Cracked heels and blackened feet can happen to anyone. Normally, the shoes that you wear, particularly during the hot and dry summer months will cause your feet to dry out and could cause them to crack. There are a few products on the market to help heal dry feet but there are very effective home remedies that you can try as well.
One method uses shaving cream to help heal dryness. For this method you need to:
• Slather your feet with a generous amount of shaving cream.
• Mix together equal parts of Listerine and warm water.
• While you still have shaving cream on your feet, wrap a towel that is soaked in the Listerine mixture around your feet and allow it to sit for about half an hour.
• Using the same towel, rub the shaving cream off your feet. This will remove calloused and dry skin as well as the blackened or discolored skin that feet typically get when they are dry.
• Apply lotion to your feet for extra moisturizing.
Another very effective method uses vegetable oil. You just have to rub vegetable oil on your cracked heels. You can use any type of oil so if you prefer coconut or olive oil, these work just as well. You may want to scrub with a pumice stone prior to using the oil and then just apply liberally all over your feet. If you do this at night, you can put on a pair of clean white socks and leave them on while sleeping. When you wake up, your feet will be much smoother. You can do this method several times each week if your feet are really dry.
Vaseline is another great remedy for cracked and blackened feet. Just apply it liberally all over your feet, put on a clean white pair of socks and go to sleep. If you are doing this during the day, just leave the white socks on until your feet soak it all in.
A warm salt water bath is great for treating cracked heels as well. Just add some Epsom salts to warm water and soak for about 15 minutes. Afterwards, dry your feet very well and apply lotion. The warm salt water bath is great when used along with petroleum jelly. After you finish soaking, dry your feet and add the Vaseline and a clean pair of socks.
cathy says
I have used a product called Flexitol with great results! Find it at walgreens.
Sherry says
Bag balm is great! I use it for a couple of days with socks. It’s good!
Laura E Jokel says
My mom swears by Bag Balm. And yes, it does work. I just wish they’d make a Bag Balm unscented, or anything other than old ppl smell.
Slatina says
If u have cracked sinking feet, there is no cure. Sorry to tell the truth. Just keep them disgusting feet away from the rest of us!
Karen says
You’re disgusting for posting such a comment!
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Heidi GARCIA says
What can i do for athletes foot
Michael says
fuck you
Natad says
Your are not a doctor you should be a shame of being rude and mean on your comment
Alexa says
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debbie says
Yes I soaked my feet with Epsonsalt for one half hour than but loation on them put my socks on nested day thay were a lot better. Thank uou
debbie says
Yes all 4 were good
Rose Williams says
I bought some Amlactin Moisturizing Lotion at Wal-Mart for my hubby’s feet which were cracked and scaly. After only two treatments at night, his feet were visibly smoother with fewer deep cracks. After a week, you can barely tell that his feet were in such terrible condition…
Marinda says
Thus works equal parts fresh or tinned cream, glycerin and the purple mentholated spirits. Keep applying to winter hands and feet as much as needed and will see a huge difference
Klear says
My doctor said the cracks may be caused by a fungus.
Jina says
And what did your doctor suggest as a remedy to get rid of the fungus?
Lisa says
Try soaking in 1 part bleach to 4 parts water or make a cornmeal soak from corn meal and water let it soak for half an hour and then you make enough to cover your feet and then you put your feet in it with enough water to cover your feet and you soak it for an hour and you do that a couple times a week until the fungus goes away. Also use organic cornmeal so that there’s no residual toxins in the corner it will get into your feet
mindy says
You should never soak your skin in bleach…
Allison says
Wait….a DOCTOR said to soak in bleach? Am I missing something…
Jan says
But make sure you use ORGANIC cornmeal to avoid residual toxins ?
WANDA says
Whatever Saltina cracker I saw ur feet lpl. Nasty my feet r the way they r cause while working I spilt 280 degree french fry oil on my feet which caused my problem so now what you might want to think before you state something…..yours truely ….burnt feet
donna says
Avon had a good footcare line. Soak feet then exfoliate and slather on the footcream afyer bathing or showering. I ese a pumice stone first. The scent is very pleasing.donn
Theresa says
For stinky feet news voilet and while it’s as hot as you can see soak your feet in you do this several times the week problem will go away my brother has very stinky feet this is what he had him do it cured the stinky
Brenda says
What do you soak your feet in???
Brenda says
I use ZIM’S CRACK CREAM, original night time formula. An AWESOME product!!! I find it at Walmart.. you will have to go to the pharmacy and order it but only takes a day if they have in their warehouse stock. Make sure to get a small spray bottle to put it in as I’ve noticed the last time I got some that they stopped putting into a spray bottle. Only takes a little bit, then I put a pair of socks on before going to bed. Good on dry cracked hands as well!!!
I will warn you tho, if your cracks in feet or hands is bad it will burn a bit at first but will go away.
Hope this helps someone 🙂
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Lori says
It’s 100% TRUE…as long as it’s very diluted. My moms foot doc told her the same (although it didnt help get rid of her fungus). Doesnt anyone swim in pools here? What do ya’ll think chlorine in your pool is? Its essentially DILUTED BLEACH.