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When the skin on and around the heels becomes thickened (callused) or dried out it causes cracking.  Getting dry feet and heels is nobody’s ideal of beauty. The good news is it’s easy to bring a little life back into your feet and get your heels back to baby-smooth in no time. Dry skin on the heels and feet is a very common malady suffered by millions of people. For an instant skin helper to cure dry and cracked feet, look no further than these simple tips to get soft and smooth feet.

• Honey for softening heels - Honey is humectants, which means that it traps and seals moisture, making it ideal to apply to dry, cracked heels. It helps to repair and rebuild it. The natural moisturizing and exfoliating properties of honey may also help to improve dry feet. Honey has a long and storied reputation in health and healing, and its applications for foot care are vast. You can take one cup of organic honey with lukewarm water Pour honey-water mixture into a bucket or large bowl wide enough to fit both feet. And put your feet into water for 20 minutes after that rub your feet from pumice stone (it helps to removing dead skin of feet). Do this process once or twice in a week.

• Coconut oil- Massage of coconut oil on each cracked heel and cover with socks before bed. Coconut oil also helps to kill germs that could lead to infection. If you have a natural moisturizer that you like, rub it into your feet first. To keep your skin soft and supple, swap out your regular moisturizer for coconut oil. It’s simple to massage your feet with coconut oil, just take some coconut oil and massage your feet around 10 to 15 minute then cover up your feet with thick socks.

• Oatmeal- Here’s the thing about oatmeal: its grainy little flakes perform super skin exfoliation! Oatmeal removes dead cells and can even get rid of irritation and redness. Known for its moisturizing action, oatmeal is one of the best natural home remedies for dry feet and heels. Take two table spoon oatmeal and one table spoon floor, mix few drops of olive oil mix well together and make smooth paste, apply on your affected area and rubbing for 10 minutes after keeping some time rinse out and pat dry. Follow these steps twice to thrice a week for softer feet.

• Vinegar and glycerin - The skin on our feet is naturally dry, unlike the skin on the rest of the body. The citric acid in vinegar clears away dead skin cells and prevents bacteria from growing in fissures. And glycerin known for its moisturizing and humectants properties, works as a natural remedy to prevent cracked feet. Take one table spoon organic vinegar and one table spoon of glycerin in lukewarm water and put your feet in water for twenty minutes.

• Lemon juice- The mild acidic action of lemon juice makes your feet soft at home. Put your feet in lemon juice for 10 minutes. Lemon juice has a acid that helps to remove dead and dry. Lemon juice also lightens your skin and makes it soft and smooth. You can mix lavender and olive oil drops in lemon juice to massage.

• Scrubbing- Scrubbing the hard, dead skin away helps a great deal in getting rid of cracked feet. Scrubbing is one of best natural treatment for get rid of dry and cracked feet. There is various kind of organic scrub in market which you can purchase from online shopping sites and from local stores also.