Bit gross! What do you remove dead skin with?

[Teacher12345]

The hard skin on my feet is so thick it is disgusting!
Any recommendations for what works to remove it?

I found those peeling socks pretty great. Although they took longer for the. To work last time and I ended up having peeling feet on holidays. not envy!

https://www.superdrug.com/Health/Foot-Care/Dry,-Hard-&-Cracked-Skin/O'Keeffe's-Healthy-Feet-85g-Tube/p/7403211*

This stuff. It's the best cream. You can get it as a tube or jar. It's also available from Boots and possibly a few other places.

3 dl. Vinegar, 3 dl. Listerne (mouthwash) not too much warm water to cover feet in a bowl/bucket of some kind. Soak for 15-20 min. Remove death skin and repeat if necessary.

Sounds weird, but actually works well .

A corn knife if it's really thick. It's like a foot razor. The ladies in the pedicure places use them. You need to soak your feet first. You can get them from eBay.

A foot file- they're amazing

My feet were awful, I mean so thick on the heels and balls of my feet. I did the footner socks, but I left them on for 3 hours (rather than the 1 hour it says). Soak your feet every night after you do the socks and it does come away easily. Mine took over a week in total, some nights I sat in the bath, left them to soak and gave them a bit of a scrub with my hands and it did get the worst off. They weren't perfect, I had some pretty bad cracks in my heels which were obviously still there, but I've been doing them every night with a pumice stone and loads of cream and so far they are ok. I've worn flip flops which I don't usually do unless I've had a pedicure!

I use the footner type socks about twice a year and a sort of rough oval sponge thing in between.

I went to a podiatrist a few years ago who cut it off with a blade and it still isn’t back. I had huge cracks and everything. Well worth £45.

I have something like this, but got mine in Aldi.

www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-DIOZO-Rechargeable-Waterproof-Remover/dp/B07WN4FJX8/ref=sr_1_18?dchild=1&crid=2V51847EA4F5O&keywords=pedi+roller&sprefix=Pedi+%2Caps%2C239&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1600018798&sr=8-18

A good seeing to with this then a load of moisturiser works wonders.

Do people soak their feet before using the exfoliating socks or should the feet just be clean and dry?

I have the same problem. A combination of the microplane foot file and flexitol 25% urea cream has worked absolutely wonders

I use one of those Korean scrubby cloths on mine.

Oh and I'm also using up some hyaluronic acid serum that I don't like for my face on them. Iirc it was the Revolution one but it didn't suit the skin on my face.

Soaking and pumice stone followed by flexitol heel balm has really helped mine. It’s not a quick fix but did make a big difference, and I’m trying to keep on top of it so they don’t get that bad again.

Funily enough I've always found that scrubbing does more harm than good. I'd second using a foot cream. I use CCS heel balm. Or palmers if I need a deep treatment.

I did @OwlBasket I think the instructions tell you to as well.

Soap & Glory “The Heel Deal” foot file - I bought it a few years ago as people were raving about it on here (🐑). It is amazing.

Newton’s chiropody sponge is best thing I’ve used, it melts the dead skin away.

I just moisturise regularly. I work in my feet and one of those two points foot masks you can get in Superdrug every fortnight or so and have lovely soft feet. I usually sleep with them on one night.

I love a foot file. Got one off amazon, like a cheese grater. It’s brilliant

Flexitol is brilliant for cracked skin on your feet and for keeping the skin supple.

Just going through the same process. I've bought the OKeefe foot cream and a foot file. Much better already

Another vote for the Newton's chiropody sponge - it is amazing.

Thanks @Teacher12345Florencenotflo

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Newton’s chiropody sponge is best thing I’ve used, it melts the dead skin away.

The Newton's chiropody sponge is like magic, where does it go though? 😮 Feet like a baby, you need to apply a good foot cream after.