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by Dr Umang Khanna (BHMS)
Your fingertips can become cracked for a number of medical and environmental reasons. Dry skin, also known as xerosis, or xeroderma, is the most common cause of Cracked skin finger tips, and xerosis has a variety of causes:
Cold weather – people often find that they suffer from cracked fingertips during the winter. This is because cold air holds less moisture and can leave your skin feeling rough and dry. When cold air enters your home in the winter and spring, it causes the warm air inside to dry out, which makes your skin drier and more susceptible to irritation.
Exposure to hot water can reduce your skin’s moisture levels
The chemicals in household cleaning products can irritate your skin, causing your hands to dry out
Medications: certain medications, such as cholesterol medication and diuretics, have dry skin listed as a potential side effect
There are other skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema, that can make your skin appear very dry and lead to cracking.
Inherited skin conditions, such as ichthyosis vulgaris, can also cause your hands to dry out, as can underlying medical conditions, like diabetes and an underactive thyroid gland.
Graphites is one of the most commonly used remedies for cracked, dry, and sore skin. It is especially effective when there are deep cracks on the fingertips, often with a weeping or sticky discharge.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin with oozing, especially at the corners of fingers and nails, dry and rough skin, associated with a sluggish or constipated condition.
Petroleum is beneficial for cracked skin, particularly when the skin is dry, rough, and thickened. It is especially helpful when the cracks are deep and painful.
Key symptoms: Dry, cracked skin with deep fissures, especially on fingertips, heels, or lips. The skin is very hard, rough, and may bleed or crack open.
Sulphur helps in cases where there is intense itching, dryness, and cracking of the skin, often accompanied by burning sensations. It’s ideal for individuals who have a tendency to develop skin conditions.
Key symptoms: Dry, scaly skin with itching, burning, and cracks, particularly around the nails and fingertips. Worse from heat and better with cold.
This remedy is used for painful cracks and splits in the skin, often with sensitivity to cold and touch. It’s helpful when cracks are prone to infection.
Key symptoms: Cracks that are painful to touch, sensitive to the cold, and sometimes accompanied by pus or infection.
Arsenicum is useful when the cracks are dry and painful with a burning sensation. The skin is usually very sensitive, and there may be a tendency for infection.
Key symptoms: Cracked, dry, burning skin, often accompanied by restlessness and anxiety, worse at night, and improved by warmth.
When cracked skin is associated with emotional factors such as stress, grief, or sadness, Natrum Muriaticum can be helpful. It also works well for dry, cracked skin with a tendency to form fissures.
Key symptoms: Dry, cracked skin with painful fissures, especially on the fingertips, lips, or heels, worse in cold, dry weather.
Calendula is widely known for its healing properties, especially for skin injuries and cracked skin. It is often used for healing cuts, cracks, and abrasions on the skin.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin with pain, inflammation, and a tendency to heal slowly. It is ideal for fresh cracks and wounds.
Best for cracked skin that is accompanied by stiffness or a tendency to develop skin rashes. It can be useful when the skin cracks due to dryness and cold weather.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin with redness and swelling, especially if the skin becomes irritated after exposure to cold or wet weather.
This remedy is helpful when there is a lot of irritation and cracking of the skin, particularly if the skin is inflamed, tender, and prone to infections.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin with tenderness, possible pus formation, and sensitivity to touch. Skin may appear shiny or moist.
Urtica Urens is often used for skin that is irritated, inflamed, and cracked. It can be particularly effective when the cracks are associated with burning or stinging sensations.
Key symptoms: Burning and stinging sensations with cracked skin, often with itching or redness. Ideal for those who experience skin rashes or hives.
Lachesis is used when there are cracks that cause a stinging pain and when the skin feels hot and swollen. It is especially useful when the cracks occur around the nails or fingers.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin with a feeling of heat and inflammation, sensitive to touch, and the cracks may become infected or very painful.
Aconite can be used for cracked skin that develops suddenly, especially due to a cold, dry wind or an emotional shock. It helps in cases where the skin cracks are accompanied by anxiety or fear.
Key symptoms: Sudden onset of dryness and cracking of skin, especially from exposure to cold, dry air, accompanied by restlessness and fear.
Bryonia is useful when the skin becomes dry, cracked, and painful due to exposure to cold or harsh weather. It’s helpful when the skin is extremely tight and inflamed.
Key symptoms: Cracked skin that is dry, rough, and painful, especially if the cracks appear in cold, dry weather. The person may feel irritable and worse with movement.
Silicea is indicated for people who have a tendency to develop dry, cracked skin with a slow healing process. This remedy works well when the cracks refuse to heal properly.
Key symptoms: Cracked, dry skin with slow healing, tendency to develop abscesses or infections in the cracks. Skin may feel rough and thin.
Chamomilla is used for cracked skin with extreme sensitivity or pain. It is helpful when the person is irritable or sensitive, particularly when the cracks are associated with teething or general irritability in children.
Key symptoms: Cracked, inflamed skin with intense pain, especially if there is excessive sensitivity and irritation.
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