Everything should be beautiful in a person. Surely everyone remembers this saying and strives to comply with it, starting from the fingertips and ending with the tips
hair. But no matter how hard a person tries to look good, there are some factors that contribute to the development of various diseases, including fungal diseases, reducing all efforts and aspirations to almost nothing. This is especially true of the feet, because every day they have to withstand heavy loads - tight shoes, high heels, long movements and the like. As a result, a toe may suffer, a crack forms suddenly and begins to cause a lot of inconvenience.
Causes of cracks
Ideal feet can be considered those with smooth skin of pale pink color. If the legs have a different appearance and there are corns, corns, too many coarse keratinized cells, cracks in the toes, treatment should be carried out depending on the degree of damage. If it is not in a very advanced stage, then most likely it will be enough to take baths several times a week tofeet followed by foot softeners.
The big toe is very sensitive to the appearance of corns, a crack in this case indicates that one of the types of such a disease as dermatitis has appeared. Most often, it is able to hit the feet in the summer, which is considered the most favorable time for the development of various fungal diseases.
Typically, a cracked big toe occurs when the skin on the foot becomes too dry, breaking the top layer of the toe and allowing microbes to penetrate deep into the inner layers, leading to damage.
Among the main reasons for their occurrence, the following are distinguished:
- The appearance of a fungal infection.
- Diseases of the endocrine system.
- Constantly wearing the wrong shoes.
- Inadequate foot hygiene.
Methods for treating cracked toes
In order for the feet to become normal again, to stop bothering the toe, the crack must be treated based on the cause of its occurrence. If this is a fungal infection, then special preparations should be used, the action of which is aimed at eliminating it. Soda foot baths also help.
If the cause of the cracks is a disease such as diabetes, then the treatment will be to soften the keratinized skin with special products designed for people with this disease.
If cracks appear due to excessively dry skin, they can be cured by applyinghot baths containing soapy water and soda in the amount of one tablespoon (per liter of water). After softening the skin, a product based onis applied to the feet
Vaseline.
Prevention of cracks
In order to never disturb the toe, the crack does not appear again, it is recommended to massage the feet, which has a beneficial effect on most of the reflex zones responsible for the normal functioning of the organs.
One should regularly carry out foot baths from decoctions of medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, make various lotions.
