What's going on with the peeling soles of my feet?

The skin on the feet is most susceptible to dehydration and dryness. Because of frequent walking and the shoes and socks you wear, your feet will become very dry, especially in the winter. The dry skin on your feet will increase and eventually fall off. If your feet are peeling, you must pay attention to foot washing and foot care. In addition to using some professional care products, you can also take a look at these methods.

How to treat peeling feet

1. Wash your feet with rice water, then take the thin film inside a fresh egg shell and stick it on the affected area once a day. It will start to take effect in a week.

2. Boil several fresh eggs, take out the egg yolks and heat them in an iron pan over low heat. After the egg yolks become brown and the egg yolk oil oozes out, apply the egg yolk oil to the affected area and rub it repeatedly, two to three times a day. The remaining can be sealed and stored for continued use.

3. Black plum and white hyacinth to remove ringworm: First, you need to prepare 100 grams of black plum, 20 grams each of white hyacinth, chinaberry bark, atractylodes, phellodendron, and sophora flavescens, 15 grams each of cloves and evodia rutaecarpa, and 10 grams each of aconite and borneol. First fry Aconitum and Bletilla striata, then add Prunus mume and Sophora flavescens, and after 1 hour, add Clove and Evodia rutaecarpa. After concentrated decoction, add 200 ml of 75% alcohol, remove the residue and take the liquid, add borneol and mix well, use a cotton ball to dip the medicine and apply it to the affected foot, twice a day.

4. Use 30 grams of Cibotium barometz, 15 grams each of Xanthium sibiricum, Lysimachia chinensis, Gallnut, Sophora flavescens, and Angelica sinensis. Add water and boil it. Soak the affected foot in it after it is not hot to the touch. Repeat several times.

Causes of Peeling Feet

1. Dry dermatitis, white skin peeling on hands, cracks on fingers, which is related to frequent washing of hands with soap. You should reduce the frequency of hand washing, avoid using alkaline soaps and hand sanitizers, and try to wear gloves when washing clothes.

2. Exfoliative keratolysis, white skin peels off on the surface of the feet, without itching or rash. Generally, no treatment is required, but you should avoid contact with irritating chemicals such as soap and hand sanitizer. It usually heals on its own in 2 to 3 weeks.

3. Tinea pedis and tinea manuum. If you have tinea pedis, you can apply antifungal drugs such as Daktarin cream on your own. If there is no improvement or even the condition worsens after one week of medication, you should go to a regular hospital's dermatology department for diagnosis and treatment in time. Remember to change your socks and shoes every day, and disinfect towels, basins and other daily necessities.

4. Dyshidrotic eczema: blisters ranging in size from needle tips to rice grains appear on the feet, which are itchy and peel off after drying. It is related to excessive sweating of the feet and emotional tension. For more serious or recurrent cases, sedatives, antihistamines and anticholine drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.