Preventing chilblains

Cindy asked how to prevent or get rid of chilblains.

Milli explained that she made sure her children had lots of vitamins in their diet.  Lots of fruit and vegetables for Vitamin C  and additional vitamin C tablets in the winter. Also calcium pills helped. 

She said they are very itchy and she used to paint them with calamine lotion.  She suggested any of the anti-itching creams available now might work. 

Milli said her brother got chilblains on his ears and they were really painful. She thinks there is little you can do to get rid of them. They just take their own time.  It certainly seems easier to prevent than cure them.