Dry and cracked heels are a problem everyone faces when they neglect to take care of their feet. There are several causes of cracked heels.

It is essential to be consistent when dealing with dry and cracked heels. Browse through these six natural recipes and choose your favorite.

1) Pumice Foot Bath

This is the most well-known treatment, so let’s start there. For those who have never done it, here is an explanation of what to do.

What you will need:

• Pumice stone
• Soak your feet in
• Warm water
• Moisturizing cream or almond/coconut oil

Instructions

• This foot bath works best one hour before bed or sleep.
• Heat the water and pour it into a container.
• Wait for the water to cool down enough to avoid scalding, and then place your feet in the water.
• Soak your feet in the hot water for 20 minutes.
• Remove your feet from the water and rub your heels with a pumice stone. Pay attention to the cracked area.
• Applying a little pressure is effective. After a few minutes, you will feel the heel soften.
• Then dip the foot in water to rinse off dead skin and dry it gently.
• Apply moisturizing cream and leave overnight. After applying the cream or oil, you may wear socks.

2) Treating Cracked Heels with Lemon and Glycerin

Glycerin moisturizes, and lemon removes dead skin cells with its acid.

Ingredients

• Warm water
• ½ cup (100 ml) rose water
• Sea salt
• ¼ cup (62 ml) lemon juice
• ½ cup (100 ml) glycerin

What you will need

• Pumice stone
• Socks
• foot soak
• Large bowl
• Small bowl

Preparation

• Heat water and pour into a large bowl.
• Add sea salt, lemon juice, and glycerin.
• Stir the ingredients quickly to dissolve.
• Soak the feet in this mixture for 15 minutes.
• Then remove the feet from the bath and remove the dry skin with a pumice stone.
• Prepare the same mixture in a small bowl. However, use rose water instead of water.
• Mix everything to make a paste and apply it to the remaining rough areas of the heels.
• Then, put on socks and let them soak overnight.
• The next morning, rinse the feet.
• Repeat this operation for five consecutive days.

3) Papaya Repair Cream

This cream not only repairs cracked heels. It can also be used when the skin is exposed. Papaya helps repair tissue and is a natural exfoliant.

Ingredients

• Papaya

Preparation

• Puree papaya.
• Apply to affected area.
• Remove after 30-40 minutes.

4) Natural Oat Exfoliant

This exfoliant not only helps with cracked heels. It can also beautify your feet without any side effects.

Ingredients

• ½ cup (30 g) oatmeal or ground oats
• ¾ cup (150 grams) jojoba oil

Preparation

• Place oats and jojoba oil in a container or suitable dish. Mix the products until a homogeneous paste is formed.
• Apply the paste to the feet and massage gently for several minutes.
• Leave for 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
• Any remaining paste can be stored in a plastic or glass container until time for repeated use.

5) Night Oil Treatment

Any vegetable oil can be used. In this case, coconut oil and almond oil are used.

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons (100 g) of coconut oil
• 1/2 (100 g) of almond oil
• Socks

Preparation

• Mix the two oils and apply to feet.
• Make sure feet are completely covered with oil.
• Massage feet gently for 7 minutes to relax and allow the oil to work its magic.
• Place socks on the oiled feet and leave overnight.
• The next morning, rinse the feet.
• Repeat this operation for 6 days or until the feet are soft and cracks-free.

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