How To Soften Dry Toes?

The toes of the feet could get dry during long winter months and also exposure to long summer months. Dry toes may be as a result of fungal infection. Athlete’s foot could be responsible for this. You can contact your doctor or podiatrist if you suspect you have this condition.

How to soften skin around toenails

If you dry feet is not fungal infection, but just mere dry toes, then you can follow the tips below to soften the skin around your toenails.

• Wash your feet. You can see this post on how to keep your feet clean at all times.


• Soak your feet for about 10 to 15 minutes in a tub filled with warm water. If you cannot get a tub, use a bowl or basin that you can comfortably place your feet. Add some quantity of Epsom salt before soaking your feet.


• Gently pat your feet dry and use pumice stone to remove dead skin from your toes. You can have someone do it for you if you finding it difficult to bend towards the toes or removing effectively the dead skin in that area. Since the feet have been soaked in warm water, exfoliation will be easier as the dead skin has been softened.


• Rinse your feet with water and pat dry. Apply a moisturizing cream to the toes. Wear socks to properly lock in the moisturizing cream. You can also try Vaseline or petroleum jelly instead of moisturizing cream. You can do this at anytime of the day, but, I suggest you do it at night so that you don’t have to move around with socks especially if you have to go out. Instead of wearing socks you can sleep with a humidifier if you have one. If you are using humidifier, sleep bare footed  for best result.

Do the above daily until you start to see improvement. After sometime your toes will become soft and no longer dry again.

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Foot Care For Dry Cracked Feet

Dry cracked feet is not what one would wish for. Wearing sandals becomes difficult because you don’t want people to see the embarrassing look on your feet. Apart from its embarrassing look, dry cracked feet can be painful.

If you are infected with dry cracked feet, never too worry as you can do something about it to get your feet into that smooth, soft skin, which will be free from pains and which you will want to show off. Below are some of the ways to get rid of dry cracked feet.

how to get rid of dry cracked feet

• Exfoliate dead skin on the feet with pumice stone or foot file. Do this for about a minute and rinse feet with clean water. When exfoliating, concentrate on the part of the feet prone to cracks such as the heels and bottom or soles of your feet.


• Soak feet in warm water for about 15 minutes. Make sure the water is not too hot so as not to cause damage to your feet. Add some quantity of Epsom salt, about half cup, to the water to help prevent inflammation. Add also some quantity or few drops of essential oil before dipping your feet into the water.


• After soak, to prevent infection, wash your feet with antibacterial soap and pat gently dry. Alternatively is to rub antibacterial ointment on the feet especially the areas cracked.


• Apply moisturizing cream on the feet when the feet are still damp. This will help to lock in moisture. Alternatively is to use petroleum jelly or Vaseline on the feet which work same way as moisturizing cream. In fact, it works more than some moisturizers.


• After applying moisturizer, wear socks on the feet to ensure that moisture stays on the feet. It is advisable to do this at night so that you don’t have to go around with feet and socks full of petroleum jelly or Vaseline. In the morning, remove socks to see more different feet.


• If you have humidifier and you don’t intend to put on socks or use the “socks method”, then sleep with the humidifier. This time, you are going to expose the feet so that it can absorb the water released by the humidifier.

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Dry Scaly Feet: Causes, And Home Treatment

Dry feet is a condition of the feet caused by several factors. When the feet gets dried, it starts to crack. One area of the feet that often time get affected most is the heel.

In this article, you will learn the causes and ways to tackle or treat scaly feet at home.

What causes dry scaly feet?

• One of the causes, which perhaps is the most common cause of dry scaly feet, is standing for a prolonged periods. Sometimes, the kind of work that you do may require you stand for a long time. An example is the military or paramilitary officer some of who stand for longer hours everyday. I know you may want to ask ‘why is it that most of them don’t have cracked feet?’. The truth is that, not all of them have the same feet! For instance, some feet are well moisturized and you know when the feet is moisturized, it could hardly get dry. When the feet is dry, after sometime, it cracks! When you stand for a long time at work or at home, especially on a hard floor, your skin becomes dry and when it does, it cracks!


