Warming creams for feet

Keep your feet warm – our ancestors used to say, and for good reason. Because if your feet are warm, your whole body is comfortable. If you don’t warm your feet, you won’t even fall asleep, and if you get your feet wet, your throat won’t work, your nose will run, and your temperature will rise. So you need to take care of your feet more than your eyes. Warming foot cream is designed for those who find leather shoes and woolen socks not enough to feel cozy in any weather in winter.

Indications warming creams for the feet

Indications for the use of warming foot creams:

• local circulatory disorder;
• cold feet syndrome;
• freezing feet in the cold;
• for the prevention of colds;
• for warming massage;
• for self-massage and daily care;
• to relieve stress after sports and hard work;
• to eliminate the consequences of constantly wearing high-heeled shoes.

At the same time, many creams eliminate fatigue, pain, swelling, prevent varicose veins and mycoses, normalize sweating, and fully care for the skin of the feet.

Warming foot creams are good for those who do not like to do or do not feel the effect of hot baths and other warming procedures. Rubbing your feet with cream, you can walk outside, lie in bed or do housework without the risk of getting sick. Some of the creams simultaneously relieve fatigue and pain in the legs.

Release form

The keyword "warming" prevails in the names of warming foot creams. And in most creams, the active ingredient is capsicum extract. Other natural substances with a warming effect are mustard, ginger, bee venom, snake venom. Examples of creams:

• "Warming" with red pepper extract from Elf;
• Warming massage Elfa;
• Warming "Home Doctor";
• VELENA cream-balm;
• "Kalina";
• TianDe;
• "5 days" GalenoPharm;
• "Green Pharmacy" with a warming effect and red pepper;
• Warming cosmetics with ginger from Bema;
• Balea Warmende Fusscreme Germany;
• "Shungite" from Fratti NV;
• "Karniva" Ayurvedic;
• "Winter care from the cold" Biocon.

Warming foot cream with pepper

Why is red pepper used as the main ingredient in warming creams – for the feet, as well as for the body, used for myositis, arthritis, rheumatism and other diseases? Because, firstly, pepper extract, along with bee and snake venom, has the strongest burning properties. Secondly, these substances increase the permeability of small vessels, and therefore, the penetration of the cream into the skin. In contrast, methyl salicylate, also used in the recipe, has milder properties.

• The hot red vegetable has long been used in the medicine of various nations. Even Avicenna wrote about the effectiveness of capsicum in cases of severe fatigue, nervous exhaustion, abscesses, muscle and joint pain. And Eastern healers applied the fresh vegetable directly to muscles experiencing pain after physical overload.

Improvement occurred due to a strong irritating and distracting effect, improved blood flow, and the removal of inflammatory phenomena. Even the smell of pepper, they believe in the East, calms and relieves stress.

Warming foot cream with pepper of Ukrainian production ("Home Doctor") is created specifically to eliminate the so-called effect of cold feet. Suitable for massage and as an independent remedy.

The main active ingredient is hot pepper extract. Stimulates blood circulation and metabolism, improves skin tone, reduces pain in muscle tissue and joints. Pepper extract provides a long-lasting warming effect, eliminates tension. Additional components, in particular, coconut oil, provide moisturizing and nourishing effects. With regular use of the warming foot cream, the skin regains its smoothness and softness.

A prerequisite for effective warming is wearing woolen socks, preferably warmer ones.

• Warming foot gel with red pepper extract from Kalina works instantly. And not only on the feet, but also in other parts of the body and organs that need to be warmed up or heated: back muscles, arms. The main thing is to wrap up the warmed area after application. The gel does not wash off immediately and continues to warm the skin even the next day.

The cream from the "5 days" series of the DIA GalenoPharm line is designed for the skin of people suffering from diabetes. Their skin is dry and particularly sensitive, their feet often get cold due to poor blood circulation. Contains extracts of pepper, arnica, St. John's wort, yarrow, essential oils and other ingredients useful for the skin.

