Milo (Orange County, Ca) on 12/27/2013
Castor Oil worked for me. I had extremely hard, dry and cracked skin on both my feet and my right hand. The skin split in the arch of my foot about 3/16 and I had open cracks in joints of my fingers and on the tip of my thumb. Very painful. No matter how much or what type of lotion I used, it gave me no relief.
Then I started soaking both my feet and hand in ACV for about 10 minutes at a time, 1-2 times a day. The results were dramatic within days and my skin looks normal after about 10 day. NO MORE CUTS and virtually no small cracks either.
I have had athletes foot most of my life, and the symptoms of it are also 95% gone and still improving.
Because the cracking was localized on my right hand (thumb to index finger) and did not respond to lotion, I suspected there might be something else at the root cause such as a fungus or reaction to something on my tools. (I use cordless drills a lot in my work). I heard that ACV is acidic and effective against fungus. It appears that ACV both mitigates the cause of the cracking and softens the loose dead skin so it can be easily removed with an abrasive dish pad which I would use after 1 out of 4 soakings.
My skin does seam to absorb lotion or coconut oil now, when before it seamed ineffective.
I HIGHLY recommend trying it.
Good Luck, Milo
Naeriyah Jo An (Atlanta, USA) on 01/11/2008
Another remedy that works for dry skin if your lower extremities are having difficulty in absorbing oils lotions or resisting water when bathing. soak your legs in a bath of acv and warm water for about 30 minutes immediately your legs will begin absorbing again. I have done both. with the legs my medical doctors told me that they were dying and a Japanese masseuse told me about the acv bath and to never use anything on my skin I cannot eat. I went back to the doctor and showed them my legs. They didn't know what to say but told me to keep on doing what i am doing.
I have not had that severity with absorption since. I have never had to repeat the bathe again 7 years since i first tried it.
Ed Davis (Wenatchee WA, USA) on 06/03/2007
Skin Care - Dry Scaly Patches: I had some dry scaly skin on my nose and about for an inch or so on either side of my nose. I have been using a mixture of ACV, Baking Soda, and Water for a about a week and a half. I use about 1/4 tablespoon of BS and ACV till the bubbling stops. then I add just enough water to complete filling a small cup About 3 inches high, 1/2 full. I wash my face with this and leave it on for about a minute and then rinse it off. My skin on my nose and by my nose is now very soft and is no longer dry. I also found that when shaving with a razor that this mixture lubricated my skin and I did not get any cuts. I pieced this mixture together from reading about several items from this site. I love www.earthclinic.com
