what is a home remedies for dry cracked feet?

Question

I have tried everything I know 2 do for cracked dry heels. My heels r so bad that they are cutting open. does anyone know what i should do besides wash and put lotion on them

Answer 1

When you go to bed at night put Vaseline all over your feet and then put on a pair of socks. Do this every night and you will see a difference.

Answer 2

Self treatment for cracked heels:
Applying an oil based moisturizing cream twice daily is really important to get on top of this problem. A pumice stone can be used to reduce the thickness of the hard skin. After looking at the 'tomato' analogy above it should be obvious why it is important to avoid open backed shoes or thin soled shoes.
Never try to reduce the hard skin your self with a razor blade or a pair of scissors. There is a risk of an infection developing and taking too much off.

Check the sites below to buy products that will help you with self management. They all have emollients and pumice stones.

The podiatric treatment of cracked heels may involve the following:
investigating the cause of the problem, so this can be addressed
removing the hard thick skin by debriding it (often the splits will not heal if the skin is not removed). This may need to be done on a regular basis. Regular maintenance may be the best way to prevent the problem.
if very painful, strapping may be used to 'hold' the cracks together while they heal (a maintenance program after this to prevent recurrence is very important).
prescription and advice regarding the most appropriate moisturizer or emollient.
advice about footwear and self care of the problem.
insoles may be used to alter the way you walk to prevent the thick skin from developing (these are indicated in cases of heel callus and are not suitable for all cases).
a heel cup may be used to keep the fat pad from expanding sideways. This is worn in the shoe and can be very effective at prevention if used regularly.
on rare occasions some Podiatrists and Dermatologists have used a tissue 'glue' to hold the edges of the skin together, so the cracks can heal.

Answer 3

Get some vasoline or bag balm, slather your feet really really well before you go to bed, and put on an old pair of socks that you dont care about anymore, then just go to bed. Your heels should be butter soft the next morning.

Throw the socks away in the morning, by the way...

Answer 4

Corona cream sold at the pharmacy, comes in a yellow tube with a red lid. Rub on your feet liberally and put some good ole white cotton socks on and let them soak over night. That is if you can bare to wear socks to bed.

Answer 5

It sounds like you may have a condition. It's common to have this in the summer (d/t walking barefoot) you may have a fungus/athlete's foot type of thing.

Try some bag balm or vaseline at night before bed & slip thick fuzzy socks on to seal in the warmth..if this doesn't help, it's time to go for the big guns like anti fungal stuff..

Hope this helps ~ good luck!

Answer 6

Wear shoes and socks everyday (not flipflops). Scrub with pumice stone or other similar product (don't use that deadly razor thingie). Shower before you go to bed, then put lotion on and then socks and go to sleep with socks on.

You should notice a difference in a couple of weeks. If not, go see a podiatrist.

Answer 7

First go to your pharmacy and buy some MedPeds medicated socks, sometimes you can find them at Wal-Mart, these socks contain aloe Vera in the fiber. Then soak your feet to loosen the dead skin, slather your feet with bag balm, then go to bed. This should take care of the problem. My father has diabetes and this is how he takes care of his feet.

Answer 8

if you live in rural area, go to feed supply store and purchase "udder cream" (could be called "balm"), rub over heels at bedtime and wear socks to bed, after about 7-10 days, will see a big improvement. afterwards, use only at first signs of cracking.

Answer 9

Before you go to bed, try putting vaseline all over your feet and covering it with an old pair of socks. Use a plastic baggie or glove to cover your hand. It will help your hand from getting all gross. Hope it helps.

Answer 10

Bag Balm.....its for cows udders , but it's great. You may also try sheep shearers lotion or rub your feet down with olive oil right be4 bed and wear socks all night.