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Winters' problems: Dry and Cracked heels: Causes and Treatment

Your feet are essential parts of your body and healthy, soft heels put some extra charm to your beauty. Healthy heels show you an alert and cautious personality. The main reason of cracked heels is de-moisturization and overexposure to dust etc. As winters are coming and excess cold is also a reason behind this problem. Due to the rise in the health and beauty awareness, many beauty salons and spas offer a range of cracked heel treatments . In medical terminology, it is described as heel fissures consists of wounds at epidermis. The reason behind heel cracking is pressure on heel pads in excess, often they become acutely deep and painful. Cracked heel treatment includes softness of the epidermal layer as well as filling of the cut area. The creams available for the treatment consist of petroleum jellies, cocoa-butter and zinc to fill the cracks. According to the doctors cracked heels might be due to the lack of omega-3 fatty acid and zinc elements. They arose usually on the