Posted on 07/09/2011 6:11:22 PM PDT by Bean Counter
Every summer without fail, I get the worst case of what the Missus and I call "Zombie Hoof", where my heels crack open till they bleed. It is painful enough that I hesitate to put on shoes and it is difficult to walk.
I've been using this heel balm ("Flexitol") the Missus came up with at Walgreens and it works fairly well on the worst of the cracks, but after the fact and it takes a good three days till it stops hurting. The cream is made in Australia, and the label says the main ingredient is concentrated urea. (No, it does not smell bad, it has some fragrance added to it.)
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/flexitol-heel-balm/ID=prod399159-product
When I rub it in it burns a bit, and eventually the rind softens up and some healing begins, but the deep cracks remain around the back of my heel, and eventually they crack open all over again.
Does anyone have a product that works for a problem like this? My foot hurts so bad right now I can hardly walk on it and I'm open to any and all suggestions....(let's just try and keep it polite....)
Did you ever find the recipe that your dermatologist gave you?
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