Do you feel too ashamed to remove your shoes in public because of cracks in your heels? While we spend a lot of time caring for our faces, our feet are mostly ignored. It is this lack of care and hygiene that causes your heels to crack. If that is the case, we have got you covered.
Your kitchen is a treasure trove of amazing products with medicinal value that can treat many daily ailments, including the problem of cracked heels. Bright Side brings you 10 remedies directly from your kitchen to help you attain the perfect heels you have always deserved.
Listerine and vinegar
What to do:
How often: Repeat every day until your heels heal.
Why it works: Listerine contains thymol and alcohol, which help to fight toenail fungus, cure cracked feet, soothe skin, and treat plantar warts. The mild acids present in vinegar soften dry and dead skin, making it easy to exfoliate.
Rice flour, honey, and vinegar
What to do:
How often: Repeat the process 2–3 times a week.
Why it works: Rice flour exfoliates, purifies, and remineralizes the skin. Honey is a natural antiseptic that helps heal cracked feet. Vinegar is a mild acid that softens dry and dead skin, making it easy to exfoliate.
Honey
What to do:
How often: This can be done regularly before going to bed.
Why it works: Honey is a natural humectant, meaning it draws water from the inner tissues to the outer layers of the skin. This fluid shift creates a plumping effect that helps the outer skin heal.
Vegetable oil
What to do:
How often: Daily before going to bed.
Why it works: Vegetable oils are readily absorbed by the skin. Most vegetable oils contain vitamins such as provitamin A, D, and E, which all help nourish the skin and create new cells.
Vicks VapoRub
What to do:
How often: Daily before going to bed.
Why it works: Vicks VapoRub contains camphor, eucalyptus, and menthol in a turpentine oil base. This type of ointment is emollient, thereby trapping moisture. The menthol and eucalyptus provide a cooling effect.
Baking soda
What to do:
How often: Repeat the procedure twice a week.
Why it works: Baking soda is an exfoliant. It removes dead cells and also possesses anti-inflammatory properties. Baking soda can also neutralize foul odor.
Vaseline and lemon juice
What to do:
How often: Regularly before going to bed.
Why it works: Vaseline acts as a moisturizer, and the citric acid in lemon juice promotes skin peeling and regrowth of new skin cells.
Epsom salt
What to do:
How often: 2–3 times a week.
Why it works: Epsom salt reduces inflammation and softens skin. The sulfates help flush toxins and heavy metals from the cells, easing pain and helping the body to eliminate harmful substances.
Instead of popping pills, it is always recommended to follow natural remedies. Many such remedies can be found in our kitchen.
Let us know in the comments below what other health issues can be cured by using things found in the kitchen.
Illustrated by Astkhik Rakimova for Bright Side
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