More protection for my sensitive soles

Of late, I've been diligently applying lotion on my heels right after my shower and wear these soles covers. The lotion absorbs very fast into my skin and the covers serve to prevent rubbing of the lotion onto surface of the floor as well as keep my soles from drying.

The effect thus far is not flawless soles but the sights of cracking heels are less.

Bathroom slippers for the sensitive ones

With heels such as mine, this kind of so-called 'water-proof' bathroom slippers(pink) (from Jusco) come in very practical and useful. These ones fit the description better as the base is imilar to an abacus,with gaps which do not retain any water for long. Dry slippers,especially at night, are the answers to my problematic heels like mine.

I bought the first pair (orange) more than a year ago from Jusco. These are 'water-retaining' as there are holes (in the shape of flowers) on certain parts of the base. Hence, they are not really water-proof.

Priced at RM12.90 per pair, they are worth it so long as my woes are lessened.

Metamorphosis?

I just can't believe that those pieces of dead skin were mine.

"See, your skin", the manicurist enthused.

A little embarassed in the beginning because of my dry and chapped heels, I was very satisfied with her service in the end. One must be passionate to do this job. No joke. Who loves hugging strangers' heels while scraping off the stubborn and unsightly cracks and dead skin? Who loves going through each toe while trying to trim them as nice as possible?

After the session has ended, I felt really 'new' and 'clean'. I own a layer of 'new' and better looking skin. No need to be shy and try to hide my heels, at least for a while. The session wasn't expensive. For both manicure and pedicure, it costs less than RM60 and it's located at Ampang Point.

Getting worse

Now that I do more washing and rinsing, deep ugly cracks on my heels are more prominent. Wet slippers in the bathroom worsen the situation especially I am one of those who stay up late and frequenting the bathroom spells disaster to my heels. Some slippers tend to 'hold' water.

So, a wonderful product come into the market. What they call the 'waterproof' slippers. Not sure if it is just a marketing gimmick with such 'convincing' name. But, what I can see is the slippers have holes where water can drain away if it ever get onto the slipper.

Seems to be good news to my heels. Let's see how it goes.

How to prevent cracked heels?

Instead of taking picture of my own cracked heel, I thought of just getting a picture from the net and post it here. Too shy la...

So, what's an effective home remedy to rid of this,apart from the many products available in the market? The following methods are said to work:

1)using pumice stone to scrub off the hard skin and smoothen the cracks. I think this would just be a short-term solution to remove the cracks but doesn't prevent cracks.

2)wearing socks at night if you sleep in an air-conditioned room. This is to prevent loss of moisture from the skin as dry skin will crack easily.Better still, right after applying moisturiser.

3)avoiding turning on the air-conditioner. The point is that air-conditioned environment is drier and promotes easy cracking or peeling of the skin. If you can't sleep without an airconditioner, then practise method (2)

4)never stay bare-footed anywhere even at home.Again,this is to prevent roughage to the skin and exposure elements that promote cracking skin.Concrete and even tiled floor is said to cause dryness to the feet.

5)comfortable and suitable footwear should help to alleviate this problem.

I've tried (1) and (4) and I don't think my shoes are not suitable for my feet. The problem persists but not as serious. At least, it's not obvious even when I'm wearing slip-on shoes or slippers/sandals. I just need to put layers and layers of moisturiser to prevent dryness. If I'm not disciplined, my heels will tell!