Treating cracks on the heels at home

Today, many patients prefer to  treat cracks on the heels at home. This determines the relevance of this article. Let's consider the basic methods of such treatment.

How to steal your heels from cracks?

The easiest way is to steam off your feet. This is the most initial procedure, which allows you to get rid of fatigue as soon as possible, relieve tension, relax muscles, normalize blood circulation in the extremities, skin. Steam significantly improves both the external state of the skin, and its internal structure, functional activity.

Hot water activates the basic metabolic processes in the skin, softens and macerates the outer layer, improves blood circulation and blood circulation. This promotes softening, healing of cracks, as well as better penetration of drugs into tissues.

There are many ways to steam off your feet. But all the principles are reduced to one thing - the water should be slightly hotter, above the edge of the usual comfortable state. Soar your feet for at least 20 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes. If the water cools, add hot. In the water, you can add various oils, ointments, decoctions, medicines to provide medicinal effects.

Consider the main medicinal plants that can be used to steam off the feet.

Air ordinary due to the high content of phytoncides, alkaloids, has antibacterial, antiviral action, and also prevents the development of a purulent-inflammatory and infectious process. Cracks heal faster when applied directly to the cracks, as the ayr has also a wound-healing effect, prevents the formation of blood clots. Apply mainly rhizomes in the form of infusions, broths.

Pansies have a similar effect. Leaves and flowers are most often used. The optimum option is a decoction, infusion. Effective in the treatment of blood diseases, eliminates inflammation, infection, suppuration, fissures, normalizes body temperature, including local. Also relieves pain.

Ledum has proven itself as an antipyretic and wound-healing remedy. It is recommended to put the broth on the crack, put on warm socks. It is also recommended to drink a decoction with the addition of honey, then as soon as possible to go to bed, and take cover completely warm blankets.

Cornflower blue normalizes skin condition, softens it, normalizes microflora, accordingly, eliminates infection and inflammation. Contains a large amount of vitamin C, which stimulates the immune system and helps in the fight against viral and bacterial infections, prevents suppuration and the formation of erysipelas. When ingestion normalizes the hormonal background and stimulates the production of endorphins.

Badan leucorrhoea will quickly relieve inflammation. This is achieved due to the high content of tannins, glycosides. The active substances that make up the herb have antiseptic properties. Saturate the body with vitamins and microelements, which allows to strengthen the immune system and normalize the hormonal background. Apply the decoction as a means for lotions, under a compress.

Badan tea, which is brewed from leaves, has also proved to be very good. In this case, the most effective are the old blackened leaves, which all winter lay under the snow. Brew and drink like tea, when there is a feeling of thirst, without limitations and contraindications.

Reed swamp is used as an antiviral and antiseptic.

It restores the skin and mucous membrane, promotes the healing of wounds and injuries. Used flowers, stems and leaves in the form of broths and infusions. It can be applied externally in the form of compresses, lotions.

Cowberry ordinary is used as an effective wound healing and antipyretic. Quickly kills viruses, normalizes microflora. Accordingly, it is possible to easily remove the inflammation and quickly achieve recovery. Apply in the form of broths or infusions. The most valuable are the leaves and fruits.

Plantain is a good remedy that reduces the inflammatory process. This is one of the main tools used in the treatment of wounds and cracks. Kills viruses, bacteria, restores normal microflora, accelerates recovery after inflammatory processes. Leaves are applied fresh and in the form of a decoction.

Carnation field is used in the form of decoctions. Used grass, namely: stems, leaves, flowers. Quickly removes inflammation, relieves pain. A good antitoxic agent that eliminates the symptoms of intoxication, prevents face, sepsis.

After the feet are steamed, it is necessary to wipe them dry. In this case, you can not mechanically rub the skin, it is enough just to get wet with light movements.

After the feet are wiped, it is necessary to put on warm socks and lie down, lifting your legs up (along the wall). In this position, keep your feet for at least 15 minutes. Then you can do a light massage with rubbing medicines, ointments, balms. Then again put on warm socks, go to bed, covered with a warm blanket. It is better that the socks are woolen, since the wool exerts additional influence. Also, before going to bed, it is recommended to drink vegetable decoction, which has an anti-inflammatory, wound-healing effect. For example, a decoction of sage, chamomile, calendula, mountaineer bird, oak bark, raspberry leaves, seabuckthorn fruit is suitable.

