Sv: Vasoline or Oil for feet

[fkjaer]

> Some pilgrims told me that if you rub a little oil on your feet, others
> suggested vasoline [Dorris Day used to cover her body each night before she
> went to bed :) ] it prevents blisters.  The trick was to start a couple of
> weeks before you actually start the pilgrimage, and then continue through
> the pilgrimage.

A friend of mine - a trained nurse - advised me to lotion my feet with "Visible difference - Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant" from Elizabeth Arden. I did so every morning of the first stage of my camino from St. Jean to Burgos in 2000, and it worked very well for me as I only got three blisters that didn't bother me much:
Two on my left foot and a third between the thumb and the index finger of my right hand from holding the staff.
I have bought a new tube of the same lubricant for the remains of my camino this summer.
Some other thick grease may be usefull, though - Mrs. Ardens product is rather expensive.

¡ Ultreya !

Frans.
[ 56° 11' 38.6'' N - 10° 14' 5.36'' E ]