Foot cream

It often happens that in self-care we do not pay too much attention to the feet. Only when obvious problems already begin to appear - calluses, cracks, corns - do we begin to think about their solution. However, daily skin care of our heels is very important, because it is a prevention against the occurrence of various kinds of troubles. And, perhaps, the most important care product is a well-chosen foot cream.

The fact is that the epidermis on the legs is denser, it has a low lipid content and no sebaceous glands. But there is a thickened stratum corneum, which is daily subjected to various kinds of loads. That is why the skin of the feet is very prone to coarsening and excessive thickening. Cracks begin to appear, excessive dryness, peeling, itching, the skin changes color, becoming unhealthy yellow. There is an unpleasant smell. And if a person is also overweight or actively involved in sports, then there may be problems with blood vessels and increased swelling.

Foot cream should solve the following tasks:

• Possess protective functions, getting rid of harmful bacteria and thereby preventing the appearance of inflammation due to infection in a scratch on the leg or a burst corn;
• Soften the skin of the heels, preventing excessive dryness of the skin and the appearance of cracks;
• Have anti-edematous properties;
• Help improve blood circulation with increased load on the legs;
• Have an antifungal effect;
• Reduce foot sweating and have deodorizing properties.

Depending on what problem you want to solve in the first place, there are several varieties of creams. Of course, there are universal tools that combine several qualities, but here we will give a classic typology:

• Cream for nutrition and hydration. These products are designed to prevent roughness and drying of the skin of the feet. They should be applied morning and evening on thoroughly washed feet. You can use such creams only in the summer.

• Foot cream against corns and cracks. Use tools with these features if you already have the above problems. They are suitable for heels with a very rough surface, as they soften the skin well, healing cracks and helping with pain. These creams are usually applied in a thick layer for the most effective nutrition and healing of the epidermis.

• Deodorizing foot cream. Products with flavoring properties help people who suffer from bad foot odor and excessive sweating. They dry the skin of the feet, eliminating sweat, and the natural additives included in the composition (mint, chamomile, calendula) give them a pleasant aroma.

• Warming foot cream. These creams are very relevant for the cold season due to their warming properties. As a rule, they contain pepper, camphor, badger fat. These components help to improve blood circulation and the legs do not freeze even in severe frost.

• Specialized therapeutic creams. Such products are designed to deal with one actual problem: foot fungus, corns, varicose veins. As a rule, these funds are sold in pharmacies and a preliminary consultation with a doctor is desirable.

Before you go to the store and buy yourself a foot care product, you need to decide what you want to achieve with it. Based on the answer, look at the composition of the selected product and look for the ingredients below:

• If you want to soften the skin of the heels, make it soft and velvety, ingredients such as shea butter, glycerin, jojoba oil, pumpkin extract, grape seed oil, coconut and almond oils, various plant extracts will help you. They maintain the natural level of moisture in the epidermis, nourish and protect the skin;
• If your goal is exfoliation of rough skin and its subsequent renewal, pay attention to products that contain the so-called AHA acids, in particular, glycolic. These are quite aggressive components, but it is enough to use such a cream for a week to see a positive result. For the same purposes, agents with urea are used - it also very well contributes to the regeneration of the skin, heals microcracks;
• To combat foot fungus and various bacteria, creams containing camphor, eucalyptus oils, tea tree oil are perfect.. These components kill harmful microorganisms and heal damaged skin of the feet;
• If you want to get rid of the unpleasant smell of sweat, mint and lavender oils will help you. Mint also has the effect of "chill", but lavender, in addition to the amazing aroma, will help heal wounds and stop the inflammatory process;
• It is also desirable that the foot cream contains ingredients such as vitamin E. (to saturate the skin and give it elasticity), ceramides (promote regeneration) aloe vera juice (soothes, tones and moisturizes the skin).

• Gehwol "Gerlachs Extra". A German product from the world famous company Gehwol, which produces foot care products. It helps relieve stress from tired legs, has a disinfecting and deodorizing effect. It is a prevention against foot fungus. Treats dry cracked skin, moisturizes and softens it. Treats calluses and prevents their appearance.

• Gehwol "Gerlachs Footcream". Another product from the same company. Perfectly protects the skin of the feet, making it more resistant to various negative environmental factors. Heals wounds, strengthens the epidermis, helps with frostbite. If you are going for a long walk or hike, apply this cream on your feet in a thick layer, and it will protect them from calluses, abrasions, foot fungus and stop the inflammatory process.

• From sweat and smell "5 days". A remedy for getting rid of unpleasant odor and excessive sweating of the feet. Helps fight diaper rash, dries the skin, relieves itching. Eliminates an unpleasant smell, thanks to the content in structure of menthol which gives effect of "chill".

• "Horsepower. Chestnut and leech. The product is used for medicinal purposes: for the prevention of thrombosis, varicose veins, to strengthen blood vessels and eliminate the vascular network on the surface of the dermis. The gel cools and tones the skin of the legs, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, increases their permeability. Removes heaviness from tired legs, recommended for use after sports.

It is advisable to apply the gel twice a day - in the morning and before bedtime.

• "Nemozol". It is used to remove corns and soften the keratinized skin of the heels. It also kills bacteria, has anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects. Helps deal with calluses.

