Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Making My High Heels More Comfortable

By Debra Brian Hunt

Fashions in high heels change fast and women want to wear the latest designs. High heels make women look taller, slimmer and more alluring. But the price a woman has to pay to wear high heels can be pretty high. It's not the cost of the high heels, but the damage they can do to the feet that needs to be avoided. When wearing high heels the pressure is on the toes and the balls of the feet. If pointed high heels are in fashion there is very little you can do to avoid getting a pair.

Well before you can make your high heels more comfortable, make sure you buy the right high heels. Be sensible when shopping for high heels. First, make sure to get your feet measured when you go to shop for high heels. This may sound dumb, but feet do grow larger with age and during pregnancy. Try and buy a pair that has round toes.

Avoid buying pointed toes high heels if you can. If you have feet that are wide then ask for a wider pair. Try on the high heels, walk around in them. If they are comfortable then buy them, else shop around. Don't buy high heels that have hard leather, try and get a pair with soft leather. Don't go for high heels that are too high. Don't wear high heels for an extended period of time. If you plan on wearing high heels daily then your feet are going to get ravaged. Even wearing high heels for a dance party can damage your feet.

You can make your high heels more comfortable by following a few tips. If you have got a pair with pointed toes then place some cotton in the toes of the high heels to protect your toes. Place arch supports in the high heels. If you feel that your feet are getting cramped from the sides place some cushioning on the sides. Now that you have your high heels ready now you have to prepare your feet also.

Remember extended wear of high heels can cause blisters, calluses and corns on your feet. You definitely don't want to be seen limping in your high heels.

So take some band aid or moleskin squares and put them on your feet. Cover them around your toes, the sides of your feet and most notably on your heels. It's the toes, the heels and the balls of the feet that get injured wearing high heels. So protecting these areas is going to keep your feet from getting damaged.

Also apply a cream or lotion on the feet to make them soft and supple. At times it even makes sense to rub some oil on the inner surface of the high heels to make the leather soft. But you only do this when you are not using the high heels. If you follow these simple tips then you can protect your feet from getting damaged by wearing high heels.

Hopefully by following this advice you will be able to wear high heels without ravaging your feet.

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