Heel Blister Prevention Patches (2 Patches)

These blister patches are highly rated for a reason. They’re super effective and sit very well wherever you place them. I put them over a rough spot in the heel of some boots (it was tricky to get them down the boot shaft because they kept sticking to the side). Because they’re slick, they solved my blister problem immediately. They’re a good size to cover a large area of potential blister and they might be able to be cut in half if you didn’t need to use the whole thing. But it’s wildly overpriced. I feel like a good duct tape could do the same job from an adhesion and slickness perspective but you pay this much for just 2 patches? Crazy. I don’t regret buying them since they work but it’s still annoying.

Blister Prevention Patches I bought these after suffering with recurring heel blisters. I read lots around the subject on a blister prevention website which offered great advice and a variety of options to try including these. I decided they were worth a go. Wow! What a difference - firstly, you need to understand what this product is. The patch does not provide any cushioning and is a very thin, smooth patch fitted directly to the inner heel area on the shoe which effectively reduces the friction which causes the skin to blister. (Counter intuitive to me initially as I felt the firmer the shoe gripped my foot the better!) By allowing a small amount of movement between the shoe and sock the friction is dramatically lessened. I generally walk approx 4.5 miles each morning and today I was able to do so for the first time in ages without any discomfort. This appears to be the answer I was looking for. Do your research and I hope it helps you too.

Have been using these for several years now, and not only do they help with improving comfort and preventing blisters, they help avoid the wear and tear that causes the inside heel fabric to tear itself apart and cause discomfort. For their price, and the extra life they give on pair of runners, they really offer great bang for buck.

I run at least 10km daily, I was having issues with friction against my heels causing painful blisters and holes in the backs of my shoes making the blisters worse, I bought these and put them over exactly where the holes were starting where my heel rubs. I have had them in about 2 months and haven't had an issue since! I see some people commenting on them peeling at the corners, mine haven't budged but I did also cut mine in half to make it smaller because I didn't think I needed it that big, maybe that's why mine haven't peeled and have laid flat. Highly recommend!

Expensive for what they are. Tricky to peel off backing before being fixed into place inside heel of shoe. They have been effective and pretty hard wearing. In my case I used the patch to reduce friction between shoe and a heel prominence. The reason they probably worked (in my view) is as follows: I was getting a heel blister possibly because a prominence on my heel meant that all the friction required to lift the shoe heel off the ground at each step was concentarted locally on the prominence and therefore focused too much of the shear force between my outer skin and subcutaneous area, leading to a breakdown of fascia and consequent blister. By reducing friction between shoe and heel prominence, the task of lifting the shoe heel at each step was transferred from the prominence to a wider area of my heel so that shear forces were more distributed and less likely to break down the fascia below outer skin.