My Secret For Healing Dry Feet And Cracked Heels!

How To Heal Dry Feet And Cracked Heels

If you’ve ever struggled with dry, cracked feet or painful heels that just won’t heal no matter how much lotion you slather on—you’re not alone. I’ve tried just about every cream, soak, and scrub out there, and nothing seemed to give me lasting relief. But after a lot of trial and error (and a little research), I finally found a simple two-step solution that actually works—and the best part? You can get everything you need at any discount store for just a few dollars!

That’s it! The Salicylic Acid is an exfoliant and it helps get rid of the dead skin on your dry feet and cracked heels. Then the Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Cream moisturizes so that the dry skin and cracked heels don’t come back.  When I tried this the FIRST night I noticed a big difference. My feet aren’t horrid by any means but they were dry and and starting to crack and not look so great so I was very happy for this easy treatment.

2% Salicylic Acid is just acne medicine. You can get it in the pads, cleanser or as a toner. I have used all of them and they all worked great. After I figured this out I was going though e-mail tips and found this tip from one of our faithful readers, Rose, and I wanted to share her tip for helping diabetic feet.

Help with Dry Feet in Diabetics

Rose writes: My hubby is disabled and has diabetes. After struggling with very dry feet, his foot doctor recommended he use a lotion daily. (He is an amputee and has only one leg.) The doctor told him to make sure to use a lotion that contains cocoa butter, aloe vera and vitamin E.

I went to 2 different places (Walmart and Walgreens) and both pharmacists said they didn’t have any kind of lotion with all three of those ingredients, but both recommended this one brand (highly recommended) for diabetics who have severely dry feet. It is Gold Bond Ultimate Healing with Skin Therapy Cream. It has 7 intense moisturizers. I got the one with aloe. It also has vitamins A, C and E. It does penetrate fast, it is non greasy (big plus because I hate greasy lotions!) and it has a nice scent.

Normally, I don’t like to recommend stuff like this (especially lotions because everyone seems to have his or her own favorite) but last night I used a bit of this on my own feet and I must share with you all that my feet feel so soft and smooth! (I have diabetes, too, so I do suffer from very dry feet.) Normally, when I do put lotion on my feet, they feel dry the next day (really no improvement) but almost 24 hours after putting on the Gold Bond Ultimate Healing, my feet feel like I just put lotion on them.

I bought the Gold Bond at Walmart. (It’s cheaper there.) I paid less than $6 but this is for 2 people and hubby and I won’t use this every day… In fact, I bought it 4 days ago and used it once on him and now once on me so we expect to use it just once every 5 days.

I slept with a pair of cotton socks on last night, too. (I normally do because if my feet get cold, I get cramps in my feet and legs. My doctor says this is one of the symptoms of having diabetes.)

-Rose

By the way, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Cream is the stuff that Mike LOVES to use in the winter. His hands get really badly cracked and bleed without it. I’ve never tried it because I always have a ton of other lotion to use up but I’m planning to use this one from now on! (Can I get them to pay me to be a spokesperson?! LOL)

So, do you have problems with dry feet or cracked heels? If so what do you do for them? 

Tawra

Jill: I had almost given up on anything working on any area of my body after trying so many things but last night as I crawled into bed I rubbed an acne pad Tawra had given me over my feet. I didn’t expect anything to happen at all but during the night I rubbed my feet together and they were as soft as a little baby’s bottom. I was shocked!

-Jill

For more bath and beauty recipes including how to heal cracked heels and dry feet, check out the Pretty For Pennies Chapter in Volume 1 of our Cookbook!

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