Why didn't anyone tell us how our heels were going to turn into cracked desert after 50?

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Ok-Writing9280@reddit

Urea cream applied before bedtime with a pair of socks on top will sort it out quickly.

I scrub my feet in the shower and have never had this issue.

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NorseGlas@reddit

Walk barefoot in wet sand as often as possible.

Doesn’t matter if it’s the ocean, bay, lake, or a small stream.

The sand is way better than any pumice stone at removing dry skin.

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theworldizyourclam@reddit

Drywall sanding blocks are the key! They work amazingly well.

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NorseGlas@reddit

🤣 I have used a dremel with a sanding wheel on a bad callus before.

But fishing barefoot when it’s warm enough does the trick for me.

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Or wear socks and shoes for most of your long-distance walking. In the past couple of years, I’ve been wearing running shoes more, even in summer because I walk several miles in the morning. I switch to flip flops at home. No more heel cracking.

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qpv@reddit

Or absolutely avoiding being barefoot as much as possible. Thats my routine, I have the feet of a 12 year old skin wise.

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tandem_kayak@reddit

Plus all those places sound good for your soul.

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PrettyGreatOldOne@reddit

Time wounds all heels.

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c_r_a_s_i_a_n@reddit

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tkcring@reddit

Lmao

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

I can tell you’re over 50 because you’re quoting the f-ing Marx Brothers.

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PrettyGreatOldOne@reddit

I also within the last hour lotioned my dry cracked feet. Seriously.

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Strict_Weather9063@reddit

Go get a pedicure once a month. They will slowly take care of the calluses on your heels. Get them a nice soak and your nails done a massage lotion and your feet scrubbed.

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Las_Vegan@reddit

I sent my 50+ year old husband to the nail salon for a simple pedicure. I booked the no-frills one that would cut his toenails and soften his heels. He came home with nice looking feet but paid 2x the amount I had authorized on the salon app.

If people are new to nail salons, watch out for the add-ons. They ask nicely if you want this or that but they often don’t tell they are NOT included or how much those extras are until you get sticker shock at the register. Buyer beware. Finding a salon you like and trust is the best.

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PrettyGreatOldOne@reddit

THX. Way ahead of ya. Last year or so, every 7 weeks with my haircut.

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Strict_Weather9063@reddit

Once month me and dad go get ours done. Yes I’m a guy that takes care of his dad.

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

Don’t know why you need to qualify that you take care of your dad. No shame there. My dad lives with us.

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Strict_Weather9063@reddit

It is type two, foot care is important. Rest of the time it is cooking cleaning and making sure he takes his meds on time.

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

My dad is still super independent and thankfully is mentally sharper than I am still. He was just living alone in the middle of nowhere and was starting to have mobility issues. He had colon cancer surgery last year and was a ton of no fun during his recovery when he actually needed help with everything—I dread when his health gets worse than it is now. He does a lot of the cooking (not that I eat much of it). He loves cooking. I hate it.

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

I’m not 50 yet and didn’t have this problem until we moved to a drier climate. I’m working up the nerve to go get a pedicure where my wife goes when winter comes back in full force. It’s been fine again this summer, but winter is coming. My almost 80 year old father gets pedicures there now because he can’t bend down to his feet enough to cut his own toenails anymore…something for us all to look forward to as next steps after the dry heels.

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No-Diet-4797@reddit

There was an older gentleman, I'd say mid 70s, that would come in weekly to the salon I went to to get pedicures because he liked the foot and calf massage. I lot of guys would laugh at there for being "girlie" but its smart. Its not as much fun to cut your own toenails and lotion your own feet. Not like you have to paint your toenails. Although, this was CA so if he did nobody would've batted an eye.

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Fast_Cod1883@reddit

It's actually really smart. Many older adults have issues with their feet because less care. Especially people with neuropathy. It's dangerous not to care for your feet then.

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effie-sue@reddit

My parents are pushing 90. They have regular appointments with the podiatrist for medical pedicures.

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No-Diet-4797@reddit

Absolutely. I used to try to take my mom but she was embarrassed by her feet. To be fair, they were a size 11.5 narrow and really dry. She had neuropathy from previous cancer treatments. She'd let me work on her feet but not strangers. I told her "this is why we go! To take care of our feet, silly woman". She never did go with me.

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Fast_Cod1883@reddit

It can be difficult with the stubborn ones.

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xiewadu@reddit

And eyesight goes so it's more challenging, even if you can do the bending.

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No-Diet-4797@reddit

As I'm currently finding out, yeah, that too

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peteofaustralia@reddit

Buy a curved foot file from places like Kmart or Chemist Warehouse. Towards the end of every shower, just do ten seconds on each foot. (The inner curve is the rough file, then you flip it and use the finer sandpaper to make it smooth.) Then rinse.

Trust me, that shit will change the game completely.

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Special-Longjumping@reddit

Not sure if it's for everyone on Medicare but my 80 year old dad gets a free pedicure once at month from his podiatrist.

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

He can afford to get one at the place in town. He has enough money to get by and he still insists on buying the cheapest of everything and he doesn’t pay rent or mortgage or utilities. Expiration dates on food are a vague suggestion that one should consider maybe listening to after about a year has passed. I think to some extent some of my behavior is a reaction to his frugality.

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Rishtu@reddit

I live in Vegas. Still smooth as a baby’s butt.

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

Stop putting your feet on baby butts. We believe you already.

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PrettyGreatOldOne@reddit

I pull my back trying to cut my toenails. That's when I scheduled my first pedicure. Totally worth it.

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jcmach1@reddit

Castor Oil is your friend, friend

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willfull@reddit

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

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ketoste@reddit

I hate how funny this is!

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QuokkaNerd@reddit

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xx_HotShott_xx@reddit

slow clap *

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arcenierin@reddit

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jk_pens@reddit

Take my angry upvote

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Vegaprime@reddit

This mofo...

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GelatinousGoober@reddit

I’ve got beautiful supple heals.

