I was doing half mile repeats in my spikes today and got two painful blisters on my heels. This hasn't happened before, and when I went out for my evening run, I just couldn't do it. Really irritating, since I'm trying to up my mileage. Any quick blister fixes?
Drain them and put bag balm on them. It comes in a green tin can at the pharmacy. It's actually designed to take the irritation out of cow's teats (that's plural for tits?).I've been using it for years and it works wonders on blisters. It pulls out the fluid and irritation and they dry up quickly. Good luck.
A freind of mine, with really big lips and no chin, always told me just stick duct tape on there. It comes off surprisingly well, and works great. I guess he is smarter than he looks.
Drain them, then put Second Skin on them. Most athletic trainers have it (if you happen to be in college), and it's always worked for me.
i always seem to have blister problems, band-aid makes a great second skin, latex type band aid that works great, they come in various sizes, drain the blister and cover it, keep it on until it comes off naturally, which will be several days, you can find them by the rest of the band-aids in any store
The best bandaid I have found for blisters is something called "Advanced Healing Bandages" (something like that) by Johnson & Johnson. They come in a silver colored package and they cost more but they are worth it.
They have this stuff on the bandage called "Gueri" that actually bonds to the wound (or, in this case, open blister) and forms a second skin on it for you. They're designed to be worn for several days.
Right now I've got a terrible blister (the worst one I've ever had in 20 years of running) on my foot from a recent race and these things are the only thing allowing me to run.
I've never tried "Second Skin" though so I have no basis for comparison.
nomad wrote:
I was doing half mile repeats in my spikes today and got two painful blisters on my heels. This hasn't happened before, and when I went out for my evening run, I just couldn't do it. Really irritating, since I'm trying to up my mileage. Any quick blister fixes?
Just curious... did those blisters ever heal up, or are you still dealing with them today?
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