What is a good remedy for healing extremly dried cracked feet?!
Question: So dry skin runs in my family, and the area we live in isnt exactly the best help. I have tried everything short of cutting them off. ;-) and nothing has ever helped. ive tried vaseline all night with socks on and cocoa butter. i do use a dry skin thing that i rub the dead skin off with. Any suggestions?
Answers: So dry skin runs in my family, and the area we live in isnt exactly the best help. I have tried everything short of cutting them off. ;-) and nothing has ever helped. ive tried vaseline all night with socks on and cocoa butter. i do use a dry skin thing that i rub the dead skin off with. Any suggestions?
get some Johnson's foot soap. soak your feet and try to get the old dead skin off with a foot file or a stone. Then put some bag balm (sold at farm stores, originally made for cow's udders) put it on very think and finish with cotton socks. when you get up in the morning, try to get some more dead skin off, it will be easier now because it is moist. Keep at it, your feet will be better in a few days. Don't go barefoot, if you can help it. Good luck!
HI Amanda
Here are some testimonials on how to heal the issue.
COCONUT OIL
7/17/2007: Audrey from Gardner, Kansas writes: "coconut oil=so far helped my cracked feet and under eye dark circles...I have had dry feet 4ever...in the last year they have severely cracked...I have been applying the coconut oil for 2 days at night...feet are healing like crazy and circles are diminishing"
H202 FOR DRY, PEELING FEET
8/24/2007: PAM from Kansas Ctiy, MO writes:
I AM DIABETIC AND HAVE VERY DRY PEELING FEET. I SOAK MY FEET IN ENOUGH WATER TO COVER THE TOP OF MY FEET AND ADD ABOUT 1/2 C. PEROXIDE TO THE WATER AND SOAK ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LONGER IF I HAVE THE TIME. AFTER 2 TIMES, I COULD SEE MY FEET START TO HEAL. ALSO, I FOUND 3% PEROXIDE WITHOUT STABALIZERS AT THE FAMILY DOLLAR. I CAN TASTE THE DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH."
Bestof health to you
i once had to get a prescription for my daughter ,she was extremely dry everywhere and it worked good
Relief and Prevention:
The best way to treat and also prevent dry, cracked heels and feet is to use good therapeutic ointments and creams. Avoid using lotions, as these often contain alcohol, which actually cause your dry skin to worsen.
Additional therapies for dry, cracked heels and feet include:
* Use a pumice stone or sand stone to file hard, dry skin, then a foot cream to penetrate and hydrate the area.
* Use footcare creams especially designed for nighttime use, and wear socks to help the cream better absorb into your dry, cracked heels during sleep.
* Check your shoes regularly for tight spots and areas that rub against your dry, cracked heels.
* Use insoles and other corrective devices to eliminate points of friction on your dry, cracked heels.
* Wear comfortable shoes with a wide toe box.
Make sure you avoid getting foot lotion, foot balm and foot cream between your toes, as the additional moisture can lead to bacterial infections such as athlete