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Ok-Limit-9726@reddit

I literally “ shaved “ my heels last night,

Get a twin blade razor, no powder or cream needed,

Just go against the grain, it will shock you how much skin comes off!!!!

I do it monthly, when my heels stick to the bed sheets!

Shave down to ‘fresh pink skin’ and all cracks/flaps shaved off

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Flyingarrow68@reddit

Lanolin is your heels best friend.

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skyboat22@reddit

Magnesium lotion has worked amazingly for me. Lotion and socks at bedtime.

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mapleleaffem@reddit

Foot peel masks and oil or Vaseline and socks

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squee_bastard@reddit

I’d get some lab work done, cracked heels can be a sign of hypothyroidism.

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Beautiful_Home_5463@reddit

Imagine if you lived in the desert. My feet are the bane of my existence

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Repulsive-Tea6974@reddit

It’s a maintenance issue. Sure wish I lotioned and moisturizered like my wife has been doing for 50 years.

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No-Diet-4797@reddit

My husband found this device we call the cheese grater. It descales your feet better than a pumice stone. Not sure what you call it but you can find it in the footcare aisle. Cetafil lotion slathered on after will soften them up.

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Sh0wMeUrKitties@reddit

There was a video somewhere here of a woman using one of those on the bus, the other day!

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Intelligent_Story443@reddit

Drywall sanding mesh

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xiewadu@reddit

I thought I was the only one!! That stuff is great!

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4elementsinaction@reddit

Try a Dremel tool …. Sandpaper attachment. Makes quick work of thick calluses, but ya gotta keep it moving cause things can warm up pretty quickly otherwise.

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guvbums@reddit

Forbidden cheese

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No-Diet-4797@reddit

I used to chase my son with it asking if he wanted cheese sprinkles for his spaghetti. Gotta make sure he's got enough to talk to his therapist about in adulthood.

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new2bay@reddit

It’s called a foot rasp.

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SpoiledKoolAid@reddit

aka pedi file

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Grimalkinnn@reddit

My husband was walking in the room while I was grating my callouses the other day and I warned him not to come in and he said “ I don’t care, I lo……..gagging noise” and ran away. The pile of shredded callouses drove him away.

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Longster_dude@reddit

I have something like a cheese grater. It’s egg shaped and it might even be called The Egg or something. But yeah, grate that heel, smooth it out with pumice, then slather on some thick cream (I use CeraVe), then put on some socks and sleep.

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honeypot17@reddit

Pedi Egg!

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Longster_dude@reddit

That’s it!

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flat5@reddit

My wife moisturizes daily. I have never moisturized in my life.

Her heels are cracked and dry. Mine are as soft as a baby's bottom.

Not sure the moisturizing is as important as people seem to think.

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t65789@reddit

Can’t forget about the single towel trick for your nether regions and face either!

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flat5@reddit

Lol, what?

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t65789@reddit

It’s a moisturizing trick!!

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Fast_Cod1883@reddit

Do you wear boots or shoes that keep moisture in? Does she wear sandals or flats a lot? That can really affect it.

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HistorianJRM85@reddit

this isn't scientific at all, but i noticed my heels drying up and cracking when i was wearing slippers and sandals at home all the time. Then I went back to walking barefoot and my heels are back to normal.

But it's possible that i'm not that 'old'. i'm 46.

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flat5@reddit

I have no idea if this has anything to do with it, but I wear socks unless I'm sleeping or unless I'm leaving the house. I never wear sandals or slippers, save for rare occasions.

Maybe it's mostly genetics?

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peteofaustralia@reddit

Curved foot file, compadre! Ten seconds per foot at the end of every shower. My gods, my heels are awesome now and it took so little effort. Just a little cocoa butter moisturiser on the heels each night too. So easy.

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Terrain_Push_Up@reddit

Perhaps OP has AIDS and doesn't know it, you know?

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hannibalsmommy@reddit

Checking in.

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_ism_@reddit

I just keep socks on 24/7 for my Raynaud's disease and my feet are forever soft. I freeze to death in open shoes

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RedQueenWhiteQueen@reddit

Sure wish I lotioned and moisturizered like my wife has been doing for 50 years.

It's nice to have it as an established habit. But I promise that if she stopped doing it and then walked around in flip flops or sandals for a week, she'd look like she'd never even tried.

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scarybottom@reddit

IDK about that bad- I am inconsistent, an olive in Birkenstocks. I take care of mine- but not daily, and they are not cracked/damaged. I also hike and walk 60-80,000 steps a week. You do need to take care of them- but once they are healthy every few days is fine ;)

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CarelesslyFabulous@reddit

Picturing an olive in Birkenstocks... Giggling.

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1mmapotato@reddit

My daughter calls me the softest human on earth due to my bathing/lotioning habits.

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NicInNS@reddit

I put so many different lotions on different parts when I get out of the shower. Eye lotion, then spf face, then another lotion over that. Lotion on my neck and upper chest. Legs. Feet. Arms. Knees/elbows. I think it takes longer to lotion up than to shower.

And before bed routine is wash, more eye/night lotion on my face, neck/upper chest, arms again.

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BIGepidural@reddit

Lotions and potions. My kids call me a skin witch because I'm all about the lotions and potions 😂

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scarybottom@reddit

Lotions potions and PUMICE :). these are the keys to healthy heels.

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Goldielocks711@reddit

Ass spackle is the answer.

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SOSOBOSO@reddit

I use an orbital sander and 150 grit discs on mine. They feel great.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I mentioned that to someone, lol. Utility knife scrape followed by 60 on my ROS.

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SOSOBOSO@reddit

60? You'll set their feet on fire with that much gritZQ

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Zoloista@reddit

Keeps pumice stone in the shower and scrub weekly. Moisturize with O’Keefe’s, Amlactin, or Nivea’s In-shower lotion. You can get great cheap glycolic acid foot peels from places like Target— seem like they did nothing for a few days, then wowza, break out the cheese grater.

