How To Get Rid Of Cracked Dry Heels

Cracks in the heels appear when the skin in that area becomes dry. This dryness usually appears in cold and windy conditions. The cracks, if not treated on time, may become deep, leading to painful sensation in the heels. At the same time, dirt can also get easily accumulated in between the gaps developed by deep cracks, resulting in infection. Therefore, you should treat cracked dry heels as soon as you spot them, lest the problem becomes serious. If you are wondering how to get rid of cracked dry heels and make the skin of your feet soft and supple, the tips given below will come handy.

Soak your feet in a bucket containing warm water, for ten minutes. Thereafter, take your feet out of the bucket and scrub your heels with a pumice stone. This will remove the dead cells of your cracked heels, thereby making the skin of your feet soft and healthy. Dry your feet with a soft towel. After the heels have dried properly, apply moisturizer or foot cream on them. Wear cotton socks to protect the treated heels. Do this twice a week, before going to bed.

 

Hydrogenated vegetable oil can treat cracked heels effectively. Wash your feet thoroughly with warm water. Make sure the temperature of water is slightly above lukewarm. After drying your feel, apply a thick coat of hydrogenated vegetable oil on the cracked area. Leave this application overnight, so that the oil works on the dead cells of the cracked heels. Do this at least thrice a week. You will definitely get positive result within a few days.

Take out the pulp of two ripe bananas. Blend the pulp well, in a mixer, to form a thick paste. Wash your foot with warm water. Dry the heels properly. Apply a thin layer of banana paste on the cracked areas of your heels. Leave it for 10 minutes, so that it penetrates into the cracked heels. Rinse the area with lukewarm water thoroughly. For best results, repeat the process once a week.

 

Make a healing mixture by mixing one teaspoon petroleum jelly with the juice of a lemon. Thereafter, make a soapy solution by mixing four parts of water with a little amount of liquid soap or shampoo. Place your feet in the soapy solution for about 15 minutes. Rinse your feet and pat dry them. Apply the healing mixture onto the cracked heels. Do this daily and look for the positive change!

 

Melt one teaspoon of refined paraffin wax. Mix the molten wax with the same amount of mustard oil. Apply the mixture, directly, on the dried and cracked heels. Leave it overnight, so that it works on the affected areas of your heels. Rinse the mixture off your heels, the next morning, with warm water. Doing this daily, for about 15 days at a stretch, will help cure the cracked heels.