Heel Cracks

Okay I have heel cracks no surprise since I spend all of my working hours on my feet walking around a pool deck wearing Crocs or flip flops. So what do I do to solve this. Is there a waterproof barrier cream that I can use? I do slather my feet in body butter and wear socks at night but it seems that I am always in water. Any suggerstions?

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The precursor to cracks is generally excessively dry skin, and frequent contact with water will generally result in dry skin. I generally recommend severely limiting such contact with water, something which apparently your work will not permit that you do unless you are willing to wear waterproof foot gear. At the very least, open-back shoes should be avoided. The use of Vaseline or vitamin A&D OINTMENT . . . not CREAM, or alternately, other petrolatum-based emollients, and relative occlusion by wearing socks at night after such applications will generally help. But do not take the cracks lightly, as they can produce sufficiently deep breaks in the skin to allow for bacterial infections which may become serious. One should keep a close check on this, employ normal first-aid care and see a podiatrist or other appropriate doctor if there are even early signs of infection.