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Helpful-Bag722@reddit

Urea cream! At least 25%, you can get it at any store in the foot care dept or diabetic area. You can get 40% online but 25% has worked great for me. I use it almost every night, after a good scrub with a pumice sponge (not a stone) every time I take a shower. I also use Baby Feet but only during sock season. It is a disposable bootie filled with something that makes your skin peel off. It's an extremely satisfying process but also unsightly. If you liked to put Elmer's glue on your hands and peel it off after it dried when you were a kid you'll love the booties.

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OtterMumzy@reddit

Remember all the shows we watched (Brady bunch for example) and the wife/mom always used hand lotion before going to sleep? Now I get it.

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Staff_Genie@reddit

A great deal of build-up csn be prevented if you rub your feet dry rather than blotting or air-dry

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marcincan@reddit

O'keefee's Heathy Feet was a game changer for me as I had deep cracks in my heels that HURT I put it on daily and they were gone in 10 days...

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I'll give that a try

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honeypot17@reddit

Easy solution: O’keefe’s foot cream.

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Norkbork@reddit

Wash your feet before bed, put it on and wear socks over it to sleep. Also works well when worn during the day w socks in your shoes, if you can.

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SolomonGrumpy@reddit

My feet get hot though

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theoriginalb@reddit

Get the heel socks that have silicone in the heels. They are great.

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SolomonGrumpy@reddit

The what what?

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theoriginalb@reddit

https://a.co/d/etlGjLb

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theoriginalb@reddit

Amazon has these heel socks that are lined with silicon so the lotion you put on your heels does not soak into the fabric, but stays on your heels

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frijolita_bonita@reddit

Me too this is my problem

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theoriginalb@reddit

Doesn’t help mine.

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viognierette@reddit

And wool socks. Never cotton. Cotton sucks all the moisture out of your skin.

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texasts1958@reddit

Yeeeesss. Once a week whether I need it or not.

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Ashkendor@reddit

I even prefer O'Keefe's Working Feet for use on my hands! Working Feet has a higher concentration of allantonin (whereas Working Hands has more paraffin) so it absorbs faster/better.

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honeypot17@reddit

I also put it on both my hands and feet at night.

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GTRWLD@reddit

I found this stuff about a year ago. It’s the best!

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honeypot17@reddit

Their hand cream is also excellent.

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Maleficent-Aside-171@reddit

And the lip balm!

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1mmapotato@reddit

I was just going to say this.

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Coldfinger42@reddit

Regular use makes a huge impact

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StOnEy333@reddit

I have no idea what you all are talking about. My feet aren’t hard or scratchy at all.

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Grace_Alcock@reddit

Do you wear socks every day? In the last year or so, I’ve been doing all my long walking wearing good socks and running shoes, and flip flops just at home or to run errands. Pretty much solved the cracked heel problem altogether.

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StOnEy333@reddit

Always socks with sneakers, and sandals occasionally. Never barefoot unless I’m going in the water. lol

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Grace_Alcock@reddit

I bet that’s it. I was shocked at how it fixed my heels. They used to be dry and badly cracked. Not at all anymore.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

VAMPIRE

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StOnEy333@reddit

I have no idea what you all are talking about. My feet aren’t hard or scratchy at all.

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mand71@reddit

And how thick your toenails will become... Jfc, I can't even cut my big toenails now without getting them really soft in hot water.

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mischievous_misfit13@reddit

I used to have this issue as a kid and teen and then it just disappeared. Did I get rid of it early?

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newbie527@reddit

Life needs surprises.

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672Antarctica@reddit

Heels?

You should see my face.

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Someguy8995@reddit

On the upside, rough heels are great for scratching itches on your lower legs. No bending down required!

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Impressive-Health670@reddit

The sensation of dry feet on my legs is one of the grossest things I’ve ever felt. For me it’s the equivalent to nails on a chalkboard, it’s the main reason I get pedicures regularly.

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NotTheBusDriver@reddit

Yeah but rough heels also snag your socks when you’re putting them on or pulling them off. I just bought one of those electric foot sander things. It’s much better than I expected.

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spish@reddit

🤢

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CarelesslyFabulous@reddit

Are you me?

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Middle-Painter-4032@reddit

I am he as you are he as you are me. and we are all together.

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theoriginalb@reddit

I’m literally putting lotion on my heels as I read this. Lol.

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qpv@reddit

Hmm. Not an issue for me. But I wear socks absolutely all the time unless Im sleeping or swimming

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

Go back to the basics. Just cake your feet with Vaseline or Bag Balm, cover with socks, sleep. If your feet are need cleaning use a warm foot bath with baking soda and some white vinegar. Make sure to wash it off when done.

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BeLikeDogs@reddit

I do this too and it works great.

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Just_Stop_2426@reddit

I've struggled with it since my 30s. I have dry skin to start with, so I never had a chance.

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Princess_Jade1974@reddit

Literally sitting here with one of those peeling masks on my feet as I type XD

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Alltheprettydresses@reddit

I started using O'Keefe's Healthy Feet daily and exfoliate weekly.

Now, if only I didn't need to shave my 🤬 toes... I'm like a hobbit.

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Kianna9@reddit

Did you really want to know?

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

Good point.

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Public_Ad_9578@reddit

Its something you need to stay on top of.

1-2xs a week I fill up a small basin with VERY hot water and usually some Epson salt and some liquid soap (shower gel, hand soap, etc). I'll soak until the water is warm.

I then scrub the crap out of the entire bottoms with a black pumice stone. You need one with the larger holes. The grey/white stones are junk. Dip again to rinse. Wipe dry with a bath towel, the slather up with a quality lotion. Vaseline makes some good ones.

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MrsNuggs@reddit

Every night before falling asleep rub some aquaphor into your feet, hands, and elbows. You will not regret it.

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toxchick@reddit

Baby foot peel. If your feet are bad, order 2 packages. Do them 1 week apart. Soak your feet every night. Don’t moisturize for a few days and then lightly moisturize. Wear sock in the house. It’s amazing.

baby foot peel

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Ok_Zombie_8354@reddit

Vaseline, socks, sleep... Wake up new

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Green-Walk-1806@reddit

Haha same🤣

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Fluffy-Structure-368@reddit

Not every thing needs to get posted.

