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Sounds much cozier than tape or moleskin. Good tip! I will try it on training walks. Thank you!Not a dumb question as I didn't have a clue either ! (Townie)
You put it on the hot spot BEFORE it becomes a blister. Your sock keeps it in place. I don't know why it works but it does...
Someone told me dancers used to use it too, before silicone etc was available...
Anyone else used it?
I've used it for two Caminos. I put it on areas and between toes that I think may rub, eg my big toe joint is prominent but not a bunion. Even after doing up the laces of my boots (with ankle support) I pack it down the sides of the boots. This reduces movement as I have a narrow heel, thereby reducing the chance of rubbing and blisters. Because it's reasonably cheap (a little goes a long way, and I can wash it and 'pull it' thinly to make it 'fluffy' again, not packed tight), I take extra to share with other pilgrims with blisters. It can go directly on to the skin, or over the socks but I find I prefer directly on the skin as the sock holds it in place. I firstly bought it cheap when trekking in NZ, but now find it in the trekking gear shops in Australia. It's available online too.On the very low tech end of the spectrum, sheep's wool works wonders too, as prevention.
I collect it from hedgerows before the Camino but it can also be bought, I think, as 'walkers' wool'?
Several grateful people, my wife included, used clean carded wool on hot spots and blisters. It is naturally antibacterial, easy to use and remove, soft and very light to carry enough for the whole camino with some to give away along the trail. You can buy it at yarn stores and pull off enough for the area you want to protect. It wraps nicely and holds in place when you put your wool socks over it.Hi
I've been reading/watching youtube re blister prevention by taping. I'd appreciate thoughts on Leukoplast and Hapla-Band tape. Also use/effectiveness of engo plasters. Have had bad blisters this year. Cheers
Engo worked for me too. Watch the video on the site to ensure proper application.I can highly recommend ENGO patches, applied to the inside of your boots at the site of a hotspot ( not applied to the feet). They prevent friction - worked well for me this year.
I used Rocktape Kinesiology Tape. I think it is the same or similar to Leukoplast. It stayed on my feet for days at a time and more comfortable than duct tape. I'm taking it again in March on the Portugues.Hi
I've been reading/watching youtube re blister prevention by taping. I'd appreciate thoughts on Leukoplast and Hapla-Band tape. Also use/effectiveness of engo plasters. Have had bad blisters this year. Cheers
I swore by Compeed on hotspots and only got one pressure blister in two Camino's. The problem is people use it on blisters AFTER they have formed and it then rips off the skin and exposes the raw skin to infection. It's not not how it is supposed to be used. I applied it the moment I felt a hot spot form and it was most effective at protecting the area. The one (large) pressure blister I got on the lower edge of my heel lasted unburst for ten days before it got too large for my boot and I drained it with a sterile hypodermic syringe, swabbed it with iodine solution and then used normal Elastoplast (Leukoplast) to hold dressings in place with a large protective compeed on top to cushion the area. Worked for me but everyone has to find their own system.
On the very low tech end of the spectrum, sheep's wool works wonders too, as prevention.
I collect it from hedgerows before the Camino but it can also be bought, I think, as 'walkers' wool'?
On the very low tech end of the spectrum, sheep's wool works wonders too, as prevention.
I collect it from hedgerows before the Camino but it can also be bought, I think, as 'walkers' wool'?
ha ha hahaha .. lovely phrase to use .. "threads" a friend sent me a photo of her blisters with threads through them it looked horroble .. I have always used a sterlised needle (I always have one with me) release the fluid and then use a pad of tissue and sticky plaster and leukopore or Micropore to secure in place - works for me
Can this be bought on the Camino ? ... Currently in Siana
I bought the wool cheaply from Amazon.Sheeps wool padding is sold at every dance store. As in ballet. Dancers use it in toe shoes. It might be cheaper than having it shipped from New Zelaand.
.....and at dance supply shops it comes in pretty colours.... just saying.
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