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How to heal your heels for flip-flop season

May 14, 2013 By: Stephanie22 Comments

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tips for how to heal dry and cracked feet

Warning: This post is full of nasty pictures of my feet.

My feet are gross. They are the only part of my body that my husband truly cannot stand. They are SUPER dry and my heels crack and sometimes bleed.

How to heal dry, cracked feet

Once, as a gift, my mom even gave me a cream meant for a cow’s udders, hoping it would help. It didn’t.

Yes, I have already had a pedicure this year (and paid extra for the “scraping”) and  my heels still looked like this:

healing dry feet

Yuck. I know.

But then I read somewhere (I think it was a Facebook comment on a recipe) that coconut oil made a great moisturizer, so I decided to try it on my heels.

Method #1: Coconut Oil

We had this one on hand because it is what I like to use to pop our popcorn. They sell it at our regular grocery store. You can also buy it here.

I’ll walk you through how I use it in case you need to heal your heels too.

coconut oil for dry feet

It is solid in the container and looks like this

coconut oil

I use about a teaspoon’s worth for each foot.

I spread it on with a washcloth because I don’t like the way it makes my hands feel greasy for hours if I use my fingers.

coconut oil on heals

Grease up your feet and put on a pair of socks. Otherwise you will slip and fall trying to walk on laminate or tile floors. Not that I would know. (Yeah, I totally fell on my butt the first time.)

This is after 2 treatments. I’m going to continue twice a day every day until Thursday. There are still a few small cracks in the back right now. Hopefully after a few more treatments I won’t be too embarrassed to break out the flip-flops when we are in North Carolina for Bloggy Boot Camp this weekend!

 

healing dry feet with coconut oil

I should also note that I have REALLY sensitive, fair skin. I can’t even use most laundry detergents without breaking out in hives. The coconut oil is very gentle and doesn’t cause me any irritation. It also doesn’t have any odor, which is a plus.

Method #2: Stridex and Vaseline 

I have also had very good luck in the past with a tip I leaned on an old episode of the Oprah show. The doctor on the show said to use a Stridex pad (if I remember correctly, the dermatologist on the show said it has to be Stridex because the active ingredient in those pads was a little different than other brands), and then coating my feet with Vaseline and sleeping in a pair of white cotton socks. After about a week of using that method my feet were perfect! 

Let me know if you try either one of these tips and how they work for you!

 

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  1. Tara @DontLickTheDeck says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    My feet are a disaster. I was actually thrilled when it got cold here again! lol Thanks for the tip…I’ll try it!

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      May 14, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      hehe, do people gift you utter butter too? 🙂

      Reply
  2. Holly Waterfall says

    May 14, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    i LOVE coconut oil! And for the record, my feet get SO bad too. Bleeding. Painful. Ugly. Snag on the blankets. Scratch my honey. Oh, and then they look super dirty because summer dirt gets caught in the cracks. It’s so embarrassing and not flattering at all! I’m going to try the coconut oil trick starting tonight! Thanks girl!

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      May 14, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      I know! My heels scratch my husband at night sometimes. He’s not a fan. And I feel you on the looking dirty. Let me know if it works for you!

      Reply
  3. hollow tree ventures says

    May 14, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    Coconut oil just went on my shopping list – thanks for the tip!

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      May 14, 2013 at 1:20 pm

      I hope it works for you, Robyn! It’s a little pricey, but not much more than a bottle of good lotion and you can still use it in the kitchen too. (Just separate out the amount you want to use for your feet. 😉 )

      Reply
  4. cat says

    May 15, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    My feet looked like that for years. Pedicures actually made my feet crack more. My heels are probably in the best shape ever at this point…but might actually be better if I tried this trick! I use a scrubber that looks like a zester at the end of every shower…then rub gold bond softening with shea butter on my heels before I put my socks on. It has made all the difference!!

    Reply
  5. Evie says

    June 6, 2013 at 3:40 am

    Great tip! Vaseline can also be used, then put on the socks. I’ve done this for years. Leaves your feet feeling like a baby’s bum 😉

    Reply
  6. donna says

    November 30, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Yayy!! Im so happy i found this,, for how long do i leave it on for??

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      November 30, 2013 at 3:38 pm

      Hi Donna. Use it like lotion, you don’t have to take it off. Just make sure you wear socks until it is soaked in because your feet will be slippery.

      Reply
  7. Gina Valley (@GinaValley) says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:22 am

    I need to try this. My feet are so dry and peely that I’m too embarassed to even go in for a pedicure! Bookmarked!!!

    Reply
  8. melanie kelly says

    September 1, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    thanks for the tips and the pics! it’s good to know others have “nasty heels” haha 😉 !

    Reply
  9. Amanda says

    September 29, 2014 at 12:07 am

    I’m so glad I’m not the only one with the same problem! I’m trying it! I wasted money on many different heel creams that have done nothing!!! Worth a shot!

    Reply
  10. Sarah says

    January 9, 2015 at 5:25 am

    I am an Aussie living in Sydney and I have tried this and it works wonders. I actually put it on everynight just to keep ,y feet beautifully soft. It’s also fabulous for after sun care and as an anti wrinkle cream 🙂

    Reply
    • Terri says

      January 4, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Should you keep using the same socks? I hate to get all of my socks greasy!!

      Reply
  11. Nisa Ceballos says

    April 16, 2015 at 12:15 am

    That’s for the simple tip! I’m going to start tonight:) my question is how long did u have to do it to start seeing and noticing a difference?

    Reply
    • Stephanie says

      April 16, 2015 at 8:49 am

      I saw a noticeable difference after two or three days, but it takes a few weeks for them to really heal, depending on how chapped they are.

      Reply
  12. Terri says

    January 4, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    What is the difference between pure and organic?

    Reply

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