Dry, cracked heels

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

I have quite dry cracked heels.

I have one of those school foot files that spins and that helps take away a lot of the hard skin (you know where it gets hard and scratchy?) but it doesn’t quite get rid of it. I’m sure I need to keep doing it but it just seem like a never ending task. I’m trying to moisturise every night.

Would be grateful for help / advice / tips

[AnnieCartwright]

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I received the above yesterday. After just one application of the hygiene cream my feet now look amazing!!!!!!!! You're supposed to use it every day for two weeks and then use for maintenance afterwards. So much so I ordered another set today. I haven't even tried the hand and foot cream yet as still working through others.

I got it on easy pay. If you look on her website, the set would cost £180!

[SouthWestmom]

I would love some eureka cream! Maybe for my 11s...

Op keep it up then, looks like the more concerted effort works well

[Daffodil101]

Ureka cream!

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

@Neouf Yeah I’m not sure what changed as filing them and moisturising didn’t seem to be doing the trick. Maybe I wasn’t doing it consistently enough but then I only did it a week this time around and got better results 🤷🏻‍♀️

[SouthWestmom]

That's good well done - maybe tlc is the answer?

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

So this is my update. Showered about half an hour ago and haven’t moisturised, feel smooth and much softer. I’m pleased!

And I haven’t even had to spend any money.

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

This has been really helpful though as I never would have realised things like wearing flip flops make it worse

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

Oh you might be right @VanGoghsDog

My feet feel ok now tbh I’ll definitely have to keep up to them and see if I need anything else but that horrible hard spikey feeling has gone. They’re a bit dry and left foot feels much smoother than right foot

[VanGoghsDog]

Well, it days it has fruit acids so it might do some exfoliating.

I'd make sure you're using a urea one. The Boots one is fine, three days of every day use and my heels are much better. Mine's just run out because this thread reminded me to use it this week!

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

It is just a moisturiser, from what I can see, and not a magic dry skin melting wonder 🤔

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

Forgot pic 🤦‍♀️

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

Found it!

[LadyEloise]

M&S foot file. Nivea cream in the dark blue pot, cotton socks. A couple of times a week.
I have a heated underblanket on my side of the bed. My heels are dried out from it.

[BunnytheHoneyBee]

I can’t find the soap and glory cream I thought I had

I have had a bath this week for the first time in weeks, used the scholl rotating thingy, moisturiser every day this week and haven’t worn flip flops during the day and they are much better just from those things.

I don’t think I need to buy anything at the moment which is a bonus!

[Lighteninginabottle27]

Newton sponge and flexitol are ace and cotton socks afterwards. Flexitol is great for nails too, especially with all the extra hand washing.

[VanGoghsDog]

It can't just be flip flops that cause it because I rarely wear flip flops or open backed sandals and mine gets really bad. But I have flat feet so I think any walking I tend to slap my feet down.

Sadly I also have the yellow toenail thing. Seems I just get one nail sorted and it pops up on another one!

[Sissymate2]

I can sympathize with you lot!
Aren't those cracked heels the worst? I definitely have found that wearing open heeled flip-flops or Birkenstocks contribute to my cracked heels.
I know this might sound like I'm a nut, but one product I've found that helps to heal the deep painful cracks is none other than DUCT TAPE...First I put lanolin into the cracks (making sure to only get it in the actual cracks) and then slap several pieces of duct tape over the whole area. I leave it for several days and when I remove the dt, the cracks are completely healed. The duct tape helps the area retain moisture. I learned this trick from my long distance ( 50k plus) runner friends....they also use the tape to prevent blisters which I've used when wearing new shoes if I gotten a sore place on the back of my heels( but not on an open blistered area) cheap and about the only kind of tape that will stick to the skin for an extended period of time.
Also, I just read that dry, cracked heels can be a sign of dehydration! I absolutely know i do not drink enough fluid during the day.
I think the MAIN reason is the open backed flip-flops though as you see very few men with this problem since they tend to wear socks and shoes regularly..... which i think contributes to that disgusting thick yellow toenail fungus🤮 that is almost impossible to get rid of

@AuntieFenella. ...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your parmesan joke made me laugh so loud....I don't think many posters saw it because nobody commented on your brill sense of humour ! Keep those little ditties coming...we all need some chuckles
@MunaZaldrizoti
Wow, your before and after photos are amazing. I think you have hit on the right formula

[SouthWestmom]

Yes it was surprising how dribbly it was! Lost a good chunk the first day.

Haven't noticed a smell and dh/dc not said anything so far. So maybe initially but doesn't last?

I'm going to keep going for a while and then switch to a couple of times a week

[IHateMyPassportPhoto]

There's already a visible difference, although the it still feels dry to the touch.

The cream is a lot runnier than I was expecting!

My DH says it smells too, but as I am currently recovering from Covid and have no sense of smell it doesn't bother me, lol.

[Forgottenwhatsleepis]

Soap&Glory is really good, if it's still in date, as is the Flexitol. I only use either of them now, whichever one I pick up first, and both as good as each other

[SouthWestmom]

Passport so weird isn't it! Not painful just buzzy. It does stop though you'll be pleased to know!

I'm doing cream and socks during the day and cream and bare feet at night. Twice now I've used a gentle grater style one but that's mainly to help remove the cream build in I'm imagining in the shower.

I'm pleased -

[IHateMyPassportPhoto]

@Noeuf

I bought some on the back of your post and just put it on. My feet are also buzzing. Weird! Not stinging or burning but like my feet are fizzy.

[StillSmallVoice]

I have tried absolutely everything. Someone mentioned the Microplane pedicure rasp upthread. It is absolutely fantastic, followed by Flexitol or CCS cream. The CCS is slightly preferable because it isn't as sticky.

I probably only file my feet about once a fortnight now, and before it was every day.

It is definitely worse in the summer when wearing sandals or flip flops, and worse on one foot, I assume because I tend to favour that foot.

[CockCarousel]

I get the same OP and use Flexitol with gel socks overnight (to allow it to work more efficiently). It has a high urea content (sorry if already mentioned), which is the stuff that works the magic on crispy feet.

[SouthWestmom]

I'm going to do a full week and then it says twice a week for maintenance. Glad I found this thread as I'm happy with the outcome