Treatment of cracks on the heels at home and the reasons for their occurrence

Treatment of cracks on the heels at home should be started only after you have visited the doctor and found out that you have not caused any complications of this ailment. 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

Eliminating the primary or secondary causes of the presented illness, 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 caring for the skin of the feet should become a habit, as well as, for example, cleaning the teeth in the morning and in the evening. To significantly improve the condition of the feet, you should constantly clean 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 or broths of medicinal herbs.

Cracks on the heels: treatment with glycerin

It is advisable to remove stale and rough skin areas with a mixture of glycerin, salicylic acid, paraffin and beeswax. These components should be mixed in equal proportions and lubricate their heels. Next, it is required to apply a bandage tightly, and after a couple of hours to warm it with warm soapy water with the addition of soda ash and work well with pumice.

Petrolatum

Treatment of cracks on the heels at home can be done using ordinary 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

Cracks on the heels (reasons, treatment of the disease are presented in this article) heal quite quickly after using a mixture of melted goose or pork fat, as well as fresh carrots. To do this, the fatty product must be melt on a steam bath, and then pour a finely grated vegetable onto it and simmer for another 16 minutes. Then the mass should be cooled, applied to the affected area, tied up and left for the night.

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 this, 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 and purify the whole organism as a whole, it is possible 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.