Ointments and creams for feet during pregnancy: how to choose and how to use

Effect of foot cream

Using a product that causes a feeling of coldness in the legs helps a person:

• maintain blood vessel tone;
• prevent the development of varicose veins;
• improve metabolism;
• stimulate tissue repair;
• relieve swelling of the legs;
• normalize blood circulation;
• relieve limbs from fatigue.

Cooling cream irritates the surface of the epidermis and causes a feeling of cold. But in reality, the product is not capable of changing body temperature, unlike warming ointments. It is allowed to be used when you feel tired, heavy, or uncomfortable in your legs.

Causes of swelling

Leg problems in pregnant women are quite common. Edema appears due to stagnation and accumulation of excess fluid in the tissues, against the background of which fatigue and heaviness in the legs often occur. Because of this inconvenience, it becomes problematic to put on shoes and do other usual things. You can check for swelling by pressing on the problem area; if a hole remains within 15-30 seconds, then you should choose and use an ointment for leg swelling during pregnancy.

Most often this occurs due to fatigue, poor nutrition, eating large amounts of salty or spicy foods, and lack of fluid.

What does it contain?

Cooling foot cream is made from different ingredients. The most important ingredient of the ointment is the one that provides the effect of cold and freshness. These components include:

• Menthol. It has a refreshing property and relaxes the leg muscles. This element is the most common in the production of the cosmetic product in question. Foot cream with menthol is considered a potent product.
• Tiger grass extract. Thanks to it, it is possible to normalize lymphatic drainage and blood circulation.
• Mint. Causes a pleasant feeling of cold in the legs.
• Eucalyptus. Has a refreshing effect.
• Arnica extract. The component not only produces a cooling effect, but also relieves inflammation, helps strengthen vascular walls, and stabilizes blood circulation.
• Hibiscus. Causes a feeling of cold, makes the skin softer, and provides it with nutrients.
• Vetiveria. The product cools the skin, destroys microbes, promotes rejuvenation, and normalizes tone.

In addition to these ingredients, foot cream may contain painkillers and anti-inflammatory components. Thanks to them, the limbs are freed from pain and inflammation. They also use anticoagulants, which prevent blood stagnation and provide nutrition to the cells.

How to choose the right ointment?

It is advisable to use local therapy for varicose veins at the onset of the disease, combining it with physical methods and special exercises.

Drugs for varicose veins during pregnancy have the following properties:

• improve the elasticity of venous walls;
• increase the tone of the saphenous veins;
• reduce the risk of blood clots in the lumen of dilated veins;
• improve skin metabolism;
• stimulate the smooth muscles of veins;
• have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the venous valve system.

Venitan gel for varicose veins
The skin has good permeability, so it is necessary to carefully study the composition of ointments and creams. Getting into the blood through the skin, fetotoxic and embryotoxic substances seep through the blood-placental barrier and negatively affect the baby’s body.

Which creams to choose?

Coming to a pharmacy or cosmetic store, a person’s eyes widen: the range of care products is huge. This also applies to cooling foot creams. The market offers a large number of products that differ in composition, duration and intensity of action, and cost. What brands are recommended?

Budget products

There is no need to buy expensive products hoping for quick and effective results. There are many effective and cheap creams, the price of which rarely exceeds 200 rubles. These cooling gels include:

• "Belita". Produced in Belarus. The product has a lasting cooling effect compared to other similar foot creams. The cost is no more than 100 rubles.
• "Clean line". The main components of the gel are mint and lungwort. They have a cooling effect and relieve fatigue. The price does not exceed 100 rubles.
• "Centre and mint." This cream helps strengthen vascular walls and normalize blood circulation. You can buy the cream for 100-130 rubles.

Average cost funds

There are cooling gels with a higher price. The following products are popular:

1. "Yves Rocher". The product causes a feeling of coldness in the legs, which is facilitated by peppermint. Thanks to lavender, the cream produces a deodorizing effect and relaxes the limbs. Price – 400-450 rubles.

The same brand has a gel with a cooling effect, which is based on buttercup extract. It quickly copes with fatigue and relieves swelling of the legs. You can buy it for 400 rubles.

