin and heal the cracks.
5. Cream balm for heels "Zazhivitel". In its composition:

• beeswax (softens the skin, kills bacteria, reduces inflammation and heals wounds);
• propolis (has antibacterial properties);
• tea tree oil;
• aloe (regenerates the skin);
• petrolatum and glycerin (soften the skin);
• oils of various medicinal plants.

Folk remedies

The main advantage of folk remedies is that they contain only natural ingredients, they do not cause allergies, they do not have side effects. And most importantly - they are the cheapest. Let's learn how to treat heel cracks with folk remedies.

Ointment

1. Ointment with yolk. Mix one yolk, 20 g of sunflower oil and 10 g of vinegar. Steam your feet in a hot bath, then spread it on with this compound. Wrap the film on the legs (food). This is required to do in the evening.
2. Ointment from onions. Pour 200 grams of unrefined sunflower oil into the pan. Finely chop 2 onions, pour into a frying pan and pass the onion until golden brown. Strain the onion with oil through cheesecloth, add beeswax, put the composition in the refrigerator. After you wash your feet in the evening, grease them with this composition.

Compresses

1. Compress with honey. In the evening, grease your feet with honey, wrap with a film of cellophane, put on socks made of cotton. In the morning, wipe your feet with a damp sponge and take a bath.
2. Compress with a leaf of cabbage. Lubricate the heels with honey, attach the cabbage leaf, wrap with a bandage. After 2-3 weeks the cracks will disappear.

Foot masks

1. Mask of zucchini. Grate 15 g zucchini on a grater. Pour in 8 g of oil from corn or from olives. Put the mixture on the gauze swabs. Attach to the heels, wind the cellophane, put on socks. After 15 minutes remove the mask, wash your feet with water at room temperature. Lubricate your feet with cream "Doctor".
2. Mask of oranges. Take the fruit, peel it, cut the flesh into small pieces, pour in a few drops of oil from olives or corn, spread on this fruit puree of the feet. Wrap with polyethylene. After a quarter of an hour, take off the mask.

Essential oils

Tea tree oil or eucalyptus. Put 3-5 drops of one of these essential oils in warm water and take a bath.

Footbaths

1. Nettle bath. Pour 1 liter of boiling water into the bath and add 2 tbsp. spoons of dried chopped nettle. Let stand 4 hours, then the infusion will be unclear. Take a bath for 15 minutes. After wiping your feet with a towel and smear with cream. Do this daily and after 2 weeks the cracks will disappear.
2. Bath with soda. Pour 1.5 liters of warm water into the bath and add 25 g of baking soda. Keep your feet in the bath for 15 minutes. Then wipe the feet and grease them with cream.

We treat effectively the deepest cracks on the heels.

First, small incisions form on the legs, but then the epidermis is stretched when walking, and the incisions transform into deep cracks. From very deep cracks can ooze blood, they are very sore.

In this case, it is better for a person to visit a doctor in order to understand the cause of the disease. For example, if anemia contributed to the occurrence of deep cracks on the heels, then anemia is required to be treated.

In this case, be sure to adhere to a diet that contains foods rich in beta-carotene, and vitamin E. And also apply an ointment with antibiotics.

Still it is necessary to apply cream and ointment. Use ointment "Radevit", "Balsamed", cream "Lamisil", BioAstin "Anti-fungus". It is advised to make baths for the feet, adding a certain amount of boric acid. Lubricate the cracks in the evening with foot creams, and in the morning peel the skin with pumice.

Ointment "Radevit". The ointment contains beta-carotene and vitamin E. There are no hormonal components in it. Beta-carotene slows down skin aging, so women use the ointment. Ointment treats damaged skin. It is used for skin itching, inflammation. It prevents keratinization of the skin if the body does not have enough vitamins that are available in the ointment.

"Balzamed". It moisturizes and nourishes the skin, making them supple and soft. Good for preventing cracks. Removes redness, irritation, and allergies. It includes vitamin E and retinol, they increase the immunity of the epidermis to various infections.

Folk remedy - a bath with starch.

In the evening, pour 1 liter of water into the pan, heat to 70 °, add 30 g of potato starch. Pour the composition into the bath and keep it feet 30 minutes.

From time to time pour boiling water to the composition is not cooled. Sleep in cotton socks. After 2 weeks, even deep cracks will disappear.

Reviews on the treatment of cracked heels

Remember that you first need to determine the cause of cracks to eliminate it. If the cause is a fungus, then it is necessary to lubricate Lamisil cream for the night on the heels. For deep cracks, use Radevit, Balzamed. Do not forget the folk remedies, as they are hypoallergenic.

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