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phxflurry@reddit

That's not universal by any means. It happened the first summer I lived in AZ, and then never again. A good lotion once a day does wonders.

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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

Emu oil and a pair of those 1/4 socks with no toes at night will fix you right up. I like the "Blue Goo" brand, which is like $4 a can for the emu oil stuff and the ZenToes socks, which have a sort of rubber barrier in the heel so the moisturizer doesn't leak through.

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aluke000@reddit

I never did any lotion or such and my feet are fine. But I don't keep them suffocating in shoes and like to walk around the house barefoot all the time, so maybe that might have something to do with it?

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RzrKitty@reddit

I think that’s more age + genetics. My heels are fine.

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Cupcake2974@reddit

I grew up close to the Canadian border and we used to get this as kids in the winter. Vaseline and thick socks are your friends

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Overall-Barber-3298@reddit

40% urea lotion will change your feet

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Anonymousecruz@reddit

Urea cream daily.

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Gritty_Grits@reddit

Honey speak for yourself and grease those heels up! 😂

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CodenameZoya@reddit

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Amber10101@reddit

Get some cream with 40% urea.

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pickleball_bender@reddit

I'm 53f and my heels are fine? No dryness, no cracking.

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MNConcerto@reddit

Lotion daily and then socks. My heels have stayed pretty nice.

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Outrageous_Pay1322@reddit

We wanted to surprise you, because you made fun of us so much when you were younger. Welcome!

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tnetennba77@reddit

The solution is simple, get a callus shaver from amazon. They are like 10 bucks and a refill pack of 100 razors is another 10, you will be set for life.

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37thFloorAstronaut@reddit

I read this as ‘why didn’t anyone tell us our hearts will turn into cracked desserts after 50’ and was ready to throw down about I am completely dead inside…..but yeah, I guess my heels are a little dry.

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LayerNo3634@reddit

After a long illness left me with balance issues, I have to wear sneakers (Step In Skechers for the win). My feet are in socks most of the day and my heels have heeled (no pun intended).

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howardbagel@reddit

amlactin

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pippi_longstocking09@reddit

You have to soak them, hit 'em with the cheese grater thing they make for foot calluses, and rub 'em down with coconut oil. That will keep them soft for a few days.

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acuet@reddit

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Bruh, I’ve spent my whole life in lotion. Like lotion from my teens (HEHEHE) to making sure my feet were ‘moist’. In fact, my only guilty pleasure is getting mani-pedis with wife every two weeks. No shame but damn if my toes (and heels) don’t look NOICE>

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GeoHog713@reddit

Mine started at 16

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splorp_evilbastard@reddit

Wear socks. I started wearing socks in the house and my heels are fine, now. No other change.

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Densolo44@reddit

My doctor recommended Eucerine advance repair foot creme. It’s wonderful

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thejake1973@reddit

Mine have been like that for decades already. Welcome to the party.

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severedsoulmetal@reddit

Dr. Scholl’s cracked heel repair 👍

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punkshoe8@reddit

Flexitol Heel Balm. Stinks to high heaven but it works.

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SpreadsheetSiren@reddit

Yes! This is the ONLY stuff that works for me.

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missjanehathaway333@reddit

I mix this with aquaphor and then put on socks

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GlitterChickens@reddit

I second this. Best stuff I’ve ever seen. Wish I could find bigger containers of it. That tiny 2oz bottle kills me.

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Suspicious-Put-2701@reddit

Go to dollar tree and get yourself a pumice stone and Vaseline stick dupe…use it night for a week. If you’re feeling fancy grab a foot mask as well. Works wonders for crust & dust.

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edbutler3@reddit

Ummm what?

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Quirky_Commission_56@reddit

Oddly enough my heels are as smooth as a baby’s butt now that I’m 50, whereas they were a heavily calloused mess the rest of my life (partially due to practicing ballet from the age of 4-14 (which was when my boobs came in and they threw off my balance) but the main attributing factor was walking barefoot on sidewalks in the blistering heat of the desert every summer.

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xscott71x@reddit

Congratulations on your blooming self awareness. Please continue to monitor and observe your own fkng body

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vase-of-willows@reddit

I use Badger foot balm. I’m diabetic, so it’s a habit I’m trying to establish of examining my feet daily, even though they’re fine now. Made the heel cracks go away too.

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cyvaquero@reddit

If you stop wearing slides or anything that slaps your heels it gets much better.

At least that was my problem.

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pmllny@reddit

Bag balm is the only way to go.

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Ok-Vermicelli-7990@reddit

Okeefes make a foot cream that resolves it pretty quick. Put on cream, apply socks, sleep. Repeat until heels achieve desired non crustiness.

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nigevellie@reddit

Ric Flair didn't crack until he was well into his 60s. He was a great Heel.

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crs1904@reddit

Solved.

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Phog_of_War@reddit

Spend some money on a pedicure. Idc if it's 'girly', I work on my feet all day, and if I have to pay a bit to have someone grind my calloused heels and then give me a leg massage with hot rocks ever 2 months or so, then I'm gonna do that. I figure I've worked long and hard enough after 48 years that I can treat myself to a good haircut and nice feet every so often.

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JustMeAgainMarge@reddit

My great grandma told me, I just didn't believe her

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PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS@reddit

There's a lot of things they didn't tell us about getting older. I no longer recognize my own smell.

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specialpb@reddit

Get Zim’s Foot Cream. Available on Amazon

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heyknauw@reddit

Totally preventable. Three times a week, gently sand the dry parts (yes, with sandpaper), then rub in Vaseline. No cracked desert heels here. 🦶

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Emotional_Bonus_934@reddit

Over 60 and my heels are fine. But I'm hydrated.

