Replied by Butterflycari (Heber City, Ut, Usa) on 09/25/2011
Hello,
I have a nickel sized blister on the side of my heel from wearing new dancing shoes last night. Mine doesn't hurt much, I am barefoot now. I cut a piece of my aloe vera plant leaf and put the cut side on my blister attached with some Nexcare brand Gentle paper tape. I plan to leave it on all day and maybe overnight. I will let you know how it works.
Replied by Erin (Tacoma, Wa) on 10/18/2011
When I was in ballet in the late 80's, we used to put a piece of raw veal against our foot blisters. The enzymes in the meat speed healing. With all the hubub about raw meats these days, my advice may not be as sound as it once was, but I still stand by the cure!Replied by Sharonicus (Jacksonville, Florida) on 02/18/2012
This isn't so much a "remedy" I guess, but I did find it very helpful. Recently, I spent several days walking around Boston on vacation. I wore nice sneakers with padded arch supports, thinking they would be comfortable. By the end of the first day, I had numerous painful blisters and extremely sore feet.Even with band-aids I couldn't even bare to put my shoes back on the next morning. So I put on the only shoes I could- flat bottomed, thin soled, leather sandals. They had only two straps across the foot, a thong strap and a heel strap. I walked around ALL day in these with NO discomfort at all. My blisters did not hurt because my toes were able to spread and breathe rather than being mushed into sweaty shoes all day.
I couldn't believe it, and I tell people all the time- if your feet hurt, try wearing flat sandals (not flip-flops) or even going barefoot if you can. I think feet aren't meant to be stuffed into shoes and they are happiest naked. (as long as they get some TLC and moisturizer! )
