That's come a seasonal outdoor footwear, and, therefore, the subject of well-groomed heels again relevant. Ideally, they should be smooth, clean and soft, with a pleasing pink tint. But, alas, from such troubles as cracks, no one is immune. Even the little ones can not only spoil the mood, but also disrupt the rhythm of life.
Heels - even those workers. Almost the entire burden falls when walking on them. And if the skin on his heels sufficiently elastic and durable, the crack (as well as corn, corns and other defects), you are not afraid. But the properties of the skin may change due to various reasons, and if the heel can be "sick." Yes, yes, do not be surprised. Cracks in heels - A kind of skin diseases.
The reasons because of which there are calluses and cracked heels:
- Active walking, as well as incorrectly matched shoes and synthetic socks, tights.
- Hot weather. Legs with the swell, and, therefore, can be close even the most comfortable shoes. The muffled shoes feet blood circulation, which leads to deterioration of the skin.
- Actually, the change of climate. In hot weather, when sweating, upper layer of skin stretched from moisture and in the cold skin dries and cracks on it.
- Cracks in the heels - a typical symptom of a malfunction of the endocrine system, as well as diabetes and gastritis.
- Lack or overabundance of vitamins in the body.
- Various disorders in metabolic processes.
- Too diligent foot care.
- Fungal diseases.
Methods for treating cracked heels
1. One of the tried and trusted methods - treatment with Vaseline . Rasparte feet in hot water with a small amount of boric acid: 1 tsp. Per cup of water. Then apply a layer of petroleum jelly to crack. Cover the patch and leave it on all night. This procedure should be prodelyvat daily until the disappearance of cracks.
2. Soap-soda baths. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of baking soda to 1, 5-2 liters of hot water, add half a teaspoon of mineral soap with sea salt and natural oils. Soak your feet in the bath for 10-15 minutes and treat heel slightly grater with fine abrasive coating. At the end of the procedure put on the heels of glycerol or therapeutic rich cream with aloe. For therapeutic effect must be made at least 10 trays one course.
3. Olive oil. Daily after warm water treatment rub it in cracked heels and massage the feet. This massage increases blood circulation in the feet and promotes healing of fractures. The procedure is best done at night. Wear cotton socks after it and do not remove them before going to bed.
4. Wax method . Mix and heat the equal parts of beeswax, paraffin, and salicylic acid. Apply with a cotton swab composition on the heels and let dry. In the same manner, apply 2-3 layers and fix all the bandage. After a day do soap-soda baths, remove the wax coating and process heels pumice, without strong pressure. This procedure is recommended to be repeated several times.
5. Apple and onion. If no cracks, but the heels were thin incisions, apply grated apple or onion. Apple or onion mush must first put on a piece of thick fabric, and then fix the bandage on his heels. When emerging cracks similar procedure can be done with a fresh tomato.
6. Cabbage . Fresh cabbage leaves applied to the soles of the feet at night, fixing bandage. In the morning grease the foot any moisturizer.
7. Mead . Put it on a piece of cotton fabric and apply to cracks on the heels. Leave the honey wrap for the night and in the morning rinse the feet with warm water, and grease the foot moisturizing baby oil. On the heel and then apply a band-aid - it will help to retain moisture, so the necessary skin.
8. Baths with starch. Spread 1 tablespoon potato starch in a liter of warm water. Soak feet in the bath for half an hour (you can add warm water as cooling). Finally, dab the feet and brush them with cream.
9. The root of Elecampane . If done daily lotion or hot compresses roots elecampane, cracked heels heal very quickly.
10. Herbal teas. Use St. John's wort, chamomile, succession, sage, calendula, oak bark. Do concoctions of the 10-minute bath, finally lubricate foot cream. In the broth, you can add a 9% vinegar - 2 tablespoons.
Attention! Cracks in the heel - it is an open gate for infections and fungi. And if the infection occurred, with the help of domestic procedures for the situation you are unlikely to fix, you will need medical care and serious antibacterial treatment. For self-treatment is better to resort, if you believe that fungi and infections in your case excluded. To verify this, hand over analyzes. Subsequently, in order to avoid infection, grease heel ointments containing antibiotics. It is also particularly effective means of ready-made is a cream with bee propolis and vitamins A and F in its composition.
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