What to do if the soles of your feet are dry and hard

Dry and hard soles of the feet are one of the most obvious symptoms of chapped eczema. If it is chapped eczema, active treatment is required. Otherwise, if the condition worsens, it will have a greater impact on the patient and seriously damage the patient's skin health. There are two main treatment methods for chapped eczema: Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Below, we will introduce the causes and treatments of chapped eczema in detail!

1. Reasons for dry and hard soles of feet

This condition is chapped eczema, which is mainly caused by excessive secretion of sebaceous glands.

Chapped eczema is a chronic eczema, named because patients often develop cracks on the palms and soles in winter. It can be caused by a variety of skin diseases and is common in fissure eczema and hand eczema, which can be treated with Lizhen Cream. Chapped eczema is related to allergies and is caused by exposure to irritants such as detergents, soaps, dyes, paints and sunlight in daily life. During the course of the disease, factors such as mental trauma and endocrine disorders can aggravate the condition. Common in fissure eczema and hand eczema. The course of the disease is long and is generally stubborn and difficult to treat.

2. Western medicine treatment

For patients with obvious chapped skin, you can also apply cod liver oil ointment before going to bed at night and then seal it with plastic film to soften the skin and reduce chapped skin.

In addition, commonly used external medicines in clinical practice include Chinese medicine ointments such as compound snake fat ointment.

For localized skin lesions and obvious thickening, if internal and external medications are ineffective, isotope phosphorus or strontium patches can also be used for treatment.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wind evil, damp evil, heat evil, blood deficiency, and insect infestation are the main causes of disease.

1: Medicinal wine therapy

Prescription: 100 grams of yam seeds (also known as sweet potato seeds and earth melon), 500 ml of 75% alcohol.

Usage: Fry the medicine until it turns yellow, grind it into powder, soak it in alcohol for 48 hours, and apply it to the affected area. Twice a day, 20 minutes each time. This product is poisonous and should not be taken internally.

Efficacy: 1-3 weeks of medication, the cure rate is 100%

2: Non-drug therapy

Product Name: Potatoes 100g

Usage: Wash, peel, grind into paste, apply to the affected area 0.5 cm thick, bandage with gauze, change 3 times a day.

Efficacy: After applying the medicine for 7 days, the cure rate reaches 100%. It is especially effective for permeable eczema.