How to clean the heels of coarse skin?

Contents:
  • Why does the skin on the heels coarsen?
  • How to remove rough skin from the heels by yourself?
  • Recipes of folk remedies for removing coarse areas from heels
  • Masks and compresses
  • Oily wraps for heels
  • A few words about

food. Rough heels and cracks are not only unaesthetic, but also serious discomfort - pain during walking, and also the inability to pick up an openbeautiful shoes. To prevent this problem from escalating into serious consequences, it is necessary to remove the coarser layer. In addition to pedicure, there are simple but very effective folk remedies that will help soften the skin, remove plaque. In this article, we'll show you how to clean your heels from rough skin.

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Why does the skin on the heels coarsen?

The problem of rough skin on the heels is acute in front of many people, the reasons can be different:

  • substandard, uncomfortable shoes;
  • excess weight;
  • frequent wearing heels;
  • heavy loads on the feet;
  • consequences of lack of vitamins and microelements.

Important! The keratinized layer, cracks can be symptoms of endocrine system diseases, kidneys, fungus, and also the consequence of various infections and hormonal changes in the body.

In fact, a coarse layer on the heels appears due to loss of lipids and water through the skin, and for various reasons the body can not compensate for the loss of these substances. Together with constant loads on the legs, the skin of the heels begins to coarsen, burst, crack. Therefore it is very important to regularly remove the coarsened cover, and moisten the skin of the heels, soften with nutritious creams.

Important! Before starting treatment, it is advisable to consult a specialist who will help to understand the cause of this problem.

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How to remove coarse skin from the heels by yourself?

In case of occurrence of horny skin areas on any part of the body, first of all, change your diet. You need to eat properly and fully, so that your body is provided with enough vitamins E, A and B.

In addition, it is desirable to use various means of folk cosmetology, thanks to which you can achieve good results in a short time.

Clearing the heels of coarse skin at home can be quite difficult, but still, if desired, its condition can be greatly improved. To do this, every evening, before going to bed, taking foot baths, and then cleaning the heels, lubricate them with a nutritious cream containing cosmetology oil.

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Recipes of folk remedies for removing coarse areas from heels

Rough skin is not a modern problem, it has always existed. Therefore, there are many simple procedures and recipes, how to eliminate such a skin defect on the legs.

Method 1

One of the simplest procedures is to rip off the legs in a soda solution. To do this:

  1. It is necessary to pour the right amount of hot water in the basin, dissolve baking soda in it, taking into account the ratio of 1 tbsp.l.soda per liter of liquid.
  2. In such a bath it is necessary to keep the feet for 15 minutes, until the water cools.
  3. Then, cleanse the horny skin with a pumice stone, a brush or a foot file.
  4. After cleaning, grease your feet with a nutritious cream, put on cotton socks and go to bed.

Method 2

A very good effect appears if you soar your feet in a decoction of medicinal plants such as elecampane, calendula, St. John's wort or sage:

  1. In order to prepare such a bath, pour the crushed dry grass in a ratio of 1 tbsp.a spoonful of raw materials per liter of water.
  2. Then put it all on a stove, bring to a boil, boil for about 5 minutes.
  3. After 15 minutes, lower the feet into the cooked broth, leave for 15 minutes.
  4. As in the previous case, at the end of the procedure, the heels are cleaned with pumice and smeared with cream.

Method 3

Another very simple recipe for making a foot bath - add a little sea salt and a couple drops of any essential oil to warm water. Take a bath for 15 minutes.

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Masks and compresses

To keep the foot skin always soft, you can make the following masks.

Recipe 1:

  1. Yolk of one egg rub from 1 tbsp.l.lemon juice, add 1 tbsp.l.any oil - better than olive, castor or tea tree.
  2. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth, rub in the soles of your feet.
  3. After half an hour, rinse the mask with warm water, soak the feet with cream.

Recipe 2

If the keratinized layer is too thick, then in addition to regular procedures with softening and cleansing the skin of the heels, it is advisable to lubricate the feet at night with such a composition:

  1. Buy a bottle of natural purified glycerine in the pharmacy - it is not full.
  2. Add the vinegar essence to the container, and then shake well.
  3. Apply this mixture to the feet at night after using the baths.

Recipe 3:

  1. To soften the coarse skin, at night, you can tie up the lemon slices to the heels, put plastic bags and socks on top.
  2. In the morning remove the bandage, use a pumice stone to clean the heel.

Recipe 4

Night compresses with onions are also very effective:

  1. Crush on the meat grinder on the onions, plentifully spread the heels obtained by the slurry.
  2. On top you need to cover your feet with a gauze bandage, put on bags and socks.
  3. In the morning, clean the swollen skin, rinse your feet, lubricate them with a nutritious cream.

Recipe 5

You can make lotions with apple cider vinegar - this tool helps not only to remove the rough layer, but also restore the acid-base balance of the skin:

  1. It is necessary to grease with a vinegar a cotton swab and apply it to the heels.
  2. Next, you need to wrap your feet with food wrap and put on socks.
  3. Such lotions hold for 3-4 hours, and after their removal, the feet are treated with pumice and lubricated with cream.

Important! Using folk remedies to heal the heels, it is necessary to be guided by the rule "Do no harm!".Before starting the procedure, be sure to check if you are allergic to the ingredients. And of course, if you systematically care for your heels, and the problem of rough skin does not go away, be sure to consult a doctor, because the reasons may be different, including internal diseases.

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Oil wraps for heels

Another effective way to soften hardened feet - oil wrap:

  1. At night, soak pure cotton cotton socks with olive oil, corn, flax or sunflower oil.
  2. Put them on their feet, wrap them on top of the food film and put on another socks.
  3. In the morning remove the softened skin with pumice stone or a nail file.
  4. For a few minutes, lower your legs into the bath with the addition of any essential oil.
  5. Dry your feet and apply a nourishing cream.
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A few words about the food

It will not be superfluous to say once again that the coarse skin on the heels is a consequence of the lack of vitamins of the B and A group in the body. These vitamins are in large quantities kept in fresh vegetables, for example, parsley, greenonions and carrots.

The appearance of the stratum corneum is a normal biological process of the body, however, if the stoak becomes large and too thick, it is already abnormal. And the reason for this is the problem with metabolism.

Ideally, you need to consult a dietitian to help you make the optimal daily intake of food. It should contain a large number of proteins, fruits and vegetables, easily absorbed by the body. Completely from keratinized skin on the soles it does not relieve, however it will help to reduce the manifestation of this problem and speed up the process of healing of cracks.

We hope this article was useful to you and you could completely clean your heels from rough skin, and now you feel much more comfortable and comfortable.