How to prevent blisters ????

Question

I have had my pointe shoes for 3 days now (i have bearly taken them off) and i already have a blister or 6 and i dont wear padding so how would i prevent them using stuff around the house

p.s. what do u use to tape your toes

the blisters are on my big toes and 2 on my pinkie

Answer 1

I used to use band-aids when I first started pointe. And those are the same places my teacher told us would be susceptible to blisters. So I wore a band-aid around my big toe, and one around my pinkie toe. I don't tape my toes or wear band-aids anymore. I just wear lamb's wool padding and my tights in my pointe shoes and I'm off! :-D The people who tape their toes may buy toe tape at a dance store. You can probably use that brown tape, not the gray one but the regular beige-ish one that can tear like paper. Good luck!

Answer 2

you can get athletic tape at a local pharmacy.

I have never gotten a blister but when I get sore spots sometimes I just put band aids on instead of athletic tape.

I would really suggest getting some padding (gel pads/ouch pouches). Maybe some lambs wool?