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False_Disaster_1254@reddit

shit.

when i get to the point i can get home after 12 hours and my feet arent white and wrinkly from the sweat, ill worry about cracked feet

for now, my back my neck and my knees keep me occupied.

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Hyphen99@reddit

I always knew my face and torso would look different as I age but I never thought about my legs. And damn, they’re aging fast! I hate how they have old-man-texture now lol 😞

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-karou-@reddit

I suffered with this for years. But no more.

It takes some maintenance, and staying hydrated. But it can be fixed!

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Strong-Library2763@reddit

Huh that’s so true!

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KingClark03@reddit

Lush has a great foot mask that helps with this. Prepare to have to clean up bits of the clay mask from your bathroom floor though.

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Rook_James_Bitch@reddit

Quick fix: soak your feet in distilled white vinegar for 15-30 minutes. In a few days your heels will be happy.

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AllenKll@reddit

uh... My feet are baby soft at 47. Never used lotion in my life.

Also never existed without socks, closed toed shoes, and quality arch support.

So... you chose your path.

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octopustentacles209@reddit

If you want to treat your heels at home, once a week apply glycolic acid to your entire foot and let it sit for at least 5 minutes. Then apply urea cream, let that soak in and slug your feet with CeraVe healing ointment. The healing ointment is similar to aquaphor. Put a pair of socks on for a few hours or overnight. Do this regularly and your heels will be soft and moisturized. This was a dermatologist's suggestion on TikTok and it works! I'm in a dry climate and either barefoot or in sandals all summer. My heels were gross until I started using this method.

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MNPS1603@reddit

Get some urea lotion. I do that and a pedicure every 6 weeks or so (I’m a man, I’m in there getting the cheese grater treatment) and you will be amazed the difference. The urea lotion is a game changer.

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Amazing-Cellist3672@reddit

That didn't start in your 20s? Mine did!

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Fritzo2162@reddit

I'm a guy and discovered "sports pedicures." Keeps the tootsies presentable AND it has "sports" in the name so it's manly!

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LawnJerk@reddit

I have baby smooth feet but I prefer to almost always wear shoes and socks.

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Drabulous_770@reddit

Pumice stone in the shower, follow with Burt’s bees foot cream, socks immediately after. It’s not a great sensory experience but so that for a few days then every so often for maintenance.

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Rudyjax@reddit

Didn’t happen to me.

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Extra-Walk-5513@reddit

I can't believe anyone cares about this.

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Goodrun31@reddit

The foot peel kits work btw they are gross. But they work.

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30ThousandVariants@reddit

Never was a flipflops person. Always felt more comfortable in socks and lace-up shoes. So my feet are in decent shape, cosmetically anyways.

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Middle-Painter-4032@reddit

I thought it was only me! What the hell is going on here? Is anyone else's mouth just popping open when they sleep, too? I'm gonna tie a sock around my head and jaw. The little things they don't tell you about growing older.

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JaneEyre2017@reddit

Lotion after every bath/shower has absolutely solved this for me.

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WhiskerTwitch@reddit

Get a cheap foot pedi/heel grinder for your feet for those heel calluses that form. Then take 10 minutes every few days to clean up your feet, and add lotion after. Your feet will stay soft as a baby's and will resist cracking. Easy peasy.

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Zealousideal_Put5666@reddit

Mine have been since high school

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Weird-Girl-675@reddit

Sadly mine have always been this way. Stupid skin doesn’t absorb enough moisture no matter how hard I try.

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Ashkendor@reddit

Try O'Keefe's Working Feet. Seriously, that shit changed my life.

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PaleontologistEast76@reddit

I found the trick: exfoliation and moisturizer. Use a pumice stone or glass file (Walmart has a Dr Scholl's,glass foot file that is excellent) on the bottom and sides of your heels after 5-10 minutes in the shower (gotta soften the skin first). Rinse the file and heels thoroughly. After you dry off, put on your moisturizer and cover with socks.

The dead skin/callus gets dry and can lead to those awful cracks and fissures that are very uncomfortable. By removing the dead skin/callus you get the moisture directly into the skin layers that need to be moisturized.

It might take a few filing sessions to get all the dead skin removed.

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LeadingResearch9528@reddit

Try the first aid beauty ultra repair cream. I discovered that a few months into Covid when my hands and knuckles were cracked open and crazy dry from excessive handwashing. It’s a game changer.

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Weird-Girl-675@reddit

I’ll have to try that! Thanks!

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KickstandSF@reddit

The answer is Baby Foot peel. Just google it. One application (it takes a week of soaking to get the right outcome. Go by internet instructions, not what’s on the box) If you do it once every like 5 years you’re good.

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blownout2657@reddit

Lotion.

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CLE_barrister@reddit

Lotion everything daily.

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Ok-Drive-9685@reddit

Shower and pumice stone. After shower moisturize.

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FakeNameSoIcnBhonest@reddit

How ‘bout them ashy elbows. Nobody prepared me for crusty elbows.

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No_Goose_7390@reddit

Hello Cracked Foot Haver and Licensed Manicurist Here!

My mom's heels were always like that. I can still see her cracked heels with her Dr. Scholl's sandals slapping them!

It became an issue for me a long time ago due to pronation, which she had also. My heels just get more wear.

I am a SERIOUS exfoliator. I scrub with a stiff brush daily, use pumice stones, an electric callus remover, and occasionally a Credo blade. I would NOT suggest trying that at home. Doing it safely takes skill!

No cracks on my heels but keeping up with it is work. Most of the time a good scrubbing is fine but I occasionally have to put my feet in the Care Unit!

I have also used the Babyfoot Peel Foot Mask, which sounds gross and is gross. The kit comes with plastic booties you put on that have a gel inside. You keep them on for however long the box says. Over the next few days, basically the top layer of skin on your feet peels off, which is really disgusting, but it is effective. It's like getting new feet!

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I'm not as worried about cute feet as I am about, literally, wearing holes on my bed sheets. That was a huge wake up.

