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Put any lotion on your heels then wear closed in shoes with sox for a week or so. My feet are always wonderful in winter because I am wearing closed in shoes. In Summer when I am bare foot or in flaps is when my heels become yucky.
I can't seem to eliminate the cracks on my heels. They are not open or raw but just plain unsightly. I've tried Dr. Scholl's Heel Repair but that did not work. Also tried putting on lotion or oil and wearing socks overnight...no cigar. I've just ordered a product from Avon which has lidocaine on it but have not received it yet. I've seen other products from Walgreen's that advertise ingredients containing Eucerin which was good for my breasts while undergoing radiation. Anyone tried a product worth buying?
I get them all the time on my heels too, because I walk around with sandals, flip-flops, open toed heels, etc. most of the time during the warm weather months. It's a pain in the butt! But I have a foot file that I use every time I take a shower. It seems to work very well, when I do it everyday. My heels are looking nicer these days. And I just keep putting lotion on too.
To the OP, have you tried any of these suggestions and did they work?
If not, here's another idea. I use a medicine about once a week or so that my dermatologist prescribed. It's called keralac cream or ointment and it just sort of melts that icky skin away.
Skin, heels and cracks.....why?
This is why............
The skin on our body is there to protect us from infection and harm.
if you have a job that needs you to use a pen all day, you get a form of hard skin on your finger? this is because your pens rubs all day...so the body assumes it needs to protect that area and reproduces hard skin to naturally to protect.
Its the same with heels, knees, elbows, hands and any part of the body that is used so much so hard skin forms.
how to get rid of heel cracks and hard skin....moisture every eve before bed...do not use harsh file or ebrasives without cream..this will only encourage more hard skin to form. do not cream between toes this will only form infection due to damp enviroment. when skin is moistured with creams it will eventually assume that its not needed to harden the area and will soften in time...take care.
What always works for me is vasoline and some socks at night. It's cheap and very effective. It transforms your feet in a matter of days. Works better than any specialty foot cream.
I have to agree with the posters that mentioned the Ped-Egg. This is truly wonderful, my feet now look and feel so smooth for the first time in years. I use it every couple of weeks and use Miracle Foot Repair cream (CVS) every night.
I had the same problem with my heels, that no moisturizer, pumice stone or costly pedicure would rid me of. I tried the PED EGG that I purchased from HSN and it's the BEST thing I've used.
Try it and follow up with a little moisturizer, you'll be so glad you did. I no longer feel uncomfortable when my honey wants to rub my feet.
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