Cracks on the Heels - a Quick Fix

TimMakins · Sep 19th, 2006, 04:52

Gosh - I am very surprised that no one here seems to have heard of "Liquid Skin"!! It comes in a small bottle, with an applicator, and you paint it on a crack or cut. It quickly dries to leave a thick plastic layer of 'skin' that keeps out all infections, similar to the superglue treatment. Don't confuse with 'spray-on plasters' - this is in a different league altogether. You can get it from various manufacturers - I have just bought a new bottle called "Urgodermyl" - see it on the company website by visiting http://www.urgodermyl.com/ then clicking Consumer Products > Dermatology. Its very expensive - about 15 Euros for a tiny bottle, but it will save your 'life' a number of times, and you will be very grateful to have that tiny bottle in your daypack. Don't leave home without it!!

Tim in England

SitaParityaga · Sep 19th, 2006, 09:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingfisher

I've used no more CRACKS™ and can also recommend it highly. When Googling the name to check on the spelling, one of the choices offered was 'Crack no more' which is a product which addresses another common crack problem

http://www.cracknomore.com/pictures.htm

I was having such a bad day until Kingfisher made me laugh! Thanks, KF!

Tim...I will try and find this great sounding product too... Urgodermyl

I still like the name CRACK though. I like the direct naming of a product, no confusion about what its for.

haritha · Sep 23rd, 2006, 04:18

cocoa butter

kinnaur cap · Sep 24th, 2006, 12:14

Several suffered from cracked heels on a trip to Ladakh this summer. Vaseline, imported or purchased at the chemist, did the trick when applied regularly. Those with feet hardened by lots of hiking at home did not seem as troubled. I also wore socks in my sandals: kind of geeky, but more padding, and you never know what you are going to step into, especially in Delhi.

Norway · Sep 24th, 2006, 15:50

Hi,

Just wanted to say something. If you use a glue, you should use a resin, that's what they use in hospitals. You can get resin from... haha... your local beautician (nailtechs use resin when they glue the nails). Just my two cents!

C.

paul9018 · Sep 24th, 2006, 16:18

The best product is indeed "KRACK, antiseptic cream with special SR formula for healing & soothing of cracked heels". Its ayurvedic and can be found in most pharmacies. The price is Rs. 29 for a 25 gram tube.

freenote · Sep 24th, 2006, 17:00

and here we have it .the problem is it is nearly all finished and i have to go all the way back to India for another tube !!! I have heard some excuses for going back but that one is a bit thin (like the skin on my heals)

Sep 19th, 2006, 04:52	#16
TimMakins Surprised and Delighted by Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the road... Posts: 968	Gosh - I am very surprised that no one here seems to have heard of "Liquid Skin"!! It comes in a small bottle, with an applicator, and you paint it on a crack or cut. It quickly dries to leave a thick plastic layer of 'skin' that keeps out all infections, similar to the superglue treatment. Don't confuse with 'spray-on plasters' - this is in a different league altogether. You can get it from various manufacturers - I have just bought a new bottle called "Urgodermyl" - see it on the company website by visiting http://www.urgodermyl.com/ then clicking Consumer Products > Dermatology. Its very expensive - about 15 Euros for a tiny bottle, but it will save your 'life' a number of times, and you will be very grateful to have that tiny bottle in your daypack. Don't leave home without it!! Tim in England __________________ Travelling Tim - http://www.mapability.com/blogs/ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

Sep 24th, 2006, 17:00	#22
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,601	and here we have it .the problem is it is nearly all finished and i have to go all the way back to India for another tube !!! I have heard some excuses for going back but that one is a bit thin (like the skin on my heals) Attached Thumbnails

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