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TheRabidBadger@reddit

I was sitting on the couch watching Netflix the other day. My big toe felt weird - kinda itchy, kinda stingy. I looked down and the dry cracked skin had cracked enough to where it was a big bleeding crevasse. So not cool.

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Fordinghamster@reddit

I hide my credo blade usage from the family. There’s something weird about hard yellow shaved skin all over the bathroom floor! But it works and is very satisfying. I do bleed like a stuck pig if it slips.

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Ksan_of_Tongass@reddit

Zoiks! WTF are you nasty people talking about?! My heels are as soft as a baby's bottom. I think a lot of you have other problems, with your heels being the least of them. Weight, diet, exercise, etc., probably play into a lot of what yall consider "old people problems".

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baddymcbadface@reddit

File and moisturise. It's not hard to get soft feet if you want them.

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FunChildhood1941@reddit

I've never had cracked heels and I also go bare foot a lot. The feet need to breathe

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bugabooandtwo@reddit

Same. I really don't understand how people can spend all their waking hours wearing socks and shoes. As soon as I get home from work, I'm barefoot until I have to leave the house. Never used any kind of lotions or creams on my feet and they're still soft as anything.

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hollee-o@reddit

Barefoot? You’re courting arthritis! Where Oofas around the house. You’ll get 20 more years out of your toes.

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Specialist_Stop8572@reddit

What???

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MrBlahg@reddit

My heels only crack when I’ve been wearing flip flops. Barefoot, shoes… no problem.

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arbitrosse@reddit

Vitamin deficiencies can cause this.

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Specialist_Stop8572@reddit

Mine are fine. Do you use lotion???

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Busy_Log_7128@reddit

That's what happens once you have one foot in the grave.

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gin_and_soda@reddit

They’ve always been that way.

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WaitingitOut000@reddit

Mine used to crack until I started paying regular attention. Now I exfoliate often and put lotion on my heels before I go to bed. Now they do still get a little rough sometimes but no more cracking.

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emdubl@reddit

Take better care of yourself?

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geraldisaduck@reddit

I saw my grandparents feet and decided it wasn't going to happen to me. I've recently gotten into pedicures (self-care) and it's glorious.

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CentipedePowder@reddit

Get the parmesan cheese maker for your feet.

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GarthRanzz@reddit

I always had dry feet but the moment I turned 50 they started cracking to the bone and bleeding on occasion. I keep Gold Bond in business.

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AnnaMouse102@reddit

I think from walking on pavement without shoes every summer.

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MissIndigoBonesaw@reddit

Your post made me remember something.. some 30 years ago, I was at a very posh mall, and I saw this woman, fried blond hair, dressed in all Louis Vuitton (very exclusive brand that had just arrived in my country)... You could tell her entire outfit was very expensive. I got in the escalator behind her and.. god... her feet. Her heels were grey and cracked and thick and crusty. I actually felt bad for her very expensive and beautiful shoes. Since then I made the habit of exfoliating and moisturize my feet periodically.

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Junior_Statement_262@reddit

DAILY pumice stone and lotion/socks every damn day. Smooth as a baby's bottom.

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Ztiw-@reddit

Well, they don’t have to…

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Slipstream_Surfing@reddit

Few years back got fed up with all my socks having holes in the heels, so started using a rasp occasionally before showering. No improvement.

Then recently decided to try using rasp as final step in the shower. Immediate results. Was shocked, angry and embarrassed that I hadn't tried it sooner.

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new2bay@reddit

Certain tools work best on wet skin, and others on dry skin. Usually, the instructions will tell you which, but generally, just trying it out works.

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buddhasma@reddit

If I don’t take care of my feet, I end up with cracks that bleed. Nu Skin Epoch Sole Solution has been the best product for me, but it’s not cheap anymore. Used to buy it for about $18 then suddenly the price skyrocketed & now it’s almost $40. But it works so I continue to give them my money. Everything else I’ve tried isn’t as good.

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xrobertcmx@reddit

No, my elbows did this already, and 50 is on Monday!

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OolongGeer@reddit

They did. All the time.

Did you get up and go to the kitchen during the Oil of Olay commercials?

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No-Profession422@reddit

It's also common if you're diabetic. Foot care is a must.

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kitschywoman@reddit

Body butter on my hands, feet, knees and elbows right before bed every night. Zero issues. My husband, on the other hand…

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Sheweb@reddit

Urea 15-20% lotion and then put socks on. Works wonders

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kobuta99@reddit

Truthfully, mine were pretty patched even before hitting the big 5-0. But it does reach new levels of dryness that you couldn't imagine. It's likely due to wearing more slides and other shoes that are easy to put on and take off.

O'Keefe's Healthy Feet cream is one of the free lotions that seem to actually help, but it still requires consistency.

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CntBlah@reddit

No issues over here 🤷

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temporary62489@reddit

I had figuratively no idea, either.

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Sonoran_Dog70@reddit

You have to moisturize that shit. Mine used to be pretty nasty, taking sandpaper to them.

I started using Mrs Meyers on my feet some years back. Once a day. No kore cracks, no more rough skin.

55yr old blue collar whose feet spend most days in work boots.

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HungryAd8233@reddit

Mine started doing that when I was twelve. I’ve been using a Dremel like tool with sandpaper discs to remove my heel callus for decades now.

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grahsam@reddit

My wife has been tearing holes in our sheets for like 5-6 years and she just turned 50.

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whatevertoad@reddit

Because they're not?

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agirldonkey@reddit

I pumice mine every time a bathe bc otherwise the pedicure ladies do it and it tickles. I squirm and pound the arm rest and they all laugh at me

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moeshiboe@reddit

Make fun of me all you want. I get pedicures regularly. Gotta take care of your feet.

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Due_Fill608@reddit

40% uric acid cream is a lifesaver.

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Notaseriousperson26@reddit

My skin issues resolved after giving up all wheat products

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FaithlessnessIll8795@reddit

Glycolic acid after you shower. Then moisturizer.

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LeisurelyHyacinth246@reddit

I got that problem in my 30s. Flexitol cured it very rapidly.

