Yes. We recently started offering an electric callus file for the self care of cracked heels and calluses that is battery operated and has two speeds and two heads (rough and smooth), so is a versatile tool for you to use to look after your feet. Is it safe to use the electric callus remover?…
Read MoreThe Walker’s 25% Urea foot cream is also available with ceramide in a formulation known as the ULTRA. The urea creams (15% and 25%) are effective for rehydrating dry skin, and in the case of the 25% also helping to get rid of the flaky and thicker skin. What the ceramides adds is that they…
Read MoreUrea has been used since the 1940’s for a range of different skin conditions and has proved to be clinically quite effective for dry skin and conditioning for cracks in the skin around the heels. There is now some good research on how effective it is. The Walker’s brand of urea creams comes in two…
Read MoreWe are always up for any good science and research that tells us about the sorts of products that should be used on the foot successfully. We only stock one foot cream as our experience was showing us how effective that particular one is, so it was good to see this study just published on…
Read MoreWe have an overview of cracked heels, talked about the best cream for them and even used the tomato analogy to explain why they happen. Plenty of advice has been given on how to get them treated and how to self manage them. However, sometimes just taking one approach is just not enough, so if…
Read MoreCracked heels can become quite a problem and using a cream is important as part of the management of it, however, not all creams are equal and not all work. Why do most ‘cracked heels’ creams not work? They do not work not because they are not very good. Most are good and do have…
Read MoreWhat might tomatoes have to do with cracked heels? Nothing really, except for using tomatoes as an analogy to explain how the skin around the heels can crack. Here is how the analogy works: If you place a tomato on the bench and then attempt to squash it with your hand or an object, the…
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