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Cracked heals

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Any one got a cure
I have one deep crack in my heal I have been soaking my foot until the skin goes wrinkly then soaking the heal in e45 stuff
I do use a razor blade to remove the hard skin
The skin on my heal is slowly goeing softer
What do others do ? And does it work
I have to do this every few months and I have had enough

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The shop of body does a good hemp body butter, I've found that very good for all sorts of skin problems.
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I find double base cream a real good cream for most skin problems, Hubby uses my cream on his feet when he suffers this problem and it works for him )t'
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Any cream with urea in will be especially good for cracked heels.
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I use my good old foot file from body shop and scholl cracked heal repair cream. The cream is fab. My heals were gruesome after a long winter but a good dlopo of that every night for a couple of weeks and they're now looking as smooth as a baby's bum )t'
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I get calendular cream, made by an old fashioned homoeopathic
Really brilliant.
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I use scholl cracked heel cream it is very good )t' if you can find some lanolin smother your heels with it and put some cotton socks on they will be softer and less painful in the morning )t'
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another vote for scholl cracked heel cream, it is wonderful stuff even works on my OH's feet!!
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Try my "Magic Cream" for split skin on heels or fingertips, from my days as a pharmacist;-

Buy a small pot of Zinc and Caster Oil Cream from the chemists (baby section, usually) and ask for some Friar's Balsam Tincture (Benzoin Compound Tincture) which is like a resin.
Stir some of the tincture into the cream until it is pale coffee coloured (about 10%)
Rub gently into the split a couple of times a day. The Benzoin coats the split, keeps it moist and stops it splitting open again as it is flexible, while the cream helps it heal.

Works like magic!
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Impressed )t'
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rhubarb93 wrote:Try my "Magic Cream" for split skin on heels or fingertips, from my days as a pharmacist;-

Buy a small pot of Zinc and Caster Oil Cream from the chemists (baby section, usually) and ask for some Friar's Balsam Tincture (Benzoin Compound Tincture) which is like a resin.
Stir some of the tincture into the cream until it is pale coffee coloured (about 10%)
Rub gently into the split a couple of times a day. The Benzoin coats the split, keeps it moist and stops it splitting open again as it is flexible, while the cream helps it heal.

Works like magic!


That sound fab! Have a buddy who has suffered with her hands for years since working for a short time in a hairdressers. She been to docs many times and tried all sorts, nothing has helped- will deff suggest this to her. Thanks :)
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Sunny B wrote:The shop of body does a good hemp body butter, I've found that very good for all sorts of skin problems.



They do a hemp foot protector cream. It's tghe only one that works for me, but you have to be sure to treat it every day.
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Are they heel-ing?
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rhubarb93 wrote:Try my "Magic Cream" for split skin on heels or fingertips, from my days as a pharmacist;-

Buy a small pot of Zinc and Caster Oil Cream from the chemists (baby section, usually) and ask for some Friar's Balsam Tincture (Benzoin Compound Tincture) which is like a resin.
Stir some of the tincture into the cream until it is pale coffee coloured (about 10%)
Rub gently into the split a couple of times a day. The Benzoin coats the split, keeps it moist and stops it splitting open again as it is flexible, while the cream helps it heal.

Works like magic!


Big thank you for this, my friend had had problems with her hands for years since working in a hairdressers. She's tried this and they are finally starting to look better, thanks :)
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