Foot Loose (Boots Cracked Heel Balm)

Member Name: oioiyou

Product:	Boots Cracked Heel Balm
Date:	07/07/09 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Nice feeling, helps rough skin

Disadvantages: Says it'll work in 7 days but you'd need to keep using it and I also use the Egg ...

Ever since Scholls came out with that advert showing a lady on an escalator with really dry and flaky skin on her heals I have noticed people with back feet. As it's now summer and the sun is actually out I'm wearing more sandals. My feet are now exposed to the world for inspection! I haven't the loveliest of feet. They're not awful or anything so you can stop picturing Frodo Baggins!

I went out and bought a budget version of the Ped Egg by JML as I wasn't about to spent over £10 on something I wasn't sure would be used more then once. I got a bargain one that is exactly the same for only £3. It was good and I use it every couple of days to keep my feet in good condition but there is still a bit of dry skin on my heels and so I set off on a mission to get some cream to put on. The Scholl Cracked Heel Repair cream was £5.99 and the Boots version was $4.99. Not much of a difference but as I only had a certain about of cash until payday my wallet told me to save the pound and get the Boots one. Very tight I know but buy purchasing the Boots one I got extra Boots Advantage Card points too. Only bad thing is now they are marked as buy one - get one half price! Why is it always after I buy something that they go on special offer!?!

The box & method:

On the box is before and after photos of feet showing the heel repair you can expect to get if you use this balm as directed. Instructions say to massage the balm into clean, dry feet twice daily. I put all over my feet and not just the heel.

I've never really been one to obey or even listen so of course I didn't this time! I just didn't want the balm on my feet when I had shoes on. I didn't like the idea of my shoes or sandals getting all greasy. Instead I was rubbing a good amount of the balm onto my feet at night and put little sports socks on to ensure the balm didn't get wiped off by my bed sheets.

Feeling:

The balm itself is off-white in colour and does feel very nourishing. My feet felt quite soft in places the instant I applied the balm which was nice. It was a bit odd rubbing the balm into the hardest bits of skin as it doesn't feel as if the balm was going to make it past the rough top layer of skin. For this reason I used a lot more balm then I normally would have so that some could just be rubbed over it and left to try and soak in.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Urea, Lanolin, Petrolatum, Paraffinum liquidum, Glycerin

Warnings:

Keep out of reach of children. For external use only. Store in a cool dry place.

The Results:

I can't expect after 7 days to see brilliant results because I'm not using the balm as directed. It is not day 15 and except for one night I have done my routine each day. My feet do look happier but I think it's a combination of using this balm and the Ped Egg thing as the Egg helps to take off rough skin. I don't think this is a cream I could use until my feet are beautiful and then not use until the next time they look rough so I'll try to keep up my nightly routine. It doesn't take much time and is no hassle before jumping into bed so no problem really.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my other half will pop the question in the next year or so (otherwise I'll kill him!) so maybe if I keep all this up I can wear lovely revealing heals without thinking how yucky my feet are!

© oioiyou 2009

Summary: Good addition to the footcare stock