• Oriflame. In this subparagraph, we will immediately consider three wonderful products from the Swedish company Oriflame: Feet Up Comfort Nourishing Cream, Strawberry and Rhubarb Nourishing Cream and Feet Up Comfort Softening Cream.

Cream "Strawberry and rhubarb", as the name implies, it contains rhubarb and strawberry extracts, which give the skin velvety softness and an unforgettable pleasant aroma.

Softening cream "Feet Up Comfort" fights with roughness of the skin of the feet, preventing the appearance of microcracks. Moisturizes and nourishes the epidermis throughout the day. Accelerates regenerative processes.The composition includes ingredients such as jojoba oil and arnica extract.

• Scholl Velvet Smooth. The product is designed to moisturize and nourish the skin of the feet. Absorbs well and results last all day. Contains valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-6, as well as a vitamin complex.

• The Saem Dear My Foot Velvet Cream. This product is suitable for the care of even very rough, overdried skin of the feet. Heals microcracks and wounds, eliminates peeling and skin irritation. Contains a complex of natural ingredients such as shea butter, pine extract, cypress extract, urea and avocado, thanks to which the skin receives excellent nutrition.

• "100 Beauty Recipes". The cream is based on corn oil and pumpkin pulp. The skin of the feet receives full nutrition and hydration, dryness and microdamages disappear, and the regeneration of the epidermis is accelerated.

• Neutrogena. Promotes active restoration of the skin. The composition includes glycerin, bisabolol and vitamins, thanks to which the skin remains soft and moisturized all day long. Calluses and calluses disappear. The epidermis is renewed and smoothed.

• "Heels". An excellent product with a natural composition, which includes extracts of Indian barberry, netted leptadenium, heart-leaved madder, sprawling boerhavia, olive oil. This miraculous complex of plants from distant India is aimed at treating and restoring the epidermis after roughening and injury of the skin - it heals burns, wounds, promotes the resorption of scars, evens out the surface and skin tone.

Apply the product to a thoroughly washed area of ​​​​the affected skin, without rubbing it. It should be absorbed within 15 minutes. If necessary, the foot can be bandaged. Apply 2-3 times a day.

• Green Mama "Chestnut and propolis". A wonderful hypoallergenic product designed to combat the feeling of heaviness in the legs, swelling, and is also the prevention of varicose veins. It strengthens the walls of blood vessels, prevents congestion, stimulates blood circulation, due to which the legs become light and weightless.

• Balm from Weleda. Universal care product: helps to fight both dry feet and excessive sweating. The composition includes clay, which acts as an adsorbent that collects excess moisture; olive oil - saturates the skin with useful substances and softens it; calendula - soothes the irritated surface of the epidermis, starts regenerative processes; lavender and rosemary oils - act as natural flavors.

• Black Pearl "Intensive softening". It copes very well with the problems of rough skin of the feet: avocado oil saturates it with moisture, retinol heals wounds and promotes regeneration of the epidermis, silk extract evens out the surface and makes the skin amazingly soft and silky.

• "Super moisturizing and nutrition" from L "Adeleide" Cosmetics of the sea. Good cream for daily use. Due to its weightless texture, it is perfectly absorbed and does not leave a greasy film on the surface of the skin.Contains natural extracts of seaweed, yarrow, thyme, as well as menthol and urea.

• youngfaces. Express help from "heaviness" and pain in the legs. The tool activates metabolic processes in the body, promotes warming of the feet, improves blood circulation, strengthens the walls of blood vessels. It has a lymphatic drainage effect, relieves swelling.

• Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle. Like the previous remedy, it is used to combat leg fatigue. Lavender oil helps relieve tension, peppermint oil refreshes and cools the legs.

• Virta. Recommended for use after a busy day or intense workout. The menthol contained in the composition instantly refreshes the legs, helps to relax the muscles, eliminates pain.

• Caudalie. A wonderful moisturizing product with an amazing grape-orange sweet scent. It is quickly absorbed, gives the skin of the heels softness and velvety, preventing the appearance of microcracks. Contains ginkgo biloba extract, red grape extract, shea butter and grape seed extract.

• L"Occitane. A good product designed to combat excessive dryness of the feet. Nourishes and moisturizes the epidermis, gives the legs freshness, relieves stress. The composition contains almond and mint oils, as well as shea butter.

• "Doctor". A therapeutic product recommended to combat rough skin of the feet, corns, dry calluses, cracks, as well as to help tired, tense legs.

• "Evo" with urea. This cosmetic product, like the previous one, is designed to moisturize the overdried cracked surface of the feet. It has a cumulative effect, that is, moisture in the epidermis accumulates with each application of the cream and, as a result, such problems as skin roughness, microdamages, peeling gradually disappear. The top layer of the dermis is completely renewed.

All of the aforementioned care products have proven themselves and received a lot of positive feedback from consumers. It is very difficult to single out the best cream, because they all do their job perfectly. Besides, everyone's problems are different. Someone suffers from hyperhidrosis, someone - increased dryness and roughness of the skin; one suffers from edema, the other from a fungus. Therefore, it is very important to choose a product that is right for you.

And, of course, do not forget that even the best cream is not a panacea for all troubles. In foot care, daily hygiene procedures, wearing clean and comfortable shoes, scrubbing rough skin with a pumice stone or special nail files are very important. A good pedicure is not only beautiful, but also prevents the reproduction of fungal spores under the nails.

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