Blisters

[Deore]

So is it better to pop blisters and let the scab or just to leave them alone?

[frizzytwig]

I don't know whats best but I can tell you about a product to stop you getting blisters.

It's a little stick of stuff by Compeed and it's brilliant.  I have a pair of sandals I only wear for occassions and they give me serious gip, I rubbed this stuff on my feet and wore them all day on Saturday and I got no blisters, fantastic- got it in Boots 

[nfn]

don't pop blisters. The fluid inside heals the skin and keeps it sterile. However, if it a really huge blister say on your heel, I pop it and cover it with a large padded plaster, more comfy

[rampart]

I say it depends. If you are female, don't pop it. If you are male, you must pop it. At least so I think. Fun to pop, you know.

[happy_face]

I always pop my blisters. I pop them twice as I was once told if you do it just the once they often seal themselves again. I do it of a night time so they get air when I sleep and the next day they're fine

[Solarjunkie]

Pop - but don't peel off the skin.

If a lot of fluid is trapped in the blister, it can grow & grow, so the obvious thing to do is to release it & so the blister stays at the size it is.

[peagreen]

don't pop! leaving yourself open to more pain, bigger chance of infection! tempting to pop i know, but the pain of shoes after poppage is too immense!