Compeed Blister Plasters

As you might have seen from some of my other reviews, I am currently training for a marathon.......that means lots of miles of plodding (I can't say "running" for fear of being done under some sort of misrepresentation act!). I have been wearing my old faithful trainers up until a couple of weeks ago, when I could no longer kid myself that they were suitable for running such distances in. I therefore went to the running shop and bought some fab shiney new running shoes. Now, these shoes are doing everything that I want........almost. They are comfortable, supportive, and my hips no longer hurt when I run. BUT, after the first run, of ...  Read the complete review

Compeed Blister Plasters are so clever that I wish I had invented them myself. They have pushed the paper clip into number 2 on my greatest inventions list. Known and loved by walkers everywhere, these little miracle workers can be the difference between a happy day's walking or hell on the hills. My next door neighbour Alison ran the London Marathon this year in 3 hours 20 mins. Her blister kicked in at 6 miles and she spent the next 20 wishing she'd taken along the pack of Compeed that I gave her the day before. However, you don't have to be athletic to need Compeed. A new pair of shoes, too much sightseeing, badly fitting socks - all can give ...  Read the complete review

My husband is one of those crazy walking types who owns a range of sensible shoes and endless amounts of kit that fill up our spare room. Often I resent the existence of this kit as it regularly overflows to the rest of the house and hints are often made that I too need a rucksack for carrying some of said kit myself. However, I have finally found that walkers do have at least one handy little product that the rest of us need to know about: Compeed Blister Gel Pads. Yesterday I spent a hot, humid Saturday walking about the lovelier parts of Norwich wearing sandals I'd not had on since our honeymoon 10 months ago. The balls of my feet were burning a bit by ...  Read the complete review

We've all been hiking at some point in our lives, all got blisters that swell up like golf balls, until they pop, or peel off leaving sore bare skin; the image is quite disgusting... finally there's an answer to these problems, which works wonders! Compeed Blister Plasters work on protecting and preserving an area of skin prone to getting blisters. Some put them on at the start of a walk to help prevent a blister developing, however others wait until they can feel the initial signs that a blister is one it's way before covering it up to prevent it growing. Personally I do the latter. It's not that often that I get blisters, and so I wait until I actually feel ...  Read the complete review

Every time I have a new pair of shoes I have the same problem..blisters ! No matter how soft the shoe is my heels develop sore weepy and painful blisters. We were always advised to leave a blister open to the air,so that it had chance to heal. But in reality this often leaves the wound open to germs and infection,making the skin cracked and dry. I went to see our local pharmacist,he is always happy to advise,and he suggested using the Compeed Blister patches. To be honest my heels were so sore that I was open to any suggestions he might have made! I read the leaflet to see how the blister plasters worked. These plasters have been ...  Read the complete review