10 Simple Home Remedies For Dry, Cracked Heels

You can heal your cracked dry heels by using simple home remedies .

Below are presented 10 basic home remedies for completely dry cracked heels:

1. Salt, lemon, rose water, glycerin cracked heels mask:

If you wish to have wonderful smooth feet, you should try this mask. You will eliminate the cracked feet quicker than you think by using this remedy. There are 2 different ways to wash your feet and make a mask of these ingredients.

If you like to clean them first, fill a huge bowl with warm water and add raw salt, rose water, lemon juice and glycerin. Put your feet in the bowl and enjoy for 20 minutes. Also you can scrub the cracked areas on your feet by using a pumice stone.

For making a mask you will need 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon glycerin and 1 tablespoon rose water. Apply this mixture on your heels. You can leave it overnight. Wear a sock and in the morning simply wash your feet with lukewarm water.

2. Vegetable oil:

Vegetable oil is very useful for the dry skin on your feet. Apply the oil on the cracked heels and you will diminish the dead skin on your feet. Your feet will be cleansed and dried out completely when using this oil. You can soak a pair of socks in the oil and wear them while sleeping. All you need to do in the morning is to clean them off. Repeat this many times in order to have results.

3. Banana along with banana and avocado cracked heels mask:

You can get rid of the damaged skin of your heels and feet by applying a pulp of a ripe banana. Apply the banana on your feet or heel and leave it for 10 minutes.

If you like you can make a combined mask of banana and avocado.

Simply, blend them together along a green coconut in a blender or food processor. Apply the mixture on your feet. Avocados and coconuts are rich with vitamins and oils which are good for completely dry skin.

4. Vaseline and lemon juice:

Clean the dirt from your feet and place them in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes. Wash them and dry them but not completely.

Make a compound from lemon juice and 1 tablespoon Vaseline. Use it to massage the humid heels or the various cracked places on your feet, until the skin absorbs all the juice.

It’s more effective if you do this before going to bed, it will work for longer period of time. Also you can wear cotton socks, which will enhance the effect.

5. Paraffin Wax:

Paraffin wax is the best solution for damaged or painful heels. You can combine it with  coconut oil. Warm the compound in a pan until it melts completely, then leave it for 15-20 minutes and apply it on the cracked places when it’s cooled down. Keep it overnight for a better effect.

6. Honey:

Honey has anti-bacterial properties.

All you need to do is to mix cup of honey to a half container of warm water and soak your feet for 15 minutes in it. Gently massage your feet to make them soft and flexible.

7. Rice flour:

Rice flour is very good for cracked feet.

Use 2-3 tablespoons of ground rice, couple spoons of honey and apple cider and blend them. If you like you can add a spoon of olive oil.

Soak your feet for 10 minutes and clean them with this paste to get rid of the dead skin.

8. Olive oil:

You can use olive oil in many ways as help for cracked feet.

One way is to use it with cotton. Simply, wear a pair of cotton socks saturated in olive oil and wear them for an hour, and later wash your feet with cold water. Also you can take a cotton tangle where you have used some virgin oil and massage your feet in circular motion.

You can make a homemade foot cream. Take 1 tablespoon olive oil, few drops of lemon oil or lavender oil mixed in a small bottle with the same amount of water. Use it by applying it many times in a day and eliminate the thick skin.

9. Oat meal:

Using jojoba oil and 1 tablespoon oatmeal powder , you can make a paste. Simply mix them until the mixture becomes thick, and then apply it over the cracked parts on your feet. Leave it for 1 hour or until it gets dry and then rinse it with cold water. In order to remove the cracks you will need to do this every other day.

10. Sesame oil:

Sesame oil is a fantastic remedy for cracked feet. You should do a massage therapy with sesame oil every evening if you have these problems. Do this massage every evening until the oil blends in with the skin.

Source: www.healthyfoodadvice.net