• Another cause of dry scaly feet is being overweight. When you are overweight, there is an extra pressure exacted on your feet. In other words, there is an increase in the weight your feet is supposed to carry. The extra pressure on your feet especially when your feet is dry can cause it to crack.


• There are other skin conditions that could cause your feet to crack. A diabetic patient is at a high risk of having dry scaly feet. Other skin conditions are athlete’s foot, eczema and psoriasis. If you have any of these skin conditions, you have to be careful and pay attention to your feet.

Home treatment for dry scaly feet

Dry scaly feet can be treated and in some cases can be done at home. The following are ways to treat dry scaly feet at home.

• Use pumice stone to remove dead skin especially when the dry skin is hard. Hard, dry skin can prevent product to stop dry scaly feet from working.


• Apply foot cream with moisturizing effect on the skin of the feet. Alternatively, you can use vasaline or petroleum  jelly on the feet.


• Wear socks so as to lock in the moisture on the feet. Wearing socks can also prevent moisturizing cream or the vasaline from staining your bed sheet. It is advised you do this at night or in the evening before going to bed so as not to start moving around with socks on your feet.

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Foot Peeling In Children: Causes And Treatment

When people talk about foot peeling, they often sometimes refer to adult. But in actual fact, foot peeling can also occur in children.

Several factors or reasons could be responsible for feet peeling in children. The most common among them range from excessive sweating, dry skin on feet, medication, and so on.

In this article, you shall learn the causes and possible treatment of feet peeling in children.

Causes of feet peeling in children

There are several causes of peeling feet in children. Below are some of them:

• Athlete’s foot: Athlete’s foot is a fungal skin infection that often affects the feet. It often affects the areas around the toes. Children with athlete’s foot can also experience foot peeling. Read this post to learn how to prevent athlete's foot in children.


• Dry Feet: Dry Feet is another cause of kids feet peeling. In fact, it is very common among children. For more information on how to tackle dry feet see this article on how to stop dry feet.


• Weather condition:  The type of weather condition of a place can affect a great deal the skin. When the weather is cold such as in winter, the skin sometimes gets dehydrated and become dry. Also during hot weather conditions such as in the tropical regions, the skin also loses moisture due to excessive heat. During the harmattan period, the skin gets dry and starts to peel off.


• Excessive sweating: Excessive sweating on the long run can cause the feet to peel in children. For instance, when a child who sweats a lot put on shoes for a prolonged period especially shoes that do not allow the feet to breathe, sweat is trapped. When the feet remain persistently wet, it causes the feet to peel.

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Foot Problems Common With Diabetes

For those with diabetes, they have to be careful as certain foot problems are usually associated with diabetes. Even though the foot problems listed below can affect anybody, diabetic sufferers should understand that having of these could cause a serious problem for them and which can lead to amputation. In this article, I will share with you some of the foot problems common with diabetes.

Athlete’s foot: This is a fungal infection that affects the feet. It causes itching, cracking which can be red. Diabetes sufferers should treat athlete’s foot when they occur to avoid any complication. Contact your doctor for proper examination and treatment.


Calluses: This is a condition of the foot which result in the building up of hard skin usually underneath the foot. Calluses can be caused by skin abnormality, improper shoe fitting and uneven distribution of weight on the feet. There are foot care tips that will help you get rid of calluses. It is important that you discuss this with your doctor.


Dry skin: Dry skin can result in cracking which create a path way for germs to enter the feet. Diabetic neuropathy could cause this condition.


Foot ulcers: Foot ulcer is an open sore on the feet which can cause infection. This sore which can be deep; heal slowly. Diabetics should treat foot ulcers early when they notice it.


Corns: A corn is a hardened part of the skin of the feet usually close to the toes or between toes. This can occur as a result of repeated friction between toes or between the shoes and your toes.


Ingrown Toenail: This occurs when the sides of the nail grow inward into the skin. This usually causes pain, swelling and infection can occur. You can check out this post on ingrown toenail to learn the causes, prevention and treatment for ingrown toenail.

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