“Like a baby”: rough skin on the heels - how to get rid of it

Coarsening of the skin on the heels is very common. If nothing is done about this problem, then over time the heels become ugly and unkempt. In addition, rough heels can even lead to health problems.

Why does the skin become rough?

There are actually not so many reasons why the skin of the heels becomes rough and cracks appear on it.

Here are the most basic ones:

• Poor quality shoes. Often, in pursuit of savings, people buy shoes made from low-quality synthetic materials. First of all, the feet, and in particular the heels, suffer from this. The skin of the heels quickly becomes dry, corns appear on it, and over time, cracks. In this case, you need to give up uncomfortable shoes. Choose the right size shoes to avoid squeezing your feet. It is best to give preference to shoes made from natural materials.
• Too much time is spent on your feet. In this case, a person has a large load on his feet. First, this leads to roughening of the skin, and then to deformation of the feet. Advice for such people - to avoid negative consequences, stretch your feet more often and do special gymnastics.
• Health problems. As they say, all internal problems always come out. Rough skin on your heels may indicate digestive or thyroid problems. Therefore, it is worth checking your health.

How to make your heels soft

Regular care is important for smooth and soft heels. There's nothing complicated about it. To begin with, do not resort to rough pumice too often, and certainly do not cut off the rough layer of skin with a blade. This can damage the skin and cause infection. You should not rub the steamed skin of your heels with pumice stone - this will damage the healthy layer of skin, and the dryness will only intensify.

To quickly make the skin of your heels smooth, use this recipe:

• Lubricate dry and clean heels with any cream. It is best to take an emollient.
• Wait until the cream is completely absorbed into the skin.
• Now take a heel grater and wet it with a little water.
• Rub the skin on your heels with quick, gentle movements. You will immediately notice how dry, keratinized skin falls off.
• Continue the process, if the file is dry, wet it again.
• After finishing polishing the leather, wash your heels and apply cream again.
• Now put socks made of natural fabric on your feet and give your feet a rest.

It is best to do this procedure before bed. Do not take off your socks at night, then in the morning you will admire the soft heels of a child.

Softening foot baths

Do this to your legs once a week baths. This will make the skin on your heels soft and beautiful. It’s not at all difficult to make such baths yourself using simple products that can be found in every apartment.

Before pedicure To soften the skin, you can make a bath with laundry soap. Plane some laundry soap and dissolve it in hot water. Add a little ammonia to the bath and stir. To get rid of the unpleasant smell of ammonia, you can add some aromatic oils to the water. You can keep your feet in this bath for 20 minutes.

Baths with medicinal herbs have a very good effect on the skin of the feet. They tone the skin and relieve inflammation. For the bath, brew the herbs of chamomile, calendula and nettle, and oak bark. After this procedure, you need to lubricate your feet with cream and put on cotton socks.

To soften the skin of the feet, it is good to take a bath with oatmeal. Mix two glasses of oatmeal decoction with a large spoon of pine needle decoction and keep your feet in this bath for half an hour. After completing the procedure, wipe your feet dry and lubricate with cream.