the foot crack poll

My heels are always split... My big toes occasionally peel, usually in the summer when I start barefooting more, and it hurts. I use goldbond lotion, and it seems to help.

 

I've very cracked heels, soles and toes. In the past they used to get a bit sore when dry but now the skin is so thick I think it's just superficial. My soles look a bit like elephant skin :tongue:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm®-Medicated-Ointment-4-5lb/dp/B000HHMAHC

It's good for cows, and it's good for us. Try it. Slap it on heavy on foot bottoms and between toes before you hike. It helps your feet grip boulders too.

 

sold by the pail lol

i notice it says antiseptic though..thats a definite plus

 

utter butter comes in pails too..

 

well one thing does not prevent the other one... cracks and thorns. top of luck: thorn in crack wound. got that once. it's so perfect. luckily it is quite some time im crack-free yes it sounds awful no im not out of rehab, i mean my heels are, ok whatever.

 

I got this recommendation from a doctor friend in South America who never, ever wears shoes. For cracks, use a cream that has a high concentration of urea. The only one I have found in the US is Flexitol brand Heel Balm, available at Walgreens. Although it is expensive, it is on sale for half-off a couple times a year. It is the urea which does the work. Just a few days of using it at night, usually solves most of my problems. I scrape my heels every couple of weeks after showering, using a regular Bic razor, to keep the callus from becoming so thick that it forms cracks. I just remove a thin layer, not a lot--whatever comes off easily after the shower.

If I do get a painfully large crack, I super-glue it back together. But oddly, I have not had to do that since I returned to the US from Germany. Having tried every brand on the market, I found Duro brand super-glue is the best available in the US and Pattex Blitzmatic, manufactured by Henkel the best in Germany. If you are new to using super-glue, I recommend buying a tube of the antidote or "remover" for super-glue, as it is quite easy to glue your fingers to your foot until you get some practice. I put a stripe of glue into the crack, then hold the crack together for a couple minutes while it begins to set. It takes a good half hour to an hour for the glue to set completely; if you do any serious walking on it before then, the crack will just open up again. One application was good for about 3 days of walking a minimum of 70 minutes a day in Germany. After a week or two, even large cracks became small enough that they were no longer a problem.

 

You call them cracks, I call them nature's leather soles.

 

I agree, my soles are just part of my style :afro:

 

Nothing major but I suppose it's all part of being sans shoes!

 

I generally don't have a problem with heel cracks, but I do have cracks between the toes and my skin will peel. If I am bf, it usually isn't too bad, but if I wear any footwear, then I have to wear socks with them.

Any suggestions that may help?

 

the crack cream suggested earlier is working good for my toe cracks..

Im not a barefooter though..I just wear loose shoes with no socks

 

Im glad that worked for you..

I had just used some the other day, wet grass is nice... dry grass cuts and pokes tender spots..

 

No longer have foot problems, used neem oil,soak n scrub those bastards with fine/medium sand paper. moved on to tea tree oil (smells better) ,was useds in medic pacs across austriallia durring WW1. neem & tea tree oils are anti fungal; antibacterial oils. high blood glucose can sometimes agrivate skin conditions(fungus).will make feet baby smooth after several months of treatment.scrub your nails n cuticals also...birthday suit is only to be dry cleaned,read tag for ironing instructions.