Remove Cracks With Natural Means
Cracks can become uncomfortable, especially on the feet.
Cracks from thick cornea are neither aesthetic nor necessary. It is very easy to remove them and prevent them from developing.
You don’t need any expensive special aids from the pharmacy, but simple mechanical aids and ingredients from the kitchen!
How do cracks arise?
Cracks are also called calluses or calluses and are clearly noticeable elevations of the skin, which is thicker there than in other places.
Cracks can occur not only on the feet, but theoretically on all parts of the body.
They occur when the skin is permanently exposed to pressure or friction at this point.
This happens on the hands due to heavy manual labor, on the feet due to poorly fitting shoes, excessive strain or other irritations.
A classic example of calluses / calluses is the corn caused by poorly fitting shoes.
In contrast to bubbles, which are caused by friction, cracks always arise in connection with pressure on the affected area.
Cracks in and of themselves are not dangerous as long as the skin is well cared for. Only when the skin dries out due to lack of care and the cracks get cracked can bacteria penetrate and inflame the skin.
You cannot “cream away” such cracks with care, you have to remove the callus and then care for it consistently to prevent it from developing.
Is there a health risk?
Cracks appear by themselves as protection against stress. In this case, the body builds up a kind of “cushion” of its own, which it uses to protect itself against injury and damage from pressure at this point.
If you want to remove these cracks, make sure that you no longer “need” them, that is, you dispose of the oppressive shoes or take other precautions. Otherwise you will experience a cycle, the crack keeps growing back!
Make sure that the crack is well cared for and that it does not tear due to dryness and ignite! Cracks usually go away on their own when the stress that led to the callus no longer exists.
If the calluses hurt when you run, be sure to remove them.
What do you do about cracks?
The best way to get rid of cracks is to get rid of the cause. If that is not an option, you can go to foot care.
They will remove your calluses in just one session. It is also slower but just as effective at home.
If you want to remove the callus, the first thing you should do is soften the affected skin. A foot bath is ideal for this. Maybe while your favorite chick is on TV?
In theory, nice warm water is enough, but if you add eucalyptus, peppermint or tea tree oil to the water, it will also refresh your feet!
It is also ideal if you work on the callus immediately after a long, relaxed full bath.
Use a pumice stone or a corneal rasp. Be careful with callous planes, they can injure the surrounding skin and cause cuts!
You will hardly be able to remove the entire crack with the first application, so don’t expect too much!
Stop if the surrounding skin is affected and repeat the procedure a few days later!
Acid softens the cornea
Acid also helps soften the cornea! All you have to do is put the peel of a squeezed lemon around your heel (like a small hat) and let the citric acid soak in.
The acidity of the lemon softens the calluses of any cracks and makes them easier to remove afterwards.
If you don’t have a lemon, you can also use vinegar. To do this, soak a cloth or cotton ball with vinegar and place it on the crack.
Protect it from drying out with a piece of plastic wrap and let the acid sit for several hours.
Regardless of whether it is vinegar or lemon: it is ideal to let the acid act on the crack overnight. To do this, you should fix the lemon half or the rag soaked in vinegar with a sock, for example.
Grooming is important
After rasping or rubbing off the cracks, care for your skin so that the surrounding areas of the skin in particular calm down.
Aloe vera is good for quickly relieving irritation. Now make sure that calluses can no longer develop in the future by eliminating the cause.
Repeat this until the cracks have completely disappeared. In the future you will prevent calluses and if you cannot eliminate the cause, use the corneal rasp or pumice stone regularly for prevention!
