thread: Dry and cracked feet! HELP

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    Enchanted Guest

    Unhappy Dry and cracked feet! HELP

    I would love some advice please!

    Over the past few months my feet (mainly my heels) have become very dry. I have been filing them a couple of times a week and applying a heel balm whenever I remember at night time. Today, I thought I had a splinter in my heel but realised it was a small crack

    What do I do to get this under control? How do you deal with it and what are your tips?

    TIA

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    Oct 2006
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    There is special stuff you can get at the chemist for cracks, isn't there?
    For my hands and feet I have been using MooGoo Udder Cream because they were peeling excessively after using a corticosteroid for eczema. After only a week and a half I've found it fantastic on my hands, and pretty good on my feet (but I haven't been re-applying all day to my feet as I have to my hands. The moogoo is great, and they were really efficient in delivering it too.
    Hope it gets all fixed up soon for you, matey.

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    Ped Egg? Sorry I couldn't resist I have no idea... but that moogoo cream sounds good!

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    Eulactol Heel Balm Gold from the chemist is pretty good.

    Also, the old fashioned Rawleigh's balm (usually sold by old people at markets) is great.

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    Arimeh suggested lansinoh to me - works a charm!

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    Cai. I actually was looking at the Ped Eggs today! However, Mum and I are fighting over who will have custody of the extras that come with it

    I am using Eulactol Heel Balm which I probably need to give a bit more of a chance. I have never even thought of Lansinoh... I want to start slowly stocking up on things for this next bubba so I don't have to buy it all at once! I might have to buy a few extra tubes on Lansinoh

    Snacks- Where do you get Moo Goo from? My DH has terribly dry hands atm and needs something to fix them up!

    Thanks for your replies girls... keep them coming

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    DONT BUY A PED EGG!!!!!!! They are ridiculously over priced!!!! I got the exact same thing from a discount store for $7 only 2 months ago It's called.... a Foot egg lol

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    What is a ped egg?!?
    You get Moogoo online, mate. I bought the MSM one because my problem was caused by allergies. It is the most exey one, but there are cheaper ones. My goo cost $30 + postage (I think about $8?) for a 250g tub. And they threw in a little bottle of milk wash too.

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    I use sesame oil for everything on my body...face, arms, body, and recently on my feet as well, as they have been a bit cracked, I find it just awesome. It fixes just about every skin complaint I have ever had

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    My stepmother is a podiatrist and when DH had a crack in his heel she told him to use DS' Bepanthen on it to help heal the crack! It worked too.

    In terms of maintaining your feet once you've got the crack to heal, I would file off the rough patches, slather your feet in Vaseline and put on cotton socks and sleep with the socks on overnight. Very old-fashioned but works really well. When you've got them under control you should be able to maintain them with a daily application of Eulactol or some other heel balm and just do a Vaseline and cotton socks booster once a week, say.

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    oooo I now have a use for my tube of lanisoh

    I tried the whole cream and socks thing.. In desparation I wrapped my feet in clingwrap then socks (took the clingwrap off before bed though).. It didn't help cus I must have to do that every day

    Nialda: does the Foot Egg work? Where abouts do you think I could find one up here in QLD?

    My feet are so bad I have a crack in both heels..

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    The foot egg is ok... It takes a bit of work though... depending on how bad your feet are. LOL
    I got mine in Tassie at a shop called chicken feed. Not sure where in QLD you can get one though. But it is EXACTLY the same as the 'ped egg' . Same shape, same size, same buffer pads. lol

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    Damn N, I was hoping you were going to say you got it at a shop close to us

    I'll have to go have a look tomorrow

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    SugarDust Guest

    I use the avon foot creams and fing the work a treat!