Treatment of cracks on the heels at home and the reasons for their occurrence
Treating cracks on the heels at homeshould be started only after you have visited the doctor and found out that this complication did not cause any complications. After all, if this deviation lasts a long time, accompanied by swelling and redness, as well as an increased body temperature, then it is necessary to get rid of this trouble only under the supervision of a doctor. In other cases, cracks can be treated on the heels at home.
The primary causes of this deviation
A crack on the foot may appear due to the following factors:
- the metabolism is broken;
- there are some fungal foot diseases;
- impaired bowel or stomach function.
Secondary causes of appearance
- Avitaminosis.
- Lack of fluid in the body.
- Obesity or overweight.
- Tight and uncomfortable shoes.
- Drinking alcohol and eating disorders.
- Hereditary predisposition to hyperkeratosis.
Treating cracks on the heels at home
Excluding primary or secondary causesthe appearance of the presented ailment, its sudden appearance can not even worry. But if the cracks on the heels are still formed, then they should be treated immediately. In most cases, from such trouble, people's well-proven remedies and banal hygiene procedures are well saved. But first things first.
Hygiene
The process of courtship for the skin of the feet must go intohabit, as well as, for example, brushing your teeth in the morning and in the evening. To significantly improve the condition of the feet, you should constantly remove the coarsened skin areas and apply a greasy ointment or cream. It is also recommended to make foot baths with the addition of warm sea salt water or decoctions of medicinal herbs.
Cracks on the heels: treatment with glycerin
Effectively remove old and rough areasskin is desirable with a mixture of glycerin, salicylic acid, paraffin and beeswax. These components must be mixed in equal proportions and greased with their heels. Next, you need to tightly apply the bandage, and after a couple of hours, warm it up with warm soapy water with the addition of soda ash and work well with pumice stones.
Petrolatum
Treating cracks on the heels at homecan be carried out using common petroleum jelly. To do this, before going to bed, it is necessary to steam the legs in a bath with boric acid, and then lubricate them with the above-named product, tightly tie and put on cotton socks. In the morning, feet should be rinsed and dried. This procedure is required to be carried out daily for 13 days. By the way, instead of vaseline for such purposes, you can use any natural vegetable oils.
Fats
Compresses
To get rid of cracks it is possible by means of compresses. To do this, peeled and grated potatoes on a small grater should be mixed with a handful of flaxseed, and then add a little fatty milk to them and boil until a viscous porridge is obtained. Then the mixture should be applied abundantly on the steamed feet, wrapped with cellophane and held for 2-5 hours (you can leave it for the night). After that, the heels should be washed, dried and greased with a nutritious and fat cream.
Internal Treatment
To get rid of this scourge, or rather to improve andcleanse the entire body as a whole, can be by using an empty stomach on an unrefined vegetable oil. For such purposes it is desirable to drink before breakfast 1 large spoonful of linseed, amaranth, olive or even ordinary sunflower oil.
