The Laufwunder range from Lütticke covers most of the skin and nail conditions you meet across a working week. The range is broad enough that the useful question is not “which cream is good,” but “which cream for the presentation in front of me.” Here is a working guide.
Dry and dehydrated skin
Laufwunder Moisturising, Laufwunder Hydrobalm, Laufwunder Lipid Balm, Laufwunder Schrundena Callus Cream and Laufwunder Schrundena Callus Salve to Go
For everyday dryness and skin that has lost its suppleness, reach for a moisturising foot balm. These restore softness and elasticity with regular use and give you a dependable general-purpose cream to send patients home with. Where dryness is more stubborn, a urea-based moisturiser draws and retains moisture into the skin more aggressively. Lipid Balm contains skin identuical ceremides sensitive to the skins own lipid barrier and strengthens the skin without the contraindications of those sensitive to urea. Suitable for people without compromised circulation and low risk diabetics with no peripheral neuropathy.
Thickened skin and callus
Lauwunder Callus reduction cream
Where skin has built up and thickened, a callus-reducing cream does the work between appointments. Creams of this type soften hard skin over a couple of weeks of daily use and help slow it building back up, which makes your own debridement easier and less frequent.
Cracked heels
Laufwunder Schrundena Callus Cream, Laufwunder Schrundena Callus Salve to Go
Cracked, fissured heels need a cream aimed specifically at rough, chapped skin. These restore elasticity to hard skin and help prevent the splitting that leads to painful, sometimes infected, heel fissures. The Callus Salve is a strong recommendation for patients who present with the problem seasonally.
Hot, tired feet
Laufwunder Footbalm Cooling, Laufwunder FinishBalm Lemongrass and Laufwunder Foot spray
For patients who want relief from hot, tired, aching feet, a cooling balm delivers it. Formulations built around menthol and similar botanicals give an immediate, refreshing cooling sensation, and are popular with patients who are on their feet all day.
Cold feet and poor circulation
Laufwunder Footbalm Warming
At the other end, a warming balm suits patients with cold feet or sluggish circulation, giving a gentle warming effect that many find comforting through the winter months.
Freshness and odour
Laufwunder FinishBalm Lemongrass, Laufwunder FinishBalm Pomegranite and Laufwunder Foot spray
For general freshness and a deodorising effect, a refreshing balm keeps feet feeling clean and cared for, and is an easy add-on recommendation for almost any patient.
Fungal nail and skin infections
Mykored Nail Tincture, Mykored Deodorant, Mykored Nail Protection Oil and Mykored Forte cream
For patients presenting with fungal nail or skin infections, Mykored is the range’s dedicated answer. It is designed specifically for these infections and, like the rest of the range, is a professional product rather than an over-the-counter one.
A professional-only range
None of these products sit on a pharmacy shelf. They come through foot professionals, which means the recommendation carries your expertise with it, and the patient goes home with a product matched to their presentation rather than one picked off a display.
A good shelf life is achieved by using hygienic aluminium tubes which in turn facilitates the use of less preservatives.