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I know that it is not comfortable to feel your skin and to realize that it is not as soft as you’d want it to be. Dry cracked skin which usually appears on the hands, feet or lips can make a person look untidy and unpleasant and also make him feel uncomfortable and irritated.
The problem of dry flaky skin is usually caused due to various factors such as dry or cold weather, hormonal imbalance, allergic reactions, harsh soaps and detergents and other skin disorders.
However, if your cracked skin is deep or painful it requires medical treatment, but softening and healing cracked skin using natural remedies can prove to be a perfect solution to cure mild forms of dry, cracked skin.
Home remedies for Dry, Cracked hands
Petroleum Jelly
This home remedy for curing dry hands requires you to apply some jelly to your hands before you retire to bed. Wearing cotton socks or gloves on your hands after application can help effectively cure dry hands.
Aloe vera
Rubbing the slit leaf of aloe vera plant on your hands for about eight to ten minutes daily will certainly your hands feel soft and smooth.
Almond Oil
Massaging almond oil on your hands for a few minutes will help moisturize your skin, thereby healing dry cracked hands.
Home Remedies for Cracked Heels
Glycerin
Applying a mixture of glycerin and rose water proves to a perfect natural remedy to help cure cracked heels quickly in an effective manner.
Lemon
Add the juice of a lemon in a bucket of warm water. Soak your feet in the bucket for about 10 to 15 minutes. Wash your feet using soap and pumice stone.
This natural remedy for cracked heels must be done at least twice a week to experience positive results.
Paraffin Wax
This home remedy is generally designed to heal cracks on your feet that are causing pain. To apply this remedy, you are required to add coconut oil to melted paraffin wax. Try filling the cracks of your feet with this mixture before you retire to bed at night. Rinse the mixture off in the morning.
Use this home remedy to cure painful cracked heels for a fortnight for best results.
Home Remedies for Chapped Lips
Honey
Apply a mixture of honey and Vaseline on your chapped lips gently. Leave this mixture for about 10 to 15 minutes before removing it using a cotton ball or Q tip that has been dipped in warm water.
This natural remedy for chapped lips will help get rid of chapped lips, thereby making your lips soft and smooth.
Rose Petals
Add a few drops of glycerin to crushed rose petals. Apply this mixture daily before retiring to bed.
Using this home remedy for dry lips can prove to highly beneficial in not only helping them stay moisturized, but will also help your lips retain their natural color.
Coconut oil
Using coconut oil is perhaps on the most simple and effective way to cure chapped lips. Rubbing coconut oil in small amounts on your lips several times a day proves to be highly beneficial in successfully treating dry chapped lips.
Dry or cracked skin is usually temporary. Using a natural remedy to cure dry cracked skin regularly can go a long way in making you feel soft and smooth in a simple, easy and successful manner.
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Last article update: 8/7/2019
