Questioner, female, 28 years old, has been dry feet since giving birth to a baby last year. In winter, her heel cracked (see photo). I don't know what the situation is. I used all kinds of foot cream, but it still hasn't changed. It was moisturizing at that time, and there are still cracks now. Girls, let's do it.

Dermatology Answer of gongyi city People's Hospital in Zhengzhou, Wang Juan

This is chapped skin, which is a common skin disease. After winter, the skin often becomes hard and rough, so we must pay attention to it. If not treated in time, it may lead to chapping. Once cracks appear, it is difficult to control them with foot cream.

Some people have chapped heels, which has a lot to do with the climate. For example, when the seasons alternate, many people will have chapped soles, especially in the dry season of autumn and winter.

Women are weak after giving birth. If there is still a problem of insufficient qi and blood, it is easy to cause heel cracking.

If the body lacks vitamin B, it will also affect the health of the skin, and the skin will be chapped and peeled.

If you don't pay attention to foot hygiene, you often sweat on the soles of your feet, or you often wear airtight shoes, don't wash your feet, and don't change your socks for a few days. These are easy to cause fungal infections, leading to chapped heels.

Take a proper amount of white vinegar and pour it into water, mix it according to the ratio of 6: 100, and then soak your feet for about 15 minutes, once a day. There are many special benefits. It can enhance skin elasticity and prevent skin cracking.

This method is suitable for people with mild symptoms. If cracks have already appeared, this method cannot be used.

Applying anti-cracking cream after soaking feet can solve the problem of dryness, roughness and chapping caused by cold, dryness, chemical and physical stimulation and reduced oil secretion in the elderly. It usually takes 3 days to take effect, and some young ladies take it 1 time. Of course, if the cracks are too serious, it will take longer to take effect. Now, there are matching heel anti-crack socks.

Take 1 soaked banana, open a small hole at the top, squeeze out banana meat, wipe it repeatedly at the chapped part, and continue to use it.

In addition, during the period of foot crack, we should pay attention to personal hygiene and avoid sharing the footbath with others, so as to avoid secondary fungal infection and affect our health.