To want feet that aren't disgusting

[beetuljoos]

I know this is a gross topic for loads. I don't really like it either but hoping for some wisdom.

My feet are really gross. They don't smell but the skin gets so dry and so thick very quickly. It will sometimes peel too. I am a very clean person- clean socks daily, wash my feet daily etc. I use a very strong foot file regularly but when I don't do it for 3+ days my feet look absolutely disgusting again. If I wear heels or sandals they are even worse. No one else seems to have this problem and I don't really get it- I don't have dry skin anywhere else! It's really gross and embarrassing.

Is there an easy trick to nice feet? Do I just need to file them daily or something?

Have you tried Footner? Could you see a chiropodist?
You have to treat your feet like your teeth or face. Develop a daily routine and a bi monthly routine.
You might need better supportive shoes or insoles as calluses develop when the weight of the body is not supported well. incidentally living in open shoes like slippers and sliders gives you dry skin quicker than if your feet are in socks and shoes 10+ hours a day.

a good foot cream with urea might help - id do it every night and shuold make a difference

is it objectively an issue or are you fixating?

This stuff is amazing:

www.superdrug.com/Health/Foot-Care/Dry,-Hard-%26-Cracked-Skin/O%27Keeffe%27s-Healthy-Feet-Value-Jar-180g/p/798598?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvqeUBhCBARIsAOdt45YtcOecbqoRJh1EnapLUXorJ3HBRms-BXMSgd4x2WVryJTQznnAcIwaAleMEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Twice a day under socks and your feet will be transformed in a couple of weeks.

Flexitol has been like magic for my feet. Just use it once a week now and they're soft and supple.
Except for the outside of the big toe knuckle. If anyone has any tips for keeping that callous down I'd be grateful!

Footner used to be something I'd use annually but it no longer works and I've pre soaked and soaked daily. Apparently the formula has changed according to Amazon reviews.

I'd second the flexibility. Also an old fashioned pumice stone

Can I suggest a medical pedicure? Margaret Dabbs has a chain of shops but many podiatrists offer the same service for less. That way they can remove the dry calluses in a healthy way and suggest the best method for upkeep.

It sounds like you have athletes foot or some other fungal infection TBH.

Get an electric footfile from amazon (I have a wolady one and it's brilliant) and use a for cream with urea every night, use a cracked heel balm all over once a week over night with socks over the top. My feet used to be so dry I hated it, but this regime works and doesn't cost much. The for file I use once or twice a month on winter and fortnightly in dinner, when I was first doing it I would use it once or twice a week

*summer

A good pedicure

My DH suffers from calluses and a fungal nail thing. His feet were awful.
I got a chiropodist for him. She comes every 6 weeks and charges £25. She has been coming for years now, best decision ever.
she cuts his nails and has sanding tools. She anoints his feet with various lotions.

I wish I had the power to delete every post on here except those that mention Flexitol. Boots also do an own-brand equivalent. The key ingredient is a high concentration of urea - at least 25%. It is as close to a miracle as you will find.

I don't like to sleep in socks, so once or twice a week, I put a thick layer on under old socks and put on my trainers when I go to the allotment or walk to the post office or whatever. The heat and mechanical action of walking seems to super-charge it. My feet used to be disgusting, with painful cracks and peeling skin that I couldn't leave alone and now I could probably be a foot model because they are perfect.

I get dry skin build up on the heel quickly as well and hate filing. Have started to use salicylic acid (bha) after showering, then a good cream then socks. Keep the socks on as long as you can. When you shower you can use a loofah, scrub whatever to remove the dead skin and if you do it regularly it will keep the feet smooth.
(I'm just using the bha I have for my face but Aha should work as well. You can pick them up quite cheaply now as exfoliating serums.)

See a podiatrist. They'll remove dry skin much better than if you go for a pedicure. They'll also assess for any conditions contributing to it and advise in prevention.

My feet are gross left to their own devices. The only thing that’s ever worked is Flexitol but I have to keep it up, if I don’t use it religiously they go awful again (like they are currently 😬)
I can’t sleep in socks so have to make a specific effort to apply it thickly under my socks, I hate that feeling but it does work.

I just use cheap body butter when I get out of the bath or go to bed and mine are fine.

I have the same problem. Boots own brand cracked heel balm is the only one that works wonders on my feet, and I’ve tried all the ones mentioned above, they’re just not a patch on it.

Manual foot file after a shower, balm on, socks on. You’ll see a massive difference in a couple of days.

Its on offer at the mo:

www.boots.com/boots-pharmaceuticals-cracked-heel-balm-125ml-10115029

I file most days, I find it quite effective combined with a good salt scrub. Sanctuary do a moisturiser which you put on wet skin - it's not specifically for feet but I find that helps as I would never remember to put a cream on once dry.

@BobbinHood try my trick of putting it on under old thick socks and trainers and going for a walk- makes it do the job much faster and then you can wash it off when you get home. I also apply it with a bit of tissue so I don’t get it on my hands because I hate the way it feels.

Flexitol will resolve all your problems. A little bit rubbed in thoroughly before bed.

I use a Margaret Dabbs foot file once a week, O'Keefe's foot cream and occasionally their foot masks.

Urea 25% foot cream or heel balm. Stay away from the foot file, will only make it worse!

I wonder if you’re just smoothing the dry skin, rather than actually getting rid of it. I’d try a grater type or a footner thing.

Thanks, will give that a try!