What to do if pregnant women have dry and cracked feet

It is very common for pregnant women to have dry and cracked feet. Generally, don't be too nervous when this happens. It may be caused by not paying attention to care in daily life. Soak your feet more often, especially in autumn and winter. Try to wear thicker socks to keep the skin of your feet moist. This symptom will gradually disappear. Drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and try to eat more high-protein foods.

Pregnant women don’t need to worry if they have cracked feet. The feet are no different from other parts of the body and require special care. The air is dry in winter, humidity is insufficient, and water loss is serious. The feet are often rubbed when walking, which can easily cause them to become rough and cracked. The heels are the most prone to cracks. Because the stratum corneum is thicker than that of other parts of the body, and its elasticity is correspondingly smaller. In addition, the heels have no pores and lack sebum to moisturize. Pregnant women often have a monotonous diet and thus lack many nutrients, such as vitamin E. In severe cases, bleeding may occur, accompanied by a deep stinging sensation.

1. Always keep your feet warm, as this helps promote blood circulation. Avoid walking around the house barefoot, and try to choose pure cotton socks.

2. Soak your feet in warm water, because warm water can not only soften the cuticle, but also lock in moisture on the back of the feet in time. But remember not to soak your feet for too long. (Control within half an hour)

3. After soaking your feet, do not dry your feet immediately. Apply Qi'antang Cracked Foot Cream directly to moisturize and heal the cracks. It can promote deep absorption of nutrients by the skin and solve the problem of cracks on the back of the feet.

4. Drink more warm water to actively replenish the water lacking in the body. In terms of diet, you should also pay attention to supplementing oily foods, as well as foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin E. Such as pork liver, pig skin, carrots, etc. Pregnant women should eat more fruits and vegetables to supplement the vitamins that the body lacks.

What causes cracked heels during pregnancy?

Walking around barefoot on the ground can easily cause fungal infection, resulting in dry, cracked, peeling and even bleeding heels.

Bad living habits and not taking a bath on time can easily cause dry and cracked heels.

Lack of vitamins in the body can easily cause the skin to become dry, flaky, and lack normal elasticity and moisture.

The climate is dry or the indoor temperature is too dry. Since the stratum corneum of the heels is thicker than other parts of the body and has less elasticity, if the humidity is insufficient, the heels will become particularly prone to peeling and cracking, which is especially evident in the winter and spring in the north.

The epidermis' regeneration ability decreases, the number of active sweat glands on the skin surface decreases, the sebaceous gland secretion decreases, and the skin loses moisture, often resulting in a thickening of the stratum corneum.