Here are 10 simple and effective Home remedies for cracked heels:
1. Lemon Juice
Lemons can be very effective in softening rough skin that leads to cracking.
How to use:
1. Soak your feet for 10-15 minutes in lukewarm water with lemon juice added to it.
2. Scrub your cracked heels using a pumice stone.
3. Wash your feet and dry with a towel.
2. Olive Oil
Olive oil is a crack healer and has nourishing properties that make your skin soft and supple. It is one of the most natural ways to get smooth, soft, and healthy heels.
How to use:
1. Apply 1 tbsp olive oil with the help of a cotton ball and gently massage your feet in a circular motion for 10-15 minutes.
2. Wear a pair of thick cotton socks and wash off after an hour.
3. Apply this every day.
3. Sesame Oil
Sesame oil is very nourishing and moisturizing. It helps soften and soothe dry and cracked feet very efficiently.
How to use:
1. Pure 4-5 drop sesame oil on your heels and any other cracked parts.
2. Massage well till it is absorbed by the skin.
3. Apply this daily before going to bed.
4. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil really hydrates the skin. It moisturizes dry skin and also removes dead skin cells. It has to ability to penetrate to the deeper layers of the skin and nourish them.
How to use:
1. Take 1 tbsp coconut oil and apply liberally to your feet.
2. Slip on the socks and go to bed. Shower as usual in the morning.
3. Continue this for a few days to get soft feet.
5. Baking Soda
Baking soda removes the dead cells and also soothes the skin as it possesses anti-inflammatory properties.
How to use:
1. Fill a bucket with ¾ lukewarm water and add the 3-4 tbsp baking soda. Mix well until the baking soda dissolves in the water.
2. Soak your feet in this for 10-15 minutes.
3. Scrub gently with the pumice stone.
4. Rinse with clean water.
5. Apply this twice a week.
6. Apple Cider Vinegar
The mild acids present in Apple cider vinegar will soften the dry and dead skin, making it easy to exfoliate. Once exfoliated, the fresh and healthy skin is revealed.
How to use:
1. Fill the bucket with enough water to soak your feet in.
2. Add the 1 cup apple cider vinegar and mix it well.
3. Soak your feet in the water for about 15 minutes and scrub afterwards to remove the dead skin.
4. Repeat this on an alternate day.
7. Aloe Vera
Aloe vera heals cracks that have formed and increases collagen synthesis. It soothes dry and dead skin. Amino acid presents in the Aloe Vera and it helps the skin-softening.
How to use:
1. Soak your feet in lukewarm water for a few minutes.
2. Dry your feet and apply aloe vera gel liberally on your feet.
3. Wear socks and leave the gel on your feet overnight.
4. Repeat this for 8-10 days to see the best result.
8. Banana Mask
Banana works as a moisturizer and makes your skin softer and smoother.
How to use:
1. Blend a ripe banana.
2. Apply this thick, creamy paste over your heels and feet.
3. Keep it on for 15-20 minutes and then wash off your feet with lukewarm water.
4. Apply this every day until your heels become soft.
9. Honey
Honey is considered to be a natural antiseptic that helps heal cracked feet, and its soothing properties help revitalize the skin.
How to use:
1. Mix one cup of honey to 2/3 bucket of lukewarm water.
2. Soak your feet for about 15-20 minutes.
3. Scrub off gently to obtain soft and supple feet.
4. Repeat this on a regular basis to get rid of cracked heels quickly.
10. Vaseline with Lemon Juice
Lemon’s acidic properties and vaseline’s moisturizing properties help you get rid of dry and achy feet.
How to use:
1. Soak your feet in warm water for about 15-20 minutes. Rinse and dry.
2. Mix 1 tbsp of Vaseline and 4-5 drops of lemon juice. Rub this mixture over your heels and other cracked parts of the feet till it gets absorbed into the skin.
3. Apply this mixture and wear a pair of woollen socks before going to bed. Keep it on overnight and wash off in the morning. Woolen socks help trap the body’s heat and increase the effectiveness of the mixture.
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