In the summer we constantly walk around the world with open shoes and show our heels.
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- What is a heel crack?
- What helps against heel tears?
- Acid peels
- Electric helpers
- Baby feet thanks to socks
Whether on the beach, in sandals or in open stilettos: the feet are in the limelight. The more we wish for flawless feet. Many women, however, struggle with calluses. This can not only be visually uncomfortable, but can also hurt. Especially if the cornea breaks and a heel tore develops.
What is a heel crack?
Actually, heel tears are called cracks or medically called rhagades. They are a "usually scarless healing gap-like tear in the skin as a result of overstretching with reduced elasticity, " according to a clinical dictionary.
They are caused by dehydration of the skin, cold or skin diseases. They can not only occur on the heels, but also on the lips, corners of the mouth or between the toes. However, they are particularly painful on the feet due to the weight on them.
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What helps against heel tears?
An intensive moisturizer, which simultaneously supports the body's own repair functions, helps here. Regular pedicure of the feet is a must to prevent heel tears from even forming. Because the more cornea on the hoe, the sooner it will lead to a heel crack.
So you do not have to let it go that far, we have some simple pedicure tricks to help:
Acid peels
Trend Callus Peeling: A new exfoliant that dissolves the cornea with fruit acid, making peeling easy. These special peels are offered in many spas.
Electric helpers
Cornea planers with a sharp blade belong in the hands of specialist staff. Because: who does not know it properly, can hurt us! For domestic use, there are gentle methods.
Particularly practical: electric corneal removers such as the Velvet Smooth Express Pedi. He grinds his feet smoothly with a roll of finely ground diamond particles. The battery-powered anti-corneal device offers three rollers in different grain sizes "extra strong", "strong" and "fine" for the perfect finish. (In drugstores, about 40 euros)
Baby feet thanks to socks
A very simple product are also the Baby Foot socks (eg Douglas). Simply put on socks, leave the tincture to work and then wait until the cornea drops off by itself. Too gorgeous to be true? Beauty editor Marieke has tried it. Click here for her review.
