[chookpea]

I never used to moisturise my feet before, but I do now after a shower. Doesn't seem t be helping though. I used to use pumice to get the hard bits off, but now I use those things that look like mini cheese graters (what my MIL calls them!) and it gets rid of the hard bits temporarily, but the cracks come back.

I was going to try those foot creams you can get from the chemist, but not sure if they work or not.

What do you use for cracked heels?

[dogged]

I've found Eulactol Gold works well but you need to be obsessively vigilant - cream every morning and evening, use the planer daily, and extra foot cream during the day if you have time and inclination.

[Leee]

I have the same problem and the only thing that helps are the creams. But my probably is that I forget to use it. They are best if you put it on, the. Socks and leave overnight.

I saw something on tv the other day that said not to use pumice stones or the graters as it is really easy to get infections.

[causeway]

I had terribly cracked heels. I was vigilant with washing & drying and then putting heel balm & clean cotton socks on twice a day. It didnt take long to remedy. I did not pumice. I asked my beautician about it and it came down to me wearing thongs while watering the plants & getting wet feet. Im sure it only took 10 - 14 days and no problems since.

[OoooO]

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This post has been edited by OoooO: 26/07/2012, 09:15 AM

[jill1972]

I'm a sufferer as well and can get nasty deep cracks. I've had the Avon Footworks cracked heel relief cream - amazing stuff & cheap. When mine were bad I'd put it on after my shower & in the morning. They've long healed up now & I just put it on at night now.

Oh yeah, like previous people, put some socks on after especially at night.


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[Angelina Balleri...]

DH bought some heel balm and its working a treat. I keep meaning to steal some.

[sophiasmum]

I use a rough edged foot paddle once a week in the bath, a foot cream from the chemist daily, and about once every 3 mths I use a blade to get back to zero build up. But regular pedicures would be my idea of bliss!

[PrincessPeach]

I just use either my vitamin E cream or Amolin & put socks on.

Cheap, easy & i have it in the house!

[Quack Quack]

just out of interest, I used to have terrible cracked heels. So bad it was embarrasing to be seen without shoes on and they would bleed from the deep cracks.

I was put on Thyroxine about 3 months ago for a low thyroid and the cracked heels have completely repaired themselves.

Turns out that cracked heels are a symptom of Low thyroid and I had battled with the heels ( and low thyroid) for years and years, not knowing that was the problem!
Not saying that everyone with cracked heels has a Thyroid issue.... but hey! you never know