The everyday fix: Exfoliators and foot cream Regularly exfoliating and applying moisturizing foot cream can help treat and prevent flaky, itchy, dry feet. Many experts recommend first soaking your feet in warm water to soften the skin, then using an exfoliating scrub to gently remove dead skin.
Likewise, why are my feet molting? There are numerous causes of peeling skin on the feet, ranging from allergies, infection, auto immune disease, oedema, environmental factors, and other diseases. The most common cause I see is due to fungal infections or athletes foot. Dry or atrophic skin will peel on the feet, and indeed on the whole body.
Beside this, what causes extremely dry feet?
Lacking moisture – This is the most common cause of cracked heels. The skin underneath your feet is often dry, rough and chapped. Disorders - Athletes foot, psoriasis, eczema, thyroid disease, diabetes and some other skin conditions can be the cause of cracked heels.
Is dry cracked feet a sign of diabetes?
Diabetics are likely to experience cracked heels because damage to nerves in the feet from uncontrolled blood sugars can cause dry skin. People with diabetes are even more likely to sustain an infection from cracked heels than non-diabetics. During the winter months, however, anyone can have dry, cracked heels.