The cream warms the feet as a result of the influx and acceleration of blood circulation. It has antiseptic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory effects, softens and moisturizes the feet.

There are Ayurvedic products created according to original ancient recipes of Indian medicine. The Carnivals Medica brand successfully combines such formulas with the achievements of modern cosmetology.

Cream with pepper extract, rosemary and sesame oils Carniva performs both warming and additional functions. Contains only natural ingredients; recommended for circulatory disorders of various etiologies, to relieve evening fatigue after heels and sports.

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Children's warming foot cream

Children's warming foot creams do not contain synthetic and harmful ingredients, are able to act gently, quickly and for a long time warm the feet, carefully care for the skin. They are used before walks during the ARVI season, for warming and preventing colds, for comfort before bed, for massaging cold feet.

Warming foot cream "Northern Bear" Little Siberica meets these requirements and is also used for massage.

• Cosmetologists have created a product based on two active components: fir oil and cedar milk. They claim that "Mishka" has been tested at 50-degree frosts and is able to effectively warm little feet after long walks in the winter cold.

Organic oil warms up, stimulating the blood supply to the tissues; thanks to this, the heat soon spreads throughout the body. Cedar milk takes care of delicate and capricious baby skin. The cream-rub is pre-rubbed in the palms before applying to the skin. Recommended for children from 3 years old.

The warming product of the "Our Mother" brand is specially adapted for the sensitive skin of babies. Developed on natural badger fat, it deeply and permanently warms up tissues, gives a feeling of warmth and comfort. It is recommended to rub the cream with massaging movements to prevent colds and speed up the recovery of babies from 3 months of age. Warm socks should be put on the legs warmed by the cream.

Pharmacodynamics

Active components of warming foot creams have a local irritant effect, stimulate vasodilation, blood flow, metabolism, and relieve pain in muscles and joints. In particular, in hot peppers such a component is capsaicin.

Additional components soften, nourish, heal the skin, make it soft and smooth. Pharmacodynamics is not described in more detail.

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Pharmacokinetics

Warming foot creams are not able to significantly affect the state of the body, so they do not pose a danger. Perhaps because of this, there is practically no information on the study of their pharmacokinetics.

It is known that capsaicin, when applied externally, penetrates into the systemic bloodstream in small quantities.

The active components of snake venom are converted in the liver and excreted in the urine.

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Dosing and administration

Warming foot creams are applied with light movements to clean, dry feet. To speed up and enhance the effect, it is advisable to put on socks after application.

Otherwise, the methods of using warming foot creams may vary.

• When combined with massage, apply and massage starting from the fingers, moving to the ankles and feet.
• During the cold season, it is useful to use the preparations when leaving the house for a walk or on business. Some creams are recommended to be applied several times a day.
• Do not use on cracked or damaged skin of the feet.

Use externally only. After the procedure, wash your hands especially thoroughly so that the cream residue does not accidentally get into your eyes. If such a nuisance occurs, rinse the mucous membrane with water.

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Use warming creams for the feet during pregnancy

Using warming foot creams during pregnancy without special need and doctor's recommendation is not advisable. The fact is that blood flow to the legs means its outflow from the placenta, and this can be dangerous. In addition, some components of warming ointments can penetrate the placenta and affect the fetus.

If the doctor does not object, it is necessary to test the product for sensitivity first. It is believed that the safest creams and ointments for pregnant women are those containing snake or bee venom in their formulas, taking into account the allergic risks in the anamnesis.

In the absence of allergy symptoms, the warming foot cream can be carefully applied to the skin, following the instructions and all precautions.

Contraindications

Contraindications to the use of warming foot creams:

• individual intolerance to components;
• cracks and sores on the feet;
• pregnancy;
• fungal skin diseases;
• eczema, dermatitis;
• open wounds and fresh injuries;
• muscle and ligament strains.

