cracked heels

Twinny99

I almost wish I could get some hard bits on my feet! Mine are like baby feet and nearly every pair of shoes I own cuts, rubs and blisters! :mad:

Firefly

Poppy9 wrote: »

It maybe cheap but it didn't work for me!

I'm tempted by this from Avon as their heel softening cream works so well. Has anyone tried the pads?

Vaseline didn't work for me either AND I've tried the pads from Avon. They don't touch tough skin but if your heels are under control they are OK. Just OK. They don't work miracles which I guess is what we all want. I'd like to be able to deal with heels once a week not every day! The Heel Cream from Avon isn't bad for maintenance as is the AHA cream.

Ps I'm sure I've tried everything!

Poppy9

The only time in my adult life I can remember having super smooth feet was after spending 2 weeks in Lanzarote and walking on the very hot black sand. I had to wear flip flops as the sand was so hot but my feet were in fab condition. I live near the sea side her in Wales but the white sand doesn't work despite me walking miles in it.

docij

Both my daughter and my husband have problems with dry and cracked skin on their feet for years.

The BEST cream ever has been Pure Coconut Oil.

Some companies will try to sell you expensive 'pure virgin coconut oil' but we have found that the pure coconut oil from Holland and Barrett (in a big tub for £10) works just great. It looks semi solid but as soon as you put it on your skin it becomes liquid. Use it every day to begin with and then as required. It's amazing.

Firefly

Following Abbecer's advice I've now got a Newton Foot Sponge. So far have only used it once but it looks a promising alternative to a pumice.

nibs

Hi all and thanks for all your suggestions,

After googling 'urea' I found that Champneys miracle cracked heel cream contains 25% urea which seemed quite good.

Bought some in sainsbury yesterday and used it twice and once more today.Might be early days but it feels fab when applied and it definately feels a bit softer already.Its £6 but I think it will last quite a while.

Would highly recommend it to anyone else who like me have tried a lot of the suggestions posted. At least we are all getting some new ideas to try and I'm glad I'm not alone with this problem.

Twig

I swear buy 10 aspirins crushed up and mixed to a paste with lemon juice. Put it on your feet and put them in plastic bags for 10 mins then wash off and pumice, the dry skin will come off easily.

Not sure why it works but something to do with the chemicals.

Twig

kittynortheast

Hello, don't usually roam far but found this little interesting thread!
I swear by (and often have very grizzly feet unless keep up my maintainance) bodyshops' foot file, a bit of elbow grease and moisturise (whatever you have in)do this at bedtime for a few days (depends on how bad) and this should do the trick.

savingsara_2

Occasionally mine would crack so badly they bled, it wasn't just a cosmetic thing. Having heard something on Diet Doctors about cracked heels being caused by a lack of omega 3 fish oil in the diet, I started taking a capsule every day. My feet are still dry, but they no longer crack - they just need me to give them more attention. Boots marshmallow and mint cream is good, not too greasy and rubs in well.

Savvy_Sue

Sagaris wrote: »

I think the large tubs of aqueous cream are £2.99 from Boots/Tesco pharmacy, the cheapest moisturiser I know of, even if the scent leaves a little to be desired!

We were walking past the Body Shop today and DH asked in a puzzled tone what Body Butter was. I thought about it for a while and decided that his big tub of Aqueous Cream is Body Margerine, so Body Butter is the posh (and expensive) equivalent. :rotfl: