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Cracked heels. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2012 OP
shea butter and cotton peds maddezmom May 2012 #1
Minestrone soup. bluesbassman May 2012 #2
Phew! KamaAina May 2012 #10
Corn Huskers!!!! blaze May 2012 #3
http://amlactin.com/ guardian May 2012 #4
wear shoes with better support noamnety May 2012 #5
Lived in the mountains..... AnneD May 2012 #6
This thread is turning out way better than if I had formulated a complete question. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #7
Rub lotion on your feet, especially heels, after you shower or bathe. The problem will go away. nt raccoon May 2012 #8
Bag balm geardaddy May 2012 #9

bluesbassman

(19,369 posts)
2. Minestrone soup.
Mon May 7, 2012, 09:14 PM
May 2012

I usually tear up my cracked wheat heels left from the loaf into bite size pieces and toss 'em into some hot minestrone soup. Yum!

blaze

(6,354 posts)
3. Corn Huskers!!!!
Mon May 7, 2012, 09:31 PM
May 2012

Discovered this years ago when I was delivering newspapers and that newsprint just sucked every bit of moisture out of my hands... cracking and bleeding... blech.

Corn Huskers, in small doses, applied three or four times a day... Nothing better!

http://www.amazon.com/Corn-Huskers-Oil-Free-Hand-Lotion/dp/B000RO3EMA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
5. wear shoes with better support
Mon May 7, 2012, 09:56 PM
May 2012

It's the splooping quality of feet being spread to the side along with being too dry for the skin to stretch that causes cracks. Flip flops = more cracks than sneakers.

AnneD

(15,774 posts)
6. Lived in the mountains.....
Tue May 8, 2012, 10:56 AM
May 2012

the cold dry air wreaked havoc on my feet. I had serious deep cracks. I discovered the a pumice stone and scrubbing help with preventing as did applying lotion after exfoliation. But what really helped the pain was to apply liquid band aid directly to the crack. The cracks expose nerve ending to the air-thus causing pain. The liquid band aid provided a barrier, and allowed the skin to develop. One of the best thing I ever discovered.

Baitball Blogger

(46,698 posts)
7. This thread is turning out way better than if I had formulated a complete question.
Tue May 8, 2012, 11:12 AM
May 2012

Thanks everybody!

Can't wait to dip my cracked heels into my minestrone tonight!

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