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Cracked heels hurt and disfigure

Painful, cracked heels are unfortunately quite common ailments. Through deep cracks that are actually open wounds, they can penetrate the body with germs. Cracked heels also destroy stockings, tights and socks. They are therefore an understandable affliction of many people. The more so because they are not always (though often) evidence of neglecting the proper hygiene of the legs.


Why are they bursting?

One of the reasons for the appearance of symptoms may be a significant deficiency of vitamin A. But more often the cause of cracking the heels are daily neglect of hygiene - no habit of abrasion of excess calloused skin after each bath and massage into the feet of a proper moisturizing and nourishing cream (among others, with vitamin A ). It may also be genetic inheritance - transferring from mother to child the tendency to produce excess keratinized skin on the heels.



Excessive skin dryness resulting in heel cracking?

The skin on the soles of the feet is very thick. It is usually about four times the thickness of the average body thickness. Thanks to this, it is strong and allows us to walk for free. But this is a semblance, because the excessive thickness of the heel skin is not an advantage, but a serious disadvantage. Thick skin hardly absorbs and releases moisture, which means that it is prone to excessive dehydration. And what to say about the skin which is characterized by an above-average tendency to keratosis, or thicken ?! Or from the skin from which we forgot to "slim down" with a grater or a file? At that time, a very thick, horny coating has grown up, not only that it is not flexible enough in contact with the ground - it is dehydrated and breaks easily!


Possible bacterial complications

Deep cracks in the skin on the heels can turn into fissures reaching the deeper tissues of the body, and thus there is a risk of bacterial infections.


The main thing - heal cracked heels

To heal cracked heels, first restore the skin's continuity and proper elasticity. Secondly, you should start systematically to take care of your skin - that is, clean up excess stratum corneum and take regular A + E vitamin in capsules and moisturize it with appropriate nourishing and moisturizing creams.


Restoration of the skin's continuity

In the case of deep cracks on the heels, do not use scratches or scrubs, as they can further irritate the skin. Instead, it is necessary to thoroughly wash and disinfect the foot and heel, and then use means to restore its proper hydration and consistency. Such skin easily heals. The best for this purpose are special creams for cracking heels (eg Scholl). Specialist and antiseptic formula of these creams bring the skin the proper level of hydration with water, regenerative ingredients and helps to heal cracks within a few days.


 

TREATMENT AND CARE OF GINGERIES


Home recipe

We apply thorough cleaning and disinfection of the foot and heel. It is best to use the bathing of legs in water with herbal extract (lavender, mint, sage, chamomile, etc.). After bathing, carefully rub the feet with alantan and vitamin A in drops or ointments, eg linomag. Good results are also achieved by soaking the feet in the pulp from the brewed linseed once every 3 to 4 days. Hold your feet in this thick mucus of mucilage for a dozen or so minutes. This treatment softens the skin and soothes irritation. Sometimes, however, the cause of heel cracking is much more serious - it can be a disease that develops insidiously in your body - mycosis or diabetes.The treatment method is then completely changed.



 
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Lack of care causes re-degradation of the skin

When we restore the continuity of the skin there will be a problem of its drying and hardening. Skin, if you do not apply care treatments, can become cracked again! Heels have a constant tendency to dry out and cracks. Especially in summer, when we wear sandals and summer shoes that reveal the heels. The lack of moisture reduces the elasticity of the skin, and the excess movement strains stiff collagen fibers that can not cope with pressure - they break down and break. Other signs of drying that should trigger an alarm in us are spots of discolored yellow skin and a field of shredding and scaly skin on the outer edges of the heels.


Removing excess skin from the heel

We recommend the following daily care: (for people with slight stratum corneum growth on the skin of the heel - every 2-3 days)
• soaking feet in warm water with salt, which softens the skin and facilitates its removal
• removing the excess stratum corneum from the heel with a special heel grater - preferably a ceramic grater and avoid metal
• avoid pumice, because it is a habitat of bacteria;
• cream specially designed for dry, keratinous skin, rub it in daily, preferably in the evening;
• vitamin A - once a week or a month, rub your feet generously, put on clean cotton socks and let the nutrient absorb it overnight;
(For example, the specialist company Scholl offers a wide range of products that help remove rough, hard skin and ensure that the skin on your feet and heels remains smooth, soft and moisturized.)

Take care of the right weight and footwear

Remember that your foot and heel feel the weight of your body very well. What you carry every day - it prints on your heel every now and then! So check your weight. If you carry a lot of extra weight, check your weight and lose weight. Your footwear also plays an important role. Choose shoes (or sandals) that have properly profiled insoles and support the heel well.

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