Dry,cracking heels
By Seaclans
@Seaclans (215)
United States
December 7, 2007 1:04pm CST
Just wondering if anyone has found a good product to treat cracking heels? I get cracks frequently and none of the lotions, including foot lotions do much for them. If I forget lotion for more than a couple of days I get deep painful cracks. I live in a dry climate, but had them even before I moved to this area. Mom had them, too, so I guess they may be something I inherited from her. I try to drink lots of water, which helps some, and have been checked for diabetes but don't have that fortunately. Anyway, just hoping someone has found a good solution as they can make it uncomfortable to lie down at night even when they haven't gotten very severe.
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@ky1119 (698)
• United States
7 Dec 07
Try something called Aquaphor by Eucerin. That stuff is amazing. It's very thick. I use it for everything. My son gets severely chapped lips. He chaps around his mouth and it edges down towards his chin. I used Aquaphor on him one night, and he he woke up the next day, it was more than half healed. I used it the next night, and he was healed the next day. It's a little more expensive than lotion, but it's well worth it.
@Seaclans (215)
• United States
25 Feb 08
I did find the stuff and it does help, but it's fairly pricey and appears to be based on petroleum jelly. I also was given a lotion called "Udderly Smooth", which is a made-for-humans version of the stuff dairy farmers use on cow udders. It works really well too, and is not greasy feeling. Instead it just feels full of moisture.