1. "The Body Shop". The cooling effect is achieved with mint. The manufacturer purchases this plant from England. The cost varies between 500-550 rubles.
2. "Loccitane". The cream relieves fatigue well and has a refreshing effect. The product is contained in a bottle with a roller, which is very convenient for use. You can buy the product for about 1200 rubles.
3. Payot. This brand's cooling gel contains tapioca powder and shea butter. Relieves fatigue, unpleasant odor, sweat, nourishes the skin. The price of the product is 900-935 rubles.

Drugs with safe composition

All drugs, to one degree or another, have side effects. Allergic reactions to any of the components of the product most often occur.

Venoruton gel for varicose veins

Drugs that are not based on chemical or biological substances with small molecular sizes are considered safe. If the molecules are small, they can penetrate the skin, and then into the placenta and affect the fetus.

Safe ointments and creams for varicose veins during pregnancy:

• Troxevasin;
• Phlebodia;
• Venoruton.

Troxevasin. Available in gel and capsules. The main active ingredient is troxerutin (an analogue of vitamin P). The gel can be used in conjunction with compression stockings or bandages.

Phlebodia. A French remedy that is a venotonic. Can be used throughout pregnancy, but should not be used two weeks before birth due to blood thinning.

Venoruton. Available in the form of a golden-colored gel. The use of the drug can be started from the second trimester of pregnancy. The gel is applied twice a day, morning and evening.

Gel Troxevasin for varicose veins

It should be noted that the safest are physical methods of combating varicose veins. Also, therapy should be supplemented with special courses of exercise therapy. During exercise, due to contractions of the leg muscles, blood begins to move upward, thereby eliminating swelling and venous congestion.

Cooling gel for feet during pregnancy

During the period of bearing a child, a woman’s legs become very tense. Therefore, expectant mothers are faced with swelling, a feeling of heaviness, and pain in the limbs. Such symptoms occur regardless of whether the woman has had such manifestations or not.

But pregnant women are not allowed to use most products. To get rid of tired legs, they will need a special gel that will not contain any substances harmful to the mother and fetus.

These products include foot cream with a cooling effect “9 months”. It includes a menthol component, horse chestnut, avocado and grapefruit oil. The feeling of cold lasts for a long time, fatigue is quickly relieved. The price of a tube is 450-500 rubles.

Similar creams are produced by other brands that produce cosmetics for pregnant women. Examples include Sanosan and Maternea. These gels cost around 500 rubles.

Basic drugs

To treat varicose veins that occur during pregnancy, the following ointments are used:

• Lyoton-gel;
• Ginkor-gel;
• Venitan;
• Venorm.

Lyoton-gel contains heparin. Despite the risk of bleeding, heparin is used during pregnancy. The drug has a good antithrombotic effect and strengthens the valves of the saphenous veins.

Lyoton-gel for varicose veins for pregnant women

Ginkor gel is made from ginkgo biloba extract and rutin substitutes. The action of the gel is aimed at improving the elasticity of blood vessels and reducing inflammatory manifestations.

Venitan is available in the form of a gel, less often in the form of a cream. When applied topically, it normalizes the condition of veins and venules.

Venorm is a very effective remedy for varicose veins in pregnant women. It consists of biologically pure substances that can be safely used during pregnancy.

If ulcers and skin defects form against the background of venous stagnation, antiseptic ointments or gels should be used.

Homemade foot cream

If your legs suffer from fatigue, swelling, pain, then it is not necessary to buy the product at the pharmacy. Women use creams made at home. They are effective and help get rid of unpleasant symptoms.

The most popular recipe is the following: take wax and olive oil in a 1:2 ratio, put in a water bath so that the components dissolve. Then add 3-4 drops of mint and eucalyptus oils, a concentrated solution of tea tree oil. Place the cream in a container and use it for its intended purpose.

Home remedies are only suitable if discomfort in the legs is not a sign of a disease in the extremities. Otherwise, you will need medical creams that contain medicinal components.

For pregnant

Pregnant women often complain of swelling and fatigue in their legs. Cooling foot cream will effectively eliminate these problems. Products with natural refreshing ingredients can be used by pregnant women - they have no side effects and are safe.

There are many cosmetic brands that produce cooling foot creams for pregnant women. Give preference to a trusted manufacturer. You can buy foot cream from the line whose products you use.

If you are hypersensitive to the components, the cooling cream may cause irritation. When purchasing a product, be sure to test it on a small area of ​​the skin.

Application

The cooling cream has a relaxing effect. Use the product daily to relieve fatigue after a busy day.

