What to do if the skin on your feet cracks

Cracks in the skin on the feet are called foot cracks. This phenomenon often occurs in the cold winter. Depending on the severity, some people just have dryness, thickened cuticles, and cracks. In severe cases, bleeding may occur, and even normal activities may be affected. The pain is also unbearable, so the solution naturally becomes the most concerning thing. So, what should you do if the skin on your feet is cracked? Let’s take a look at the solution below.

You can directly apply almond skin butter to target the cause of cracked feet and relieve them.

Traditional treatments for cracked feet include applying adhesive plasters; covering with plastic bags or plastic wrap; applying erythromycin ointment, vaseline ointment, etc. The first thing to do when it comes to cracked feet is to determine whether they are infected with fungi. Traditional methods are ineffective for keratotic athlete's foot. Keratotic athlete's foot is often accompanied by other athlete's foot symptoms such as itchy feet, blisters, and peeling before foot cracks occur. The fungus test was positive. If you are unsure, you can apply a drug that has both skin repair and antifungal functions.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chapped skin is caused by the sudden suppression of muscle heat by cold and dry wind, which leads to blood circulation blockage and lack of nourishment to the skin. It is also related to frequent friction, pressure and immersion. It is advisable to use equal parts of Rehmannia glutinosa and alum to boil a decoction and soak the affected area. Pay attention to the warmth and care of the skin of your hands and feet.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats chapped hands and feet and pain in the hands and feet by focusing on nourishing the blood, moisturizing the skin, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, with significant results.

Treatment remedies

Mustard for cracked feet

For many years, my feet have cracked every winter, spring and autumn. The heels are the most severe due to dryness and cracking. They bleed and sometimes even my toes crack as well. Applying glycerin, cooling oil, etc. didn't work, and applying ointment on the crack didn't have much effect. Later, I accidentally applied mustard, and it was basically healed in two days. The method is: wash your feet with warm water at about 40C, soak for about 10 minutes, and then dry; mix mustard with warm water to make a paste, not too thin, and apply it to the affected area with your hands; put on socks to keep it clean; wash your feet with warm water again the next day, and apply it again, and it will be healed after 2 to 3 times.

Vinegar cured my cracked hands and feet that had lasted for years

In the past few years, every time before winter, my hands and feet would crack and the pain would be unbearable. I went to the hospital for treatment many times but to no avail. One year when I returned to my hometown, my mother said: Buy a pound of vinegar, put it in an iron pot to boil, five minutes after the water boils, pour the vinegar into a basin, wait until it is warm, then soak your hands and feet in the vinegar for 10 minutes, soak two or three times a day, and one course of treatment is 7 days. Sure enough, after two courses of treatment, my disease was completely cured and I haven't had a crack for more than 10 years.

Noodles can cure cracked feet

There was a strong wind a few days ago, and my heels were cracked and had several deep lines. It was very painful, even when I slept. A friend told me that rubbing flour dough on my heels can cure dry and cracked heels, so I tried it that night. I rubbed the dough on my heels and then spread a thin layer of the dough on my heels. I wrapped it with plastic wrap and put on socks. Sure enough, I didn't feel any pain all night or during the day.

Treatment of cracked feet

My heels used to be cracked and painful. My sister asked me to soak my feet in hot water, and then use a blade sterilized with alcohol to scrape off the hard and dry skin on my heels layer by layer until the soft skin was exposed. I then wrapped the heels with Vaseline gauze and secured it with a bandage. Change the oil gauze twice every 3 days, and it will be completely cured after a week. I used to be a nurse at the 301 Hospital, and I also used this method to relieve the pain of patients with cracked feet.

Leftover tea can cure cracked feet

Every winter, my heels crack and it affects my walking. In the past, I used anti-crack cream to rub the affected areas, but it never solved the problem of rough cracks on the skin. After the winter came, by chance, I used the leftover tea I drank during the day to soak my hands and feet in hot water for about ten minutes before going to bed. After doing this for a week, the skin on my hands and feet gradually became smooth and the cracks gradually healed. Later, I asked my wife to try it, and after ten days or so, the effect was really obvious.

Vitamin E can cure dry hands and feet

My hands and feet start to crack in the autumn every year. They get better after a while with Chinese and Western medicine ointments, but they get cracked again when I come into contact with water (for washing clothes or vegetables). Later, I tried applying vitamin E pills to the affected area, and it worked very well. The method is: poke a hole in the vitamin E pill with a needle, squeeze the oil and apply it to the affected area (one pill can be used multiple times), apply it after washing your hands every time, and apply it frequently after healing to prevent the recurrence.

Rub honey to treat chapped hands

After breakfast every day, wash and dry your hands, apply honey on the palms, backs of your hands and between your nails, and rub them with a small towel for 5 to 10 minutes to warm your hands. Wash your hands before going to bed at night, and then rub your hands with honey using the above method. The cracks between my fingernails on both hands were as painful as if they were cut by a knife, and they were cured using this method.

Jujube paste can cure cracked hands and feet

My wife's hands and feet got cracked in the winter. Soaking them in hot water, applying adhesive plasters, and using soft heel covers were not effective. Chen Pingwan from Funei Street, Xicheng District, introduced her own remedy, which worked in just five days. The method is to remove the skin and core of several dates, wash them with warm water, add water and cook them into a paste, and apply it to the cracks like facial oil. Mild cases usually heal in 2 to 3 times.