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big_lv@reddit

Lotion and an exfoliating scrub sponge in the shower. Scrub the dead skin off, and it stays smooth.

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SVTContour@reddit

I had dried heels. It was a symptom of high insulin levels aka pre diabetes. After being diagnosed with diabetic keto acidosis I had to change my diet to ketogenic therapy and fasting. Lost 30 kg and my feet are baby smooth.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

It's probably something like this. I'm on that pre region now.

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SVTContour@reddit

My endocrinologist’s advice? Keep a food diary for a week. Calculate the number of carbs you eat on a daily basis. Every week afterwards drop your carb count by 50 grams. When you hit 20 grams daily stock that out for at least three months.

It’s ketogenic therapy. The 50 gram drop per week will help you avoid the keto flu. If you stick with it until you’re 20% body fat or less you’ll fix your insulin resistance and become insulin sensitive.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I'll look into this, thank you.

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SVTContour@reddit

No worries. Talk to your GP and ask for a fasting insulin test. If it’s in the double digits, you’re in trouble. It is reversible with ketogenic therapy. Good luck!

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Jay4usc@reddit

So true! I was tearing up the bed sheets and putting holes them. I finally started putting lotion daily after showering to keep them from feeling like sand paper

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illuminaugahyde@reddit

I'm 48.5 and I had no idea this was coming.... gonna invest in some serious loofahs and lotions very soon..

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TriGurl@reddit

Your heels are cracked like that because you don't take care of them. Get a heel scraper thing and start taking care of your feet, use lotion every night on them and they won't crack.

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crissyb65@reddit

Soak in 50/50 warm water and vinegar. Then lightly LiGhTy exfoliate with a pumice stone or, I have a giant metal file that has two sides for sanding and smoothing. After thoroughly moisturize. Gold Bond has a great food lotion. If really bad, lanolin. Put on socks after. Do this a couple times a week.

I had a crack in my heel from neglecting them. It took years to work it out.

Note: I learned this method from a podiatrist. It’s part of self removing a planters wart instead of having a hole in my foot from carving it out. The involved the addition of salicylic acid and nightly soaks.

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SnazzleZazzle@reddit

I’m 59 and my feet are smoooooth and soft. Got to keep on top of the feet or they’ll get dry, cracked and nasty.

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WashYourCerebellum@reddit

Hmm, apparently I know a secret. Works better than advertised: ‘Miracle of aloe: miracle foot repair cream’

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Self-Comprehensive@reddit

Ugg. Last year it got so bad I got up out of the bathtub, put on my robe, walked outside and picked up a piece of pumice stone that's lining my shrubs. It's still working for me too!

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AccurateInsect8814@reddit

Get foot cream it’s noticeable after the first use and if you do it even 3 times a week you can have nice feet.

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Tuffsmurf@reddit

Umm I regularly use a pumice stone on mine and they as soft as a babies bum. Im 52 and gave a job where I’m on my feet all day.

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BununuTYL@reddit

My heels are soft and supple. I rub lotion on them every morning and night.

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Lumpy_Ad_1581@reddit

Huh. 56 and mine aren't cracked or really dry.

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Slight-Rate7309@reddit

Foot creams containing urea will help keep the cracking at bay.

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Apprehensive-Log8333@reddit

Yup I use urea cream and my feet are like a baby's

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Flat_Demand_8341@reddit

Wait till you learn about hemorrhoids

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DeaddyRuxpin@reddit

I guess a lifetime of walking around barefoot as much as possible has prevented this from happening to me.

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johnrgrace@reddit

The cracked heels can be a sign of pre diabetes

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ircsmith@reddit

We call it old lady knackered feet. We have a cream for that :)

For some reason the wife has it but I don't. That is why the name.

I think she complains about just I rub her feet.

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maincoonpower@reddit

Get one of those foot shaver things on Amazon for $8 bucks and use it. It’s great. Get the metal one that will take off all the chaffy old cracky skin. Then slather a lot of cream on it and wear a sock to cover it up before you sleep at night.

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Antelope-Subject@reddit

Looks like cheese grater and it’s awesome.

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RedQueenWhiteQueen@reddit

It is a cheese grater, and the next time I see a Microplane zester at the thrift store I'm going to get it for my feet.
Hopefully, I'll remember to label it or at least never take it out of the bathroom.

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Antelope-Subject@reddit

Too bad my foot doesn’t fit in the salad shooter that would grind it up good. Still have one that works too.

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Maleficent-Aside-171@reddit

It’s called a rasp. 😂

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Basic_Scale_5882@reddit

your heels, not mine. my mother made sure of it! lotion before bed for 48 years...hands and feet...😘

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brickbaterang@reddit

I'm over 50 and haven't had that problem

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chloe38@reddit

Right OMG. How the hell am I supposed to sell my feet pics now? 🤣🤣 Although I'm told some people like that.. hahah

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Vegetable_Storm_6045@reddit

It’s usually a sign of a medical issue like diabetes or pre diabetes or thyroid.

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glendon24@reddit

My wife calls my toenails my talons.

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Objective-Apple7805@reddit

Yup. Cracked and painful as hell.

I use a foot rasp (like a cheese grater for feet) once a week in the shower, and put DermaHeel in the morning and that takes care of it 100%.

(You don’t have to use any specific product, just make sure it has at least 10% urea)

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Honeybee71@reddit

So much maintenance

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hastryn@reddit

I found that this is actually due to athletes foot. I started an athletes foot spray for four weeks and boom cracked. Heels went away 100% and have stayed away.

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Throwaway-ish123a@reddit

Or the fact that instead of seven layers of skin there we have 70...

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PaleontologistNo2625@reddit

Pumice stone in the shower, okeefes working feet at night before bed. Guaranteed problem solved

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OPsDaddy@reddit

Same reason they didn't tell us that we need to lower the toilet bowl water.

