Choosing the best heel cream becomes a little easier once you know what to
look for, and the first must-have ingredient is a good moisturizer. Heel creams
should also include vitamins and other ingredients to help heal and soothe the
skin. A heel cream that includes an exfoliant may also be helpful in removing
calluses and dry skin. The cream should be non-greasy and have a good
consistency. Heel creams also come in both tubes or jars, but you may want to
opt for a product that comes in a tube in order to avoid contamination of the
cream.
A good heel cream should contain moisturizing ingredients to help nourish
and hydrate dry and cracked skin. Some of the ingredients to look for include
shea butter, mango butter, and cocoa butter. Some heels creams may contain
essential oils such as grape seed, jojoba, or camellia oil, all of which can
provide intensive moisturization.
Ingredients that help heal and soothe the skin include aloe vera and tea
tree oil, and these ingredients may also be helpful in a heel cream. Aloe vera
is believed to have numerous properties that not only help the skin to heal but
that fight infection. Tea tree oil may also help to protect the feet against
fungal, bacterial, and viral infections, which is particularly helpful if the
heels have deep cracks.
The best heel cream should also contain vitamins, and the most important of
these is vitamin E.
Vitamin E is believed to nourish the skin and may be
helpful in providing moisturization to make the skin supple again. Wheat germ
oil can be a good source of vitamin E, so this is another ingredient to look
for in a heel cream. Vitamin A and C may also help to get rid of cracked and flaky
skin on the heels.
An exfoliant may not be the first thing you think of when buying heel cream,
but it may be helpful in getting rid of thick dry skin or calluses. Exfoliation
may help to get rid of dead skin cells, and uncovering the skin underneath may
help other ingredients to penetrate the skin. If the ingredients are able to
penetrate more deeply into the skin, you may get better results.
A good heel cream should be rich and have a thick consistency without being
too greasy. The cream should absorb completely and easily, though some
manufacturers may recommend wearing cotton socks after having applied the
cream. The richer or thicker creams may be overnight treatments. Be sure to
check how and when to use a cream before you purchase it.
The packaging of the cream is easy to ignore until you start using the
product. Heel creams generally come in tubes or in cosmetic jars with screw top
lids, and tubes may be the better option of the two. If you use a cream that
comes in a tube you won't have to put your finger into the container to get the
cream out. Sticking your fingers into the product may transfer bacteria or
other impurities to it.