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Best Moisturizers For Dry Feet

Don't let dry feet and cracked heels stop you in your tracks. According to the National Foot Health Assessment 20% of Americans aged 21 and over have experienced dry and cracked skin on their feet. Cracked heels are often caused by a lack of moisture or a deficiency of the skin oil your body naturally produces. While dry skin can be attractive, more severe conditions can even be painful, making it hard to walk.

What Causes Cracked Heels?
One common side effect of dry skin is cracked heels. Caused by a lack of moisture, these cracks can spread, become sore, and eventually break, causing your feet to bleed. While cracked heels can range from unsightly to painful, it's important to be aware of the causes of dry skin and how best to avoid it.

Some environmental and personal factors that can lead to cracked skin are:
  • Cold, dry weather - especially in the winter
  • Dehydration, not drinking enough water
  • Taking long, hot baths or soaking your feet for too long
  • Using harsh soaps or chemicals that dry out your feet
  • Not moisturizing your feet
  • Scrubbing your feet dry too hard or too often
  • Having diabetes or another underlying skin condition

While there are many causes of skin dryness and discomfort, there are also many available solutions to help get back to feeling and looking your best. Regularly applying moisturizers, body lotions, creams, or washes can help to soften and smooth rough, dry, or cracked skin. Let's take a second to look at a few of the most effective options available, and find the right product for you.

AmLactin Alpha-Hydroxy Moisturizing Body Lotion
Bring your dry skin back to normal with this moisturizing body lotion. Designed for daily foot therapy, this special formula is clinically proven to encourage natural skin cell renewal through exfoliation, creating a soft, smooth texture you'll love.

If you suffer from dry skin, you know there’s a big difference between short-term relief and long-term therapy. While traditional moisturizers provide superficial results, AmLactin® skin care is different. Our unique Alpha-Hydroxy therapy exfoliates, retains the skin's natural moisture, and draws water to the skin to hydrate so it looks and feels soft and smooth. Experience the difference today, and discover the power of Alpha-Hydroxy therapy

AmLactin® Moisturizing Body Lotion is made with 12% lactic acid and contains emollients and humectants that help retain the skin’s natural moisture and draw water to the skin. It provides long-lasting moisture retention for real comfort and makes your feet soft and smooth. This body lotion is fragrance-free, non-greasy, and gently exfoliates the skin to relieve dry, rough skin. Be sure to shake well, and apply twice daily for the best results.

Diabetic Defense Foot Wash
Diabetes can cause a variety of changes to your feet, including dry, cracked, and peeling skin. At times your feet may become incredibly dry, and may even suffer from nerve damage. You use your feet every day, from walking and running to just standing or sitting comfortably. They support you, and if you have diabetes, then it might be time to offer a bit of support and relief to them.

Diabetic Defense is a foot wash specifically designed to tackle the complications caused to foot skin by diabetes. This physician-formulated foot wash contains 100% purely natural ingredients and 12 specialized essential oils for the most complete skin rejuvenation and recovery. Diabetic Defense contains tea tree oil to protect and clean, ginger to stimulate circulation, and Shea Butter for moisturizer. It also contains a healthy dose of vitamins A, E, & F to promote healthy skin. Regular daily use helps soothe, soften, and moisturize skin over time, in addition to minimizing infection risks by washing fungus and bacteria from the skin’s surface.

RevitaDERM Medical Strength Moisturizer
First on our list is RevitaDERM, a medical strength moisturizer that was formulated for incredibly dry skin. This foot cream is recommended for severe cases, and until recently was not available without prescription. Made from 40% Urea cream, this moisturizer helps to soften rough, thick skin and is also effective against the symptoms of eczema, psoriasis, diabetes, and other skin affecting conditions. Best when applied to damp skin, the water-free formula allows this medical strength moisturizer to hydrate for over 6 hours. Revitaderm is both perfume- and alcohol-free, and is gentle and safe even for those with diabetes. Revitalize dry, cracked skin with Revitaderm moisturizing cream, and notice the difference immediately.

What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliation is the process of removing the dead skin cells on the top layer of the skin. Exfoliation and moisturizing are the two keys to treating dry and cracked skin. The body naturally removes dead skin cells, but becomes less efficient at this as we age. Environmental factors such as diet and air temperature may also slow this natural process, leaving the skin looking flat, dull and scaly.

You can encourage your body's natural skin cell renewal process by manually exfoliating, for example by using a loofah or pumice stone, but that can be unhygienic and aggressive. This process can also damage the skin's surface, causing microtears and drying out the skin. A more gentle way to support the natural process would be to apply a lotion or cream with ingredients designed to exfoliate such as AmLactin® body lotion. There is a wide selection of body lotions, foot washes, and butters that can help to moisturize and repair dry and cracked skin. Not all skin is the same, so browse our site and find what works best you you.