Dry and cracked heels
how to quickly deal with the problem
July 9, 2015
We often forget about our feet reminding ourselves to care for this part of our body only when they start to hurt - what often means to crack - or when we want to set up open shoes, and our heels are scared by thick and cracked skin.
Dry and cracked heels can be very painful and messy problem. The pumice stone and the cream are sometimes not enough to feel relieved and make our feet dazzling again.
A way to
cracked heels
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons of baking soda;
4-5l of warm water;
cream or other product for greasing / moisturizing the feet (glycerin, coconut oil, petroleum jelly);
foot grater / pumice / soft peeling sponge;
lavender oil or any other oil you like (optional);
a bowl in which you will soak your feet.
A METHOD OF PREPARING:
You can start by dry scrubbing your heels. The effect is better. Be careful not to tear it off yourself the epidermis, and just wipe it off calloused part.
Add baking soda to the water and mix well until dissolved. You can add a few drops of lavender (or other) essential oil for a pleasant scent and aromatherapeutic effect.
Soak your feet for 15-20 minutes.
Then you can scrub again cracked heel area with what you usually use - heel grater / pumice stone.
Brush the area with a thick layer of moisturizing cream, glycerin, coconut oil or petroleum jelly.
Put on socks so that the drug you rubbed on your feet - better yourself absorb and do not soil
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Depending on the condition of the heels, it can be repeated this operation twice a week. If you do this procedure before going to bed, don't forget to wear socks at night.
Reservation:
for each type proposed on this page surgery or recipe for a care product, always do a test to see if your skin is allergic on any of the ingredients of the preparation. This entry is for for information and education. It is not medical advice. If the skin does not respond well to any of the preparations proposed in the recipe you should break his use.