Bath from cracks on the heels

From the cracks can get rid of, lying in the bathroom. The main principle of action is complete relaxation, during which the body relaxes, the skin receives more oxygen, nutrients, toxins are quickly released. All this leads to an improvement in the structure and function of the skin, triggers regenerating (wound-healing properties). Special substances are added to the water, in particular, balsams, creams, which improve the metabolic processes in the skin. In the water, you can add ointments, herbal decoctions, balms.

Balsam from cracks on the heels

From cracks can use different balms. They can be ready, bought in a pharmacy. Or balsam can be prepared at home independently on the basis of active ingredients. Balsams on the basis of coniferous t plant extracts, homeopathic remedies have proved to be good.

Thai balms from cracks on the heels

The composition of Thai balsams includes various Thai herbs, plant extracts, which quickly remove the inflammatory process, normalize metabolic processes, cause an early regeneration of tissues.

Creams and ointments for legs from cracks on the heels

Cracks can be used for various creams. It can be ready-made creams, purchased in pharmacy conditions. Some creams are made to order on an individual prescription in pharmacy on pharmacy technology. But there are simple recipes on which you can prepare a cream at home on your own. It can be done completely independently, and it is possible to modernize ready-made creams by adding active ingredients to them.

Healing Cream

At cracks it is necessary to use a healing cream. It stimulates the upper layer of the skin, promotes the activation of metabolic processes and the development of regenerative processes. Healing is promoted by substances that stimulate regenerative processes, including sage, hops, fishbowl, sabelnik, sea buckthorn, chamomile, calendula, lemon, mummy.

Pine Cream 

At the pharmacy you can buy a pine cream, which includes natural coniferous extracts (pine extract). You can also prepare yourself a cream based on natural pine needles.

Baby cream 

Just a baby cream is a very effective remedy that softens the skin well, removes irritation, inflammation, normalizes metabolic processes in the upper layer of the skin. The composition of the baby cream may include some components, in particular: chamomile, a string, which soften the skin and normalize its condition.

But you can make the cream even more active: adding active ingredients, such as camphor, ethyl alcohol, natural extracts and concentrates.

Zinc ointment 

It has a drying effect, is known for its ability to adsorb and remove toxins from the body. As a result, the inflammatory processes decrease. An important property is that the ointment prevents the formation of exudate. Can be applied directly to the crack, without fear of its penetration into the deep layers. Healing with regular use of the ointment comes in 5-7 days.

Levomexol 

This ointment is based on an antibiotic, which has antimicrobial properties, acts as an effective antiseptic, which has a bactericidal effect, both on the crack itself and on the entire body as a whole.

Calendula Ointment 

This ointment can be purchased at the pharmacy in the finished form. As the main active substance, it contains the extract of calendula. As is known, calendula has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic properties.

You can also prepare the ointment yourself. You can take any fatty base for cooking. It can be butter, glycerin, petroleum jelly, baby cream, and other kerma. Separately brewed a decoction of marigold. Approximately a glass of water requires 1-2 tablespoons of dry or fresh herb calendula.

The broth is insisted under a closed lid for an hour, after which it is added to a pre-prepared base and mixed thoroughly until smooth. If it is cream, petroleum jelly or glycerin, the decoction can be added directly to this base and mixed. Butter requires pre-melting on low heat. So, the oil is heated, constantly stirring it while doing so. When the oil has melted, you can add a decoction of marigold, while continuing stirring. It is also possible to carry out heating in a water bath.

After the cream has acquired a uniform consistency, it is set aside and allowed to stand for an hour under the closed lid. Apply a thin layer on the crack. 3-5 times a day.

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Salicylic ointment 

An important role is played by salicylic ointment in the prevention of the spread of infection, prevention of purulent-inflammatory processes. It prevents sepsis. This non-hormonal ointment, however, can not be considered that it is absolutely incapable of causing side effects. Apply it directly to the affected area, a thin layer, up to three times a day. The duration of treatment should not exceed 7 days.

Cream ambulance 

The cream makes it possible to soften hard skin on the heels, heal already formed cracks, prevent their infection and progression of the disease. The advantage of this cream is that in addition to the local effect directly on the crack, it can also have a systemic effect on the entire body

The systemic effect of the cream is based on the ability of the active substances to penetrate the dermatological barrier. Due to this, the active substances can penetrate into the tissue fluid. This helps normalize the immune system. Positively affects the process of eliminating the dryness of the skin, preventing the formation of cracks. Also, the cream helps to reduce the pain syndrome.

Thus, the  treatment of heel cracks at home  can be quite effective, and does not require significant costs.

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