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Wearing heels is often painful and uncomfortable, even for just a few hours: how to make heels comfortable using simple and quick tricks.
How to make heels comfortable
Heeled shoes give a touch of class to any type of outfit, be it elegant or more casual.
Often, however, wearing heels all day or even for a few hours can cause pangs foot pains. The important thing is therefore rmake shoes with heels comfortable by using tricks to keep in mind.
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Choose the type suitable for the foot
It is important to choose the right heel to achieve greater comfort while wearing high shoes. You can indeed opt for shoes with low heel of 5/6 cm or for squared and thicker heels instead of stiletto ones.
Alternatively, you can choose wedges or platform shoes which are more comfortable. Furthermore, if you have a foot with a particularly wide sole, it is not advisable to buy pointed shoes: better those with rounded toe heels.
It is then essential to buy some shoes of the right size. Choosing one shoes measure too large you would get more discomfort: the foot does not adhere well to the sole so the fingers push more on the toe and the shoe slips off continuously.
Not to mention the shoes that are too tight which compress the foot causing excruciating pain.
Don’t use new shoes
Keep in mind that wearing shoes with new heels can cause more pain. So resist the temptation to wear the shoes you just bought it is a must to be more comfortable. Before putting them on to go out it is useful to wear them at home so as to enlarge them and fit them to the foot, avoiding the formation of painful blisters. Also, after taking them off, it is important to do it keep the shape filling them with crumpled paper or with specific tools. You can also try to make the shoe with a heel softer bending and twisting them gently.
To widen new shoes, there is another trick: using heat. Therefore wear thick socks e point the hair dryer (not too close) on the shoes with heels, so as to soften them and adapt them to the foot.
Insert the bearings
On the market there are numerous types of pads, in gel or other material, which allow you to wear shoes with heels with greater comfort. In fact, using the pads the foot will rest on one soft surface and it will not slip out of the shoe.
Avoid taking them off and putting them back on
A key tip for not feeling pain when wearing heels all day is to avoid taking them off and putting them back on. In fact, the foot will relax when the shoe is removed and you will feel even more pain putting them back.
Scratch the sole
Scratching the sole of shoes can also be a useful remedy for greater comfort. In fact, by scratching the sole they will be less slippery, resulting in increased friction with the floor and therefore placing the foot on the ground more comfortably.
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