There are various foot problems and some are really common among the people of all age. A cracked heel is one of these problems and is also known as heel fissures. If these are normal cracks then they look bad but when they get deeper then these feet have pain and also skin bleeds.

The reason of the cracked heel is the dry skin and this is known as xerosis. The condition can be more severe when the skin of the heel is thicker of callus. Most of the people treat them with the creams or other cosmetics but when the cracks get deeper, cosmetic can do nothing. If you further do not take care of them, then the skin can get infected. The symptoms of the skin infection are so clear and visible that the victim can easily diagnose it. The main symptom is that the skin gets thicker from the side of the heels in xerosis. You have to be very careful when your heels start cracking because the symptoms can get severe with time. In some cases when you do not take care of the heels then they may create cellulitis.

Although there are various treatments as well as precautions which can be adapted to stop cracking of heels but the most common thing is to avoid drying of skin. You should also avoid wearing the shoes with the thin soles. When you take bath you should use the pumice stone because it also leads to the reduction of the thick skin. When you know that your heels always have issues with the shoes then you should always but the shoes with the good sole absorber.

Some of the preventive measures against cracked heels are as follows:

• Always use a pumice stone after bath to reduce the thickness of the skin
• Do not wear thin soled shoes
• Good shock absorber in shoes can be good for you
• Use cream as a moisturizer on your cracked heels