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This section is intended to provide specific guidance for blisters in specific places on your feet.
===Blisters between toes===
[[File:Hoka Blisters.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[Hoka Shoe Review| Hoka Shoes]] seem to have a distinctive blister pattern, with the blisters forming between the big toe and the next toe, part way along the toe. Blisters also occur between the little toe and the next toe along. I recommend cutting open the toe boxes on Hokas.]]This is a particular problem with [[Hoka Shoe Review| Hoka Shoes]] due to their tight toe box. Suggested fixes (in order of preference):
* Buy [[Shoes]] with a wider toe box so that your toes are not pushed together.
* Cut open the toe box so that your toes are not pushed together.
* Wear Injinji socks.
* Use a small amount of lubricant between your toes.
* [[Taping| Tape ]] the toes to prevent them rubbing together.
Note that if you get a blister where your toes join together, it is possible to tape this area, but it’s tricky. Cut a strip of tape, and then cut the sides so the tape has an hourglass shape. The narrow strip goes between the toes, with the wider section attaching to the top and bottom of your foot. An adhesive promoter is highly recommended on the wider sections of the tape!
===Blisters on the tips of the toes===
* Cut open the toe box so that your toes do not reach the end.
* Wear Injinji socks (unlikely to help, but worth a try).
* [[Taping| Tape ]] the ends of your toes. If you are not also wearing Injinji socks, it is best to tape all of your toes so that tape does not rub on the next toe.
===Blisters under toe nails===
I don’t have any toe nails due to my [[Epidermolysis Bullosa|skin condition]], so this is not practical experience. This type of blister sometimes manifests itself as a blue or black toenail; the toenail has not changed color, it the blister under the toenail that you can see.
* Cut open the toe box so that your toes do not reach the end.
* Wear Injinji socks.
* [[Taping| Tape ]] your toes over the nails. If you are not also wearing Injinji socks, it is best to tape all of your toes so that tape does not rub on the next toe.
===Blisters under the arch===
