Posted by Milo (Orange County, Ca) on 12/27/2013
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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
Posted by Donna (Colorado) on 03/30/2017 3 posts
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Vinegar baths are amazing. You can soak in a bath with only a cup of vinegar in it or with two big jugs of vinegar in it and anywhere in between. I once decided to try using 3 big jugs of vinegar in my bath but had to stop at 2 because the fumes made my eyes water. Vinegar baths are very helpful after a long hike or any kind of hard physical activity that makes you tired but too restless to sleep well. Get up and take a vinegar bath and you will sleep like a baby, seriously! It will also make your skin smooth.
Posted by Ed Davis (Wenatchee WA, USA) on 06/03/2007
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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
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Posted by Naeriyah Jo An (Atlanta, USA) on 01/11/2008
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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.
Posted by Peanut (Bowie, Maryland, USA) on 01/03/2010
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I have very dry skin, and my feet are especially dry, heel cracked and peeling. I soaked my feet in organic apple cider vinegar with the mother at full strength for about 45 minutes or so, and then I massaged 10,000 i.u. of vitamin E oil into my feet. My feet looked and felt drastically different, just from that first soak. The next day while in the shower i used one of those pumice stones to get rid of the dry scaly skin, and then soaked my feet again in full strength apple cider vinegar and massaged the vitamin E oil into my feet. My feet were definitely looking normal again by day 2. However, as soon as I stopped doing anything the dry scaly skin returned. I definitely have to be more consistent with applying moisture to my skin on a daily basis. . Hope this helps!
Posted by Saba (Mentor, Oh) on 01/04/2010
Peanut - Have you tried Castor Oil? It works great to soften your skin. It will make your feet feel like a baby's bottom.
Posted by Peanut (Bowie, Md) on 01/06/2010
I haven't tried the castor oil as a moisturizer. I will try it, and let u know if it works for my dry cracked feet.. Thanks for the suggestion!
