The skin's natural barrier can be damaged, causing dry, cracked skin. O'Keeffe's products are specially formulated to create a protective barrier on the skin's surface that locks in moisture and keeps your skin hydrated.

O'Keeffe's Healthy Feet foot cream is gentle enough for an everyday moisturiser, but strong enough for the relief of extremely dry, cracked feet.

Each night before bed I applied O'Keeffe's to the heels and balls of my feet. I'd cover them with a pair of warm socks and let the cream do its thing overnight. After just five nights of this routine, the cracks and pain were gone. My once too-sore-to-walk-on heels now felt brand new.

When used daily it is clinically proven to improve moisture levels. Start by applying only a small amount of O'Keeffe's foot cream to dry feet to start and add more as needed.

Side Effects Stop using the topical emollient and call your doctor if you have severe burning, stinging, redness, or irritation where the product was applied. Less serious side effects are more likely, and you may have none at all.

Serious side effects Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Below, we compiled dermatologist-recommended moisturizing and exfoliating products to help treat dry, cracked heels year-round.

• Aquaphor Healing Ointment.
• Cerave Healing Ointment.
• O'Keeffe's for Healthy Feet Foot Cream.
• Amlactin Foot Repair Cream Therapy.
• Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Foot Cream.

Apply a heavier, oil-based cream or petroleum jelly (Vaseline, Aquaphor Healing Ointment, others), then slip on a pair of thin cotton socks at bedtime to help the moisturizer work. Don't ignore dry, cracked heels, as over time you may develop deeper fissures, which increases your risk of infection.

Over-application can lead to stickiness. Apply to hands as needed. Mild stinging of severely dry skin is normal, but discontinue use if it persists.

Moisturization is also important for foot care, and you should be moisturizing your feet every day. The best way to prevent dry feet is to rub lotion or petroleum jelly on your clean feet at night and put socks over them. In the morning, your feet should be soft and moisturized.

For best results, use O'Keeffe's Working Hands throughout the day as needed. Apply sparingly, a little goes a long way!

O'Keeffe's Eczema relief cream is steroid free and contains 2% colloidal oatmeal.