Home Remedies For Cracked Heels

1. Lemon, Salt, Glycerine, Rose Water Foot Mask

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Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons glycerine
  • 2 teaspoons rosewater
  • Warm water
  • Pumice stone/foot scrubber

How To Do

  1. Take a basin of warm water and add raw salt, eight to 10 drops of lemon juice, one tablespoon of glycerine, and one teaspoon of rosewater. Soak your feet for about 15-20 minutes in this water.
  2. Using a pumice stone or a foot scrubber, scrub your heels and the sides of the feet.
  3. Mix one teaspoon of glycerine, one teaspoon of rosewater, and one teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply the mixture on your cracked heels. Since this will be a sticky mixture, you can wear a pair of socks and leave it on overnight.
  4. Wash off with lukewarm water in the morning.

How Often Should You Do This

Repeat this for a few days till your heels become soft.

How This Works

The acidic properties of lemon juice help to heal rough and dry skin, thus preventing cracking on the soles of the feet (1). Along with lemon’s acidic properties, the combination of rosewater and glycerin turns out to be an effective treatment for cracked heels. Glycerin softens the skin (which is why it is used in most of the cosmetic products) whereas rosewater has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties that help in healing cracks (2).

Caution

Lemon juice can cause irritation and dryness to your skin. Make sure you do a patch test to check for any allergic reactions.

[ Read: Causes Of Cracked Heels ]

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2. Vegetable Oil Cracked Heels Remedy

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

How To Do

  1. Wash your feet and dry them up completely using a clean towel. Then apply a layer of vegetable oil on the cracked parts of your feet.
  2. Wear a pair of thick socks and leave it on overnight.
  3. Wash your feet in the morning.

How Often Should You Do This

Once every day before going to bed.

How This Works

The fats in the hydrogenated vegetable oil nourish the skin and heal cracked feet (3).

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3. Banana or Banana and Avocado Foot Mask

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1/2 avocado

How To Do

  1. Blend a ripe banana and half an avocado.
  2. Apply this thick, creamy paste over your heels and feet.
  3. Keep it on for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash off your feet with lukewarm water.

How Often Should You Do This

You can do this every day till your heels become soft.

How This Works

Avocados are rich in several essential oils, vitamins, and fats that help repair dry skin (4). Banana works as a moisturizer and makes your skin softer and smoother (5).

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4. Vaseline and Lemon Juice Remedy For Cracked Heels

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Vaseline
  • 4 to 5 drops lemon juice
  • Warm water

How To Do

  1. Soak your feet in warm water for about 15-20 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
  2. Mix one teaspoon of Vaseline and a few 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 woolen socks. 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.

How Often Should You Do This

Regularly before going to bed.

How This Works

Lemon’s acidic properties and vaseline’s moisturizing properties help you get rid of dry and achy feet (6).

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5. Paraffin Wax Natural Remedy For Cracked Heels



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