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lovetraverse@reddit

Haven’t experienced this yet

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Chel_NY@reddit

So, this is just me. I've never met anyone else who said something like this. My heels were getting very dry and cracked. I started moisturizing. A couple years later I was told my blood sugar was getting high, insulin resistance. When I got that under control my heels were not as dry. Could be a coincidence. Idk. I've mostly had oily skin throughout my life, but with peri- menopause everything is a bit willy-nilly.

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LakesideNorth@reddit

Get a foot exfoliator kit. Your feet will be as smooth as a baby’s bottom.

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Ok-Cheek9532@reddit

Am I the weirdo who had very dry cracked heels when I was younger, but now they’re smooth and soft?

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GwonWitcha@reddit

Wait…it’s just your heels?!

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WileyCoyote7@reddit

Lotion and a Pedi-egg. Does wonders.

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lushlanes@reddit

Go get a pedicure. The amount of dead skin that they take off is ridiculous.

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Thurston_Unger@reddit

I fixed mine. Copious amounts of lotion before bed, then using one of those zester exfoliators after each bath/shower. It took a few weeks but now I have soft feet. I exfoliate every coupla weeks.

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bridgbraddon@reddit

My doctor told me it would happen when I got to my upper seventies. She told me to massage Vaseline into my feet every morning and evening to prevent it.

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Muggi@reddit

Keeping the calluses down really helps with that, for me. Cheese grater then lots of lotion, if not they crack and hurt like hell to walk on

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analogpursuits@reddit

Go get a pedicure once a month. Trust me.

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Laracco666@reddit

Reading this as I’m limping across the living room since my right heel looks like a knife wound.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

Yep. When it first started, it was exceptionally painful.

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Wait_No_But_Yeah@reddit

Dude, pay for the hard reset pedicure. Then buy a pumice stone, moisturizer and sock up every other day.

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RedditSkippy@reddit

This hasn’t happened to me.

Maybe a trip to the dermatologist?

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

Nah. Just stay ahead of it with lotion and if it gets bad...pedi.

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RedditSkippy@reddit

It could also be a sign of circulation problems. Best to rule that out early.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

Did. Apparently I'm not immortal though.

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LeadingResearch9528@reddit

You need one of those little pedicure thingies that are basically sandpaper on a wheel, it buffs all that dead stuff off.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

When it first started, I used a utility knife to get all the dead stuff then a random orbital sander with 60 grit like a real man.

Now I just go get a deluxe pedi.

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pinkcheese12@reddit

Regular pedicures. Go get your hooves shaved down every two weeks.

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botoxedbunnyboiler@reddit

Regular pedicure with regular lotion application. I see some feet and think @eeck ! Girl go treat yourself to a pedi! “

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

Yep, this. Started last year.

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HombreMan24@reddit

Put Vaseline all over your heels then put a sock over it and sleep with it overnight. Take off when you wake up the next morning.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I tried this when I first noticed it was a problem. I just don't like wearing socks to bed. I ordered some half socks with acrylic heels designed exactly for this. So, apparently, it is less about actual socks and more about not having my toes covered during sleep :)

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malthar76@reddit

Mine started getting bad in my 20s - damn Teva sandals I wore everywhere!

Ive used all the lotions and use a foot rasp, and it’s only temporary. Typically wear out a pair of socks every couple weeks.

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kat_sky_12@reddit

Moisturizer + collagen supplements do wonders for dry cracking extremeties

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welltravelledRN@reddit

Do you get pedicures? That’s the answer. My feet are like a baby’s butt.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

I started last year :)

For our entire marriage, my wife gets her hair done about once ever couple months and it's usually about $70 for a friend that's a stylist. I never had any complementary expense but now I do.

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Suckerforcats@reddit

My dermatologist told to not go barefoot so much. Hard to do when I work from home and there's not much of a need to put socks on.

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AffectionateBite3827@reddit

Soap and Glory Heel Genius is a game changer. I also pumice my heels lightly in the shower.

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Pumpnethyl@reddit

I saw clues while snooping around my parents bathroom. There were hundreds of foot lotions. There was also scraping tools, a Dremel tool like apparatus in a pink makeupy looking container.

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Ravenloff@reddit (OP)

The horror!!

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SoundMedal@reddit

My driver side elbow is like the dessicated corpse of an alligator in the hot Florida sun

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Jefwho@reddit

Kiehl’s Ultimate Strength Hand Salve works wonders. Has a nice minty smell too. Not perfumey or medicinal smell, which is a plus for a guy. Most creams, if they aren’t perfume based, smell like a hospital.

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Ivantherapp2@reddit

So it’s not just me?

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yodamastertampa@reddit

I use a hand sander on them and then moisturizer after. I have also had pedicures but don't have much time for that.

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MrBlahg@reddit

Hand sander or the pedi-egg cheese grater thing are awesome.

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ziggurat29@reddit

lol; I've destroyed so many sheets and cut my legs while sleeping due to my hard, sharp, bleeding hooves.
Genetics; glee.
I'm glad I came across this thread; I will try the O'Keefe's and also the Kerasol.

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runningoutofwords@reddit

Because back in our day we didn't look at other people's feet.

Certainly didn't pay for foot pics.

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sloop111@reddit

Sounds like poor grooming because I've never had that problem

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Pixelated_jpg@reddit

In addition to grooming habits, it could depend where you live. Where I live, we have an average year-round humidity of 70% (average in summer is 90%), so I assure you, nothing is cracking!

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dechets-de-mariage@reddit

I too live in a humid environment and have never been able to get rid of the cracking.

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MintyJello@reddit

All you need is some type of treatment with glycolic acid in it to get rid of the dead skin then a heavt duty moisturizer like O'Keefe.

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mrsredfast@reddit

Is that an age thing? I’m older GenX and my heels only get dry when I spend a lot of time in winter wearing Uggs without socks around the house. Then cerave or aquaphor at night hurt takes care of it. Summer is all barefoot or Birkenstocks and no issues but we do have humid summers.

Anyway, I’ve had friends who have always needed to get their heels filed when getting pedicures even when we were young. Always been glad I’ve never had to do that.

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