Consider these reasons for cracked feet

When the weather becomes dry, many people's feet will crack. In fact, in addition to weather reasons, cracked feet may also be caused by physiological aging, metabolic disorders, skin diseases, fungal infections, malnutrition and other reasons. People can treat them in daily life by soaking their feet in white vinegar, applying ointment or moisturizing oil, and improving their diet.

1. Causes of cracked feet

I believe everyone knows that if athlete's foot is severe, it will cause cracks in the feet. So besides athlete's foot causing cracked feet, what other reasons can cause cracked feet?

1. Physiological aging

The metabolism of the elderly is slow, with more dead cells and fewer new cells, poor skin elasticity, and prone to foot cracks.

2. Metabolic disorders

Some women experience metabolic disorders after giving birth, which can lead to cracked feet.

3. Skin diseases

If the patient suffers from a hereditary skin disease, it may cause cracks on the feet, such as keratosis keratinosis and abnormal keratin metabolism.

4. Fungal infection

Erosive athlete's foot often causes cracking of the eroded surface after peeling between the toes. This is wet athlete's foot and can be treated with topical antifungal drugs. This article discusses common cracked feet caused by dry skin. Keratotic athlete's foot belongs to dry athlete's foot, and the symptoms are cracks at the base and edges of the feet.

5. Nutritional factors

Lack of vitamin A and vitamin E can cause cracked feet.

6. Weather reasons

In cold weather, blood circulation is poor and skin elasticity is reduced, which can easily cause cracked feet.

2. What to do if your feet are cracked

What should you do when your foot cracks? I believe many people don’t know. So, let’s take a look at it together.

1. Soak your feet in white vinegar

There are many benefits of soaking your feet in white vinegar, such as whitening, enhancing skin elasticity, promoting sleep, and preventing skin cracking. The method of use is very simple: pour hot water at about 40 degrees into a foot basin (a wooden basin is best), and then pour in white vinegar. The ratio of hot water to white vinegar is about 10:1. Just sit on a chair or sofa and soak for about 20-30 minutes. Remember to persist every day. Over time, the skin on your feet will become smoother and your sleep quality will improve.

2. Apply ointment or moisturizing oil

In addition to washing your feet with white vinegar, you can also use daily fungus-curing ointments or moisturizing oils. It will help treat peeling and cracked soles of feet.

3. Improve your diet and eat more fruits

Peeling of the soles of the feet also indicates a lack of vitamins in the body, which means you need to improve your daily eating habits and eat more fruits and vegetables. And take vitamin tablets to ensure adequate nutrition in the body.

4. Maintain good personal hygiene

I won’t say much about this, everyone knows it. Wear breathable socks and shoes, and wash your socks and feet frequently.

3. Prevent foot cracks

1. It is advisable to eat more fat in dry and cold seasons.

2. Patients with a long course of illness or the elderly should increase their nutrition and eat more foods such as pork liver, pig skin, mutton, donkey-hide gelatin, and cod liver oil pills.

3. Because the winter climate is cold and dry, people sweat less and their skin is prone to cracking and wrinkling. Therefore, special attention should be paid to keeping your feet warm. Soak them in warm water frequently and apply some oily skin care products to avoid frostbite and aggravate the cracking of your hands and feet.

4. In daily life, you should also pay attention to dietary diversification, eat more fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water, consume a moderate amount of protein-rich foods, and maintain skin moisture and elasticity, so as to prevent the occurrence of cracked feet.

4. Folk remedies for treating cracked feet

1. Mustard for cracked feet

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. It will be healed after 2 to 3 times.

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

Put one pound of vinegar in an iron pot and boil it. Five minutes after the water boils, pour the vinegar into a basin. After it has cooled down, soak your hands and feet in the vinegar for 10 minutes. Soak your hands and feet two or three times a day. 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.

3. 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.

4. Leftover tea can cure foot cracks

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.

5. Vitamin E can cure dry hands and feet

My hands and feet start to crack in the autumn every year. I can use Chinese and Western medicine to cure them for a while, but they get cracked again when I come into contact with water (such as 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 disease from recurring.

6. Rubbing with honey can cure 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.