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My Heels Were So Cracked It Was Painful To Walk — Until I Found This $10 Balm

Filed 1h ago · Via HuffPost · The Buffoon Desk
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
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HuffPost's Jamie Davis Smith recounts years of struggling with cracked, painful heels before trying Onyx Professional cracked heel repair balm, a roll-on stick made with beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil priced under $10. She had previously relied on nightly Vaseline and thick socks, a method she describes as messy, expensive, and incompatible with carry-on travel due to TSA liquid limits.

She reports her feet looked and felt better the same day she started using the balm, with application taking only seconds compared to the Vaseline routine.

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Source: Read the original at HuffPost → Scored: Bama Country · Kevin MacLeod · CC BY 4.0
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