Dry/cracked heels
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
November 13, 2008 10:35am CST
Okay most of us get this ailment of dry skin and possibly cracked skin on our feet. I have it mainly on my heels. The only time I get it is during the warmer months when I am barefoot or wearing sandals. I use a pomice stone when I bathe/showr scrubbing the dried cracked area. But that remedies it for a little while is all. Well my daughter gave me a great bottle of lotion that works wonders for this. It is AVEENO lotion. It is not greasy at all and smells great too. A bnuilt in sun blocker as well. Reading the ingredient list I se it contains oat kernels. Like oatmeal almost. Never had lotion with oat kernels in it before. So what do you use/do for your dry/cracked skin? Any special lotion you prefer?
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
13 Nov 08
It sounds to me like you are doing all that needs to be done for that problem. I don't use any special lotions but the Aveeno lotion sounds nice. I have never used the lotion but used to keep Aveeno bath stuff on hand when the kids were younger. I guess the last time I used Aveeno around here was when my youngest had chicken pox and she soaked in the tub and it helped with the itching.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
I a looking into getting other Aveenpo products as well. A very good and reliable product so far as far as I am concerned. Got this from my daughter. A large 12 oz full sized sample not those tiny little bottles.
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@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
14 Nov 08
The Aveeno bath soaks are made with oatmeal as well. It is a really good thing for your skin. Some of their products also have soy.
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@elemental69 (1561)
• Ireland
13 Nov 08
I also have that problem. I hate wearing shoes around the house and hardly ever wear socks. I use a parafin foot wrap that I got from avon. You rub in onto your feet and get a hot towel and wrap it around your feet. It is heaven!!! They turn out really soft. I do it once a week. I wouldnt change to anything else now. :-)
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Is this Avon product very exspensive at all?
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
8 euros equals how many USD?
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@elemental69 (1561)
• Ireland
13 Nov 08
If I remember correctly it only cost me €8.00. It was well worth it :-)
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
13 Nov 08
i've been a devoted Gold Bond Foot Cream gal for a couple yrs now...and of course I use my PediEgg every month as well whne I remember LOL....that thing works like a flipping charm!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
How much does the pedi-egg run?
I've heard others praise it as well?
Does it have fillers to replace as well?
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
13 Nov 08
We do all of that but recently Grandpa, I have gone back to baby oil for more of a lasting affect. I just picked up a new bottle a couple of days ago. I have all the lotions but they just dont seem to last like the oil.What are your feelings about this? Have you tried the oil?
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
I used baby oil many a time.
It does help but I hate having oily feet etc all day long.
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@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I am a loyal Aveeno customer. I love Aveeno! It works wonders. I have eczema and this is the only lotion that helps at all. I dont like the sun block kind though. My feet are also dry and I have just started using Aveeno's Intense Relief Hand Cream. It is thicker than the lotion, but still not greasy at all. It is more expensive than the regular lotion, but I still really recommend it to you.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
14 Nov 08
Hi grandpa bob! That Minnie is such a smart daughter! Yup!
They put oatmeal in everything for skin products! They put
it in bath stuff and all kinds of other things for your skin.
It is supposed to be very good for you! Amazing and you thought
it was only good to eat! I use a lotion with aloe in it. It
is a store brand that is exactly like Vasoline Intensive Care.
It gets my skin very soft and moist. And I love the smell and
it isn't greasy either. My skin gets dry during the winter
and summer because my hands are always in water. I use it on
my hands, feet, knees, elbow and it really gets them soft.
Aveeno is a great brand too. Trust your daughter, she knows
what's good for you!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
14 Nov 08
Minnie got this sample from a site she is a member.
They send her full sized samples to use and give away then to ask questions of those she gave it to. Then she fills out a form etc for that site.
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@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I do not get it too badly, but that may be because I either put ICY HOT or Vicks Vaporub on my feet with socks, day and night both. The other thing is that my job does not allow me to wear open toed shoes or sandals, so I am protecting my feet from that drying effect.
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I don't have dry skin problems - thank goodness!!! But if I did, I'd use Renew, a product I buy through a wellness company online. It's awesome stuff and they also have a full foot-care regimine that my brother absolutely loves. He actually had the same problem as you until last summer when I sent him the foot-care products.
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@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
14 Nov 08
My feet get really dry in the summer time cause i am always barefoot. I even go outside barefoot. What I do is I rub my feet with vaseline and put on a pair of socks before I gp tp bed. Makes my feet nice and soft.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
13 Nov 08
I like the Aveeno products as well and use that on my heels and skin too.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Do you have/use other Aveeno products?
What else do they have besides lotion?
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Thanks for the link.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Here's the website Grandpa Bob. http://www.aveeno.com/
I have also used the hand lotions and sunscreen products during the summer.
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@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
14 Nov 08
Avon Footworks always did the thing for me. But this is also soemthing that I was told from a coworker; Avon's Night Magic Evening Musk is very good on the feet. She said after taking a bath at night, she puts on the lotion, covers her feet in some socks, and the next day, those feet are softer than a baby's butt. She swears by it. Someone mentioned the Pedi Egg, I have to check that out too.
@cassandralynn (1084)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I Love Aveeno products! I have been using Aveeno products since 1986 when I first was diagnosed with eczema when I was a teen and it Aveeno has never let me down. I love their lotion, my favorite is the Lavender oatmeal and I use Aveeno oatmeal bar soap to as a cleansing bar on my face daily.My son was also diagnosed with eczema 3 years ago also and I use Aveeno oatmeal bath in his bath water when his skin breaks out and I use the unscented oatmeal lotion on his skin and Aveeno products also works well on his skin . It does work wonders on dry skin and is really gentle on the skin.. I'm a big fan of oatmeal products in general and if I see a new oatmeal product at the store I usually try it. Oh yeah, if you haven't tried Aveeno body wash you are missing out, that stuff is awesome!:)
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
14 Nov 08
I get dry feet allllllllll the time. I usually soak my feet in a foot bath (massaging) then use a pumice stone on them. Some night i use vaseline and wrap my feet in saran wrap with a pair of socks over top the saran wrap and leave it over night. Other nights i use Aveeno (its great for people with allergies) or Barefoot lotion.
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Aveeno is a great product! i have used it on my skin many times and i just love it. for my feet i use foot butter. it comes in a little purple tub and it is great! i would recommend this product to anyone and everyone. however aveeno is a great product too
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Nov 08
I like baby oil gel....it's non greasy and works wonders. I also like Vaseline Deep Moisture Creamy vasoline....it really protects too! I only have dry feet in the winter....or did have until I started wearing shoes all the time....not my feet don't get as dry....and I am glad!
@camomom (7535)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I use Neutrogena foot cream. It's a bit greasy but it does the trick. I put it on as soon as I get out of the shower and put on socks right away.