cna anyone recommend a great lotion for cracking feet?

Question

i have used alot and recently one from arm and hammer ultimate healing but not working as well as i hoped but not too bad. is there anything else out there that might keep my cracking feet between my toes especially and rough heals under control. thanks for your help

Answer 1

Introduction

Athlete's foot is a common fungal infection that affects many people at some time in their lives. The condition easily spreads in public places such as communal showers, locker rooms and fitness centers.

Athlete's foot usually affects the spaces between your toes, but it can spread to your toenails and the soles and sides of your feet. Often, athlete's foot responds well to over-the-counter (nonprescription) treatments you can apply to your skin. More severe cases may require prescription medications.


Signs and symptoms

The signs and symptoms of athlete's foot can be numerous, although you probably won't have all of them:

Itching, stinging and burning between your toes, especially the last two toes

Itching, stinging and burning on the soles of your feet

Itchy blisters

Cracking and peeling skin, especially between your toes and on the soles of your feet

Excessive dryness of the skin on the bottoms or sides of the feet

Nails that are thick, crumbly, ragged, discolored or pulling away from the nail bed


Treatment

For mild conditions, your doctor may advise you to apply a prescription or over-the-counter (nonprescription) antifungal ointment, lotion, powder or spray. Most infections respond well to these topical agents, which include:

Terbinafine (Lamisil AT)
Clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF)
Miconazole (Micatin)

If your fungal infection is severe or doesn't respond to topical medicine, your doctor may give you a prescription oral medication. Oral medications include:

Itraconazole (Sporanox)
Fluconazole (Diflucan)
Terbinafine (Lamisil)

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), oral itraconazole and oral terbinafine may be linked to rare cases of liver failure and death. Oral itraconazole may weaken the heart's contractions and shouldn't be prescribed for people with a history of heart failure.

Your doctor may prescribe an oral antibiotic if you have an accompanying bacterial infection. In addition, your doctor may recommend wet dressings, steroid ointments, compresses or vinegar soaks to help clear up blisters or soggy skin.

Answer 2

I have the same problem and I've tried everything from Vaseline to over the counter creams made for this condition. It really hurts at times..My wife says it's because I go barefoot but I think she's full of crap. Dried out is dried out inside socks or not.

Lately the only thing that helps is to actually sit at my computer with my feet soaking in hot soapy water. This softens the dead skin and it will scrape off easily. It's not a cure but it seems to help.

Answer 3

I remember hearing Dr. Gott who writes articles in the local newspaper here, say that using Vicks Vapor Rub actually worked. Seemed strange, but might be worth a try. I personally know my feet got smooth after I cut out processed carbs from my diet and added a lot more unstaturated oils, like hellman's mayo, canola oil. Good Luck.

Answer 4

it would be good to exfoliate daily. scrub with a pumus stone and buy a blade (with a holder, they carry them in the cosmetics area) to sheer off the extra skin around the heels. then put lotion (i like aveeno - any kind really because it has natural oatmeal in it), put a generous amount on. then take some hand towels and get them wet in hot (but dont burn yourself - maybe microwave some) water, put them around your feet. take a plastic bag and put it around each foot. let your feet soak and humidify to bring back the moisture in your feet for 15 minutes or more (you can even sleep in this if you feel comfortable). do this a few times a week at least and your feet should be good.

Answer 5

My husband's feet crack open very badly. He gets something at WalMart's called Gold Bond Foot Cream. It is in a blue squeeze tube and it seems to work pretty good. I hope this helps.

Answer 6

gold bond or eucerin
each night before u go to bed take a shower then while ur feet are still damp rub some vaseline on ur feet. then put on socks to keep the moisture in. in the morning use the lotion

Answer 7

go to a palour do pedicure.always use slippers inside and out side,use any moisterising cream ,after wasing ur feet morning and evening ou will be ok.

Answer 8

Try Zim's crack cream. My mother swears by it :)

Answer 9

cooking oil

Answer 10

try udder butter they have it at any grocery store