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Side effects warming creams for the feet

It turns out that side effects can be pleasant. For example, the homemade foot warming cream described above simultaneously cares for the skin, heals microcracks, deodorizes and destroys bacteria. Many industrially manufactured warming products have the same additional properties.

If we talk about negative effects, they can be caused by intolerance to certain substances, improper use or overdose of warming foot creams. In the first case, allergy symptoms occur, in others - symptoms of a local burn: severe burning, redness, irritation, swelling. In such cases, stop using, wash the lubricated areas with cold water. Another way to reduce pain is to lubricate the affected area with Vaseline.

Usually these phenomena disappear soon. If an allergic reaction or other discomfort continues to bother you, do not resort to self-medication, but rather consult a dermatologist.

If the cream accidentally gets on the mucous membrane, it causes burning and pain; if it gets into the stomach, it causes intoxication.

Overdose

An overdose may be due to applying either too much foot warming cream or too frequent lubrication of the feet. If it is literally "burned to the bone", try to remove the remains with something greasy - Vaseline, baby cream, olive oil, treat the affected area with a preparation called panthenol.

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Interactions with other drugs

Drug interactions with other warming foot creams have not been established.

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Storage conditions

In order for the warming foot cream to retain its properties, it is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions on storage conditions. This is a clean, dry place, closed packaging, temperature up to 25 degrees. Creams do not like direct sunlight. Due to the burning sensation, it is especially important to keep children or pets away from the cosmetics storage area.

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Shelf life

The average shelf life of warming foot creams is 2 years. Products packaged in aluminum tubes are stored for 3 years, which is explained by better conditions. The metal tube is covered from the inside with a special protective layer, the cap is screwed tightly, and when used, air is not sucked in, which is actually the main reason for the oxidation of the product.

How to make a warming foot cream at home?

The advantages of homemade cosmetics are well known: guaranteed quality and freshness of ingredients, no preservatives, trust in time-tested recipes and the opportunity to create your own masterpiece during the creative process. After all, this is how, through trial and error, many scientific discoveries were made, unique pharmaceutical, culinary and cosmetic recipes were created.

Do-it-yourselfers will surely like the idea of how to make a warming foot cream at home. The recipes use common ingredients at hand: cloves, pepper, mustard, ginger.

One of the simple recipes for a warming foot cream-balm consists of wax (1 g) and vegetable oils in the following proportions: macadamia 10 ml, almond 15 ml, clove 10 g, cocoa 1.5 g.

• Add the oils to the wax heated in a water bath and mix. Wait until it cools down, drip the essential oil and mix again. It can be kept in the refrigerator for up to six months.

The second recipe is more complicated. As a heating component, use a macerate (infusion) of a mixture of different peppers, which makes up 10% of the amount, and black pepper essential oil (10 drops per 50 g). Neem oil and grapefruit wax at 5% each are used for disinfection, shea butter, hazelnut, cocoa (50, 10, 20% respectively) - for softening and regeneration.

The basic ingredients are melted in a water bath and immediately poured into a clean jar. To prevent the shea butter from forming grains, the mixture is stirred again. After cooling to 30 degrees, add black pepper essential oil and, for example, lime.

The balm is used at night, spreading on the feet under socks. It warms pleasantly, but does not burn.

Reviews

Women often get cold feet and look for ways to warm up in any way. Therefore, most reviews of warming foot creams are positive. Thus, good marks are given to the inexpensive and high-quality cream "Home Doctor" with pepper extract.

Women have also found through experience that foot creams work effectively on other parts of the body: arms, back, muscles.

Subjective opinions are expressed about aromas, for example, coniferous, which some creams have (Northern Bear for children). Some find it unobtrusive, others definitely do not like it. As can be seen from the reviews, children's warming foot rub creams are actively used by mothers and other adult family members.

It is easy to warm up frozen feet. And it is even easier to prevent freezing of the feet, ankles, and from them - the whole body. It is enough to choose a good warming foot cream. Using such creams in the autumn-winter period is a reliable prevention of seasonal colds.