• Keep your feet from drying and cracking with regular applications of foot cream. You don't need a special cream -- any moisturizer available at your drugstore, like Aquaphor, Cetaphil, and Eucerin, will work. Use an antifungal cream if you have evidence of athlete's foot (tinea pedis) or other fungal infection. Athlete's foot can make the skin crack and peel, which increases your risk for an infection. Be on the lookout for fungal nail infections, too (nails will look and feel harder, darker, and thicker). See your podiatrist or your doctor about treatment and care.