Get Rid of Cracked Heels with Simple Natural Home Remedies

Cracked heels are a common problem. They give a unpleasant, untidy and rough look which no one wants to have. There are many reasons that cause cracked heels but they are usually caused by dry skin. Just after caring a little about your feet, you can make them healthy and looking as beautiful as your face looks. Dirty feet, cracked heels, and not well defined toenails decreases your beauty no matter how beautiful your face is. So giving a little attention to your feet can make lots of changes in your beauty and appearance. You just need to give them your little time if not everyday then at least once a week.

Causes of cracked heels

Cracked heels are commonly caused by dry skin around the heel. Because of constant pressures and frictions, the cracks begin to appear quickly. Less caring for the heels will also lead to cracked. Commonly, the skin begins to bleed and sore. Other things that causes cracked heels are: diabetes, exposed to dust, excessive bodyweight, fungal infections, etc.

Home remedies for cracked heels

Generally they don’t pose any dangers to your general health but in case of severity they bleed and cause pain that needs your careful attention, but you can effectively cure and prevent them by following some simple home remedies. Here are some simple home remedies for cracked heels.

  • Massage your heels with sesame oil before going to bed. This is supposedly the best remedy for cracked heels.
  • Lemon is an excellent home remedy for dry heels, especially cracked heels. Feet should be immersed in lemon juice and hot water for 10 minutes every day when the condition is present and once a week as a preventive measure.
  • Mix glycerin and rosewater together and apply in on the heels daily. This soothes and cures cracked heels real quick.
  • Make a mixture of lemon juice and papaya; apply it on the cracked heels. Let it be there for 20 minutes at least. Wash off after 20 minutes.
  • Application of butter or hydrogenated vegetable oil is a very effective home remedy for treating cracked heels naturally, but one should keep in mind to first of all wash feet in the areas affected by dryness and cracks followed by application of a thick layer of butter or hydrogenated vegetable oil. After that, you can wear socks all night leaving the application as is. This home remedy gives excellent results in very little time.
  • Take a super ripe banana, which has almost turned black, and you are about to throw in the dustbin. Mash it, and apply in on the affected areas. Let it be there for 15 minutes at least. Wash off after 15 minutes. This is for a quick healing.
  • Mix sodium bicarbonate in luke warm water and soak your feet in it. Wash off with a pumice stone. Helps in exfoliation.
  • Make a mixture of lemon juice and papaya; apply it on the cracked heels. Let it be there for 20 minutes at least. Wash off after 20 minutes.
  • Drink a lot of water to keep your skin and boy hydrated.
  • Take Paraffin wax, and melt it adding some coconut oil to it. Fill in the crack with this mixture whilst going to bed, wash off in the morning. Mum did for around 2 weeks and the cracked heels are gone.
  • Take 1/4th bucket of water and squeeze one lemon in it, soak your feet in this and wash it with pumice stone and soap.  Do this twice a week.
  • Mix raw salt (khada namak) in Luke warm water, and scrub your heels sin it as you soak it. Natural Pedicure for your feet, and this will exfoliate your feet too.
  • Mix turmeric, tulsi and camphor in equal parts along with aloe vera gel and apply the paste on the heels. Just plain aloe vera gel is great for cracked heels.
  • Take lukewarm water and soak your feet in it for 15 minutes. This will loosen the dead skin; now wash off with a pumice stone.
  • After washing your feet, massage with paraffin oil, Vaseline or hydrogenated vegetable oil. This will keep the feet hydrated.
  • Use special creams which are meant for treating cracked creams at night, and then scrub off in the morning and wash off, with a pumice stone. (the pumice stone, seems a savior na)
  • Massage your feet with coconut oil every night. With the dawn, scrub and rinse off.
  • Use special creams which are meant for treating cracked creams at night, and then scrub off in the morning and wash off, with a pumice stone.