Apply the substance to clean skin of the feet, heels and legs with massaging movements.

Budget products

There is a huge number of cooling creams and gels of Russian and foreign production on the market. Many of them are quite budget-friendly, their cost does not exceed 200 rubles, and the quality in most cases is decent.

Thus, the cooling foot gel produced by the Belarusian company Belita is very popular. Reviews say that the cooling effect lasts much longer than its analogues. Considering the price of 81 rubles per 100 ml, this product is simply a godsend.

Also cheap but effective is the freshness gel from the Clean Line brand with mint and lungwort. The first component cools, and the second relieves fatigue. It contains chamomile, plantain, and the inevitable chestnut. The price is only 83 rubles for 75 ml.

Not so common on sale, but very effective is the “Cabella and Mint” gel-balm from the Floresan brand. The cinquefoil in the composition helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels and improves blood circulation. Its price is 107 rubles for 75 ml.

Use during pregnancy

The problem with swelling of the legs especially worries a woman in the last trimester of pregnancy, when heaviness in the legs, pain and discomfort in the calf muscles appear. In this condition, the risk of varicose veins increases. Cooling foot products come to the aid of the expectant mother. The choice of cream must be made taking into account certain requirements to prevent an allergic reaction and damage to the fetus.

You should:

• choose a cream designed for use during pregnancy;
• opt for a product containing more natural ingredients and vitamins;
• use a product that is odorless or has a pleasant, light aroma, since a strong medicinal smell can cause nausea;
• use creams with a light consistency that do not leave a greasy residue and are quickly absorbed into the skin;
• purchase creams that contain auxiliary ingredients that help nourish, moisturize and soften the skin;
• do a test - a test on a small area of ​​skin before use, in order to avoid a negative reaction from the body, in case of individual intolerance to the components of the product;
• Do not buy coolants from unofficial points of sale.

It is imperative to coordinate the choice of product with a gynecologist or personal cosmetologist.

Gel effect

Menthol and mint, which are the main components of cooling gels, not only cool the skin, but also, penetrating deep into the layers of the epidermis, tone and stimulate blood flow, which, in turn, leads to the removal of swelling and improved tissue regeneration.

Also, this cooling gel for the feet relieves swelling due to the effect of lymphatic drainage, that is, it stimulates the outflow of excess fluid from the tissues. Constant use of such gels will help normalize this process, which will lead to less fatigue and fewer problems with the veins.

Deodorization, which is provided by many similar products, is not only a cosmetic effect, but also the prevention of fungal development. In addition, these additives can reduce sweat production, which will add comfort throughout the day and reduce the risk of calluses and injuries to the skin.

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Mint Sparkling Foot Cream, Skinfood

After a long day, your feet are tired and burning, so your only desire is to plunge them into a bowl of ice. A more humane way is to use this cream from Skinfood. The brand, famous for its unusual, working compositions, is on top this time too! The main components of the cream are three (!) types of mint extract, lime juice, macadamia oil, shea butter, lemon and grapefruit seeds, and rosemary leaves. For the skin, this is both invigorating cooling and hyper-hydration. I massage this product in the evenings after a shower, and in the morning my feet are as soft as a baby's. And the cream, by the way, recently appeared in our house and is already testing the strength of my body.

Indications for use

The composition of cooling foot creams mainly includes menthol, citrus, mint substances, after application of which a feeling of coolness appears on the skin of the feet. These products deodorize feet, prevent sweating and the appearance of unpleasant odors, refresh and soften feet, and have an antiseptic effect.

Refreshing and cooling agents are used for:

• relieving fatigue;
• toning;
• prevention of varicose veins;
• normalization of vascular function;
• stimulating tissue metabolic processes;
• skin regeneration;
• reducing the feeling of heat and swelling after a long stay on your feet;
• relaxation of the muscles of the lower extremities;
• normalization of blood flow in the legs;
• softening and moisturizing the feet.

Composition of means for strengthening blood vessels

Varicose veins are a very common ailment in pregnant women. The main reason for its occurrence is weak blood vessels. When choosing a product to strengthen them, it is important to pay attention to the composition. It must contain active ingredients and should not contain components that can harm the health of the growing fetus.

Choose ointments and gels that contain:

• Horse chestnut;
• Seaweed;
• Sea salt;
• Mint and citrus extracts;
• Urea;
• Vitamins and vegetable oils.