Make Your Feet Smooth To Walk Swiftly!

Cracked feet and heels symbolize lack of attention to foot care. They can be minor, having an unappealing cosmetic effect. They are also known as heel fissures. Fissures are linear cut wounds that affect the surface level comprising of epidermis. If ignored or neglected, they may become painful. These fissures or cracks appear in the form of expanded sideways; those are the results of excessive pressure on feet. Cracked heels can also be the indications of deficiency of zinc and omega-3 fatty acids. Dry skin or xerosis is one of the common causes that lead to cracked heels. Cracked feet corns and other common feet ailments can also be the result of fissures. If the cracks are deep they may result in bleeding and infections. Symptoms of cracks may include wearing open shoes, excess weight, standing for longer durations, fungal infections, thyroid conditions and diabetes. There are varieties of at-home treatments available that help to heal dry and cracked feet. Diabetics are largely prone to get serious feet infections. Consulting a physician before starting with home remedies is advisable.

To protect your feet from cracking and drying it is very essential to quench the thirst of your skin by properly moisturizing it. Adding proper moisture to the suffering skin is the first step towards relief. You can take help of oil based foot creams or shea and cocoa butter. The greasy creams help in hydrating the skin by forming a protective barrier on the surface of the skin.

Treat the feet by regular pumice stone sessions accompanied with a good foot cream. Practice regular home pedicures especially in winters. An alpha-hydroxy foot cream will gently sweep away dead skin cells and simultaneously keep your foot skin moistened. After moisturizing your feet wearing cotton socks will help the cream to absorb and reduce dryness.

Apart from warm water there are various choices available for your foot soaks. You can create your own recipe of foot soaks by using various essential oils. Foot soaks help in softening the feet skin, which easily removes hard skin. Soak cracked feet for at least 15 minutes once in a week to get better effects. If it’s the case of fungal infection; add few drops of tea tree oil or one cup of Epsom salt to the foot bath water. This combination will relieve your feet from bacteria and fungus that causes infections.

Removal of hard skin is very important to get rid of cracks. This can be done by giving a scrubbing effect. After performing a foot soak, scrub your foot with a pumice stone for removing hard and scaly skin. When done with the scrubbing process; give a soothing effect by applying moisturizer.

The basic step in protecting your feet involves covering to hold moisture. Many people carry out their house hold activities after applying foot moisturizers. This can worsen the case, instead of curing they may invite various other bacteria and germs that can lead to further fungal infections. As the creams and moisturizers are greasy in nature; when applied, should be fully covered by wearing socks to protect them from outside elements. Usage of sneakers and loafers can be done to make you feel comfortable while performing household activities.

Consumption of essential food items can also help to curb deficiencies that may cause cracked heels. Regular ingestion of vitamins, calcium, iron and other nutrients is also considered as one of the best source to avoid occurrence of cracks in foot.

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