Spider Veins are thin, reddish-bluish blood vessels that often pop up on your face, thighs, the calves of your legs and even on your ankles. They got their name from the fact they sometimes spread out and resemble a spider. Normally blood vessels, which are right beneath your skin, are invisible. The reason they can be seen as Spider Veins is because they are broken. There are many reasons why people- especially women- get Spider Veins. Severe cases must be treated by a medical professional. However, you can use these homemade treatments to help erase Spider Veins, if you have a mild case of them.
Compression Hose
Anytime you stand for a long period of time, especially if your job requires you to do so, this pose puts pressure on the veins in your legs. The first homemade treatment to help erase Spider Veins is to buy and wear a quality pair of compression hose. You can find these stockings at most any drugstore or medical supply company. Compression hose helps keep the blood from pooling in your legs. This, in turn, helps to get rid of Spider Veins.
Vitamin K
Vitamin K isn’t often heard about, but its benefits to your body are important just the same. It helps stop bleeding. When Vitamin K is rubbed onto the skin, particularly where Spider Veins are present, it can help stop the bleeding of the affected blood vessels. Instead of having their Spider Veins removed surgically, many people use Vitamin K to help erase bothersome Spider Veins instead!
An Aspirin a Day
Taking an aspirin a day will help thin the blood that runs through your veins. Thinner blood is able to circulate throughout your body easier. You should check with your doctor first to make sure taking aspirin is right for you, but aspirin therapy can be another homemade treatment to help erase Spider Veins.
Horse Chestnut
Granted, it has an unusual name, but this natural herb can actually help people who suffer from Spider Veins, and Varicose Veins as well! When you take Horse Chestnut orally, it increases the blood circulation in your legs. It also contains a compound called, “Aescin”. Aescin works to seal up the porous walls of the veins, which helps make them stronger and less susceptible to leaking. You can find Horse Chestnut at your local healthfood store. Follow the daily dosage instructions.
Butcher’s Broom
Another homemade treatment to help erase Spider Veins is to orally take Butcher’s Broom. This herb has been used to increase a person’s blood circulation since the days of the early Greeks! Just like the Horse Chestnut herb, Butcher’s Broom has also been credited with making vein walls stronger and less prone to leakage. You can also find this herb at your local healthfood store. Follow the daily dosage instructions.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar is an age-old homemade treatment for many ailments, including Spider Veins. To help erase Spider Veins, apply a liberal amount of Apple Cider Vinegar to the affected areas two or three times a day. Prop up your feet and legs whenever you can, also, to help get rid of the pooled blood.
