How to Treat Cracked Heels?
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Knowing about how to treat cracked heels is helpful during the seasonal variations that cause dryness of the toe skin. Sometimes, continuous usage of the same shoes also leads to dry, unattractive, and painful heels. Therefore, treatment for cracked heels becomes important to prevent further damage of the toe skin.
Generally, there are a variety of sources that provide beneficial remedies for cracked heels. To soothe the toe skin, a person can apply a wise combination of home based treatments along with a range of cosmetic products that are available in the market.
What are the Home Based Treatments for Cracked Heels?
1. Use a good quality moisturizer as it is one of the most beneficial remedy for cracked heels.
2. Application of an oil based moisturizer is a better alternative for cracked heels as compared to the water based solution.
3. Wear a sock as soon as you apply the moisturizer or the cream. For example, use of ‘Silipos gel therapy’ socks.
4. You can also apply cream just before you go to bed
5. Gently remove the dead skin by rubbing a pumice stone on the toe skin. While doing so, never attempt to get rid of the dead skin by using a knife, razor or scissors. Also diabetic patients or those suffering from lymphedema should never try to do so and if needed can take the help of the doctor.
6. Excessive use of the same pair of shoes for a longer period applies more pressure on the heels. Timely change the leg wear.
7. Try to avoid wearing open backed shoes as these let the toe skin to squeeze out and may cause fissures. As a substitute, use closed heeled shoes that act as shock absorbers and have a good arch support. At times, make use of doctor’s sandals.
Sometimes, irrespective of all the precautionary measures, cracked heels may become obstinate. But these can be treated by means of inexpensive treatments. Just take care of the toe skin to get rid of the fissured skin. For this, you can timely remove the dry skin and the inactive sweat glands by using neuropathy by maintaining a proper weight distribution on the heels.
Many times, an excessive weight of a person exerts more pressure on his/her heels. Thus, keep a check on the weight as it eventually helps to manage the broken heels. A person can also make use of pedicure techniques to maintain the smoothness of the toe skin. For this, various beauty salons and health care clinics provide services.
If the cracked heals do no improve after applying the home based therapies or by means of the best cosmetic products, then help of a podiatrist becomes important. A podiatrist may try to jointly strap the two sides of the heel or may fasten the toe skin. He can also suggest orthopedic shoes or the conventional orthopedic insoles.
What are the Most Common Products Used to Treat Cracked Heels?
1. Flexitol Heel Balm
2. Petroleum Jelly
3. Vegetable oil, bath oil, baby oil or mineral oils
4. Foot creams or moisturizers.
Besides the above mentioned products, knowledge of effective natural things helps a person to understand how to treat cracked heels.
About the Author
Albright is graduated from the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences at Stones Corner in Brisbane. He has an understanding of fashion and design, good with the public, good communicator, flexible and able to work on request for extended periods. He has been a pioneer in the field of beauty therapy. His advice on any beauty therapy will surely prove favorable for anybody.
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