What is the best way to get rid of dry skin on your feet, forever?

[TheFlyingOnion]

I have neglected my feet for ages (don't even get me started on my toenails), but now I want to give them a makeover.

I have dry, flaky skin around my heels and have tried one of those Scholl pumice stone things but tbh its not making much difference.

What's the best way to get them looking baby soft?

My friend used to do hers with a stanley knife, but I'd prefer something a bit less dangerous

Popbiscuit - you Never Googled Dragon Butter then?

I have finally accepted that I have inherited my mum's dreadful heels. Ped egg was too harsh for me, but have discovered that the ONLY way to keep my heels socially acceptable is to file every night (and sometimes mornings too...) and moisturise morning and night. Lanolin works well (I have nice ones from New Zealand, but lansinoh would prob work a dream!)

Treat your feet at home and setup a mini spa. Soak your feet with warm water and foot soak and leave it until the skin is soft. Scrub your feet with an exfoliating scrub and give your feet a good massage. Put some lotion and wear socks during bedtime. Protect your feet from cold and heat.

I have a micro pedi, which is a battery powered sander for your feet. It is expensive at £40, but only takes a few minutes.

I have yet to find a decent foot cream, but the body shop hemp foot cream is the vest I've found to keep my feet moisturised.

A proper foot cream with 25% urea in it. Flexitol heel balm is one, there are others. Less than 25% isn't enough.

It isn't glam or luxurious but it works.

Go to a chiropodist/podiatrist. It'll be the best money ever spent on your feet.

I don't know whey people try time consuming home remedies/creams when a chirop will give you babysoft healthy feet in under an hour and it will last months.
A chiropodist will;
trim and file toenails
thoroughly remove dead skin with a scalpel
remove any corns or issues identified.
Buff feet with a sander to smooth over remaining skin
massage properly

A pedicure will;
trim and file toenails
tidy cuticles
use a foot scrub/soak feet/massage feet
paint toenails.

One is a proper body maintance, one is for prettifying feet

If you can afford to have a chirop treatment. Then get a pedi stragight afterwards - BLISS!

Another recommendation for a chirop/pod appointment. I had one last year when I was 30 weeks pregnant, about to go on holiday and couldn't reach my feet. It was bliss and my feet looked and felt lovely, 9 weeks later and they still were nice and soft when I was giving birth,
And if you have a simply health policy thing you can can claim some of the cost back.

Definitely soap and glory's heel genius. Had tried all the high concentration of urea ones, even getting some on prescription. One slather of heel genius and they felt amazing. I even use it on my slightly dry knees!!

Definitely one of those products that I felt worked beyond my expectations.

See this has come round again.
Agree with others. Definitely chiropodist first, then pedicure.
Then for maintenance I find applying foot cream regularly - preferably daily - is the only answer.

I must say I've never been a fan of any of the cheese grater-type foot files. However, I've had a great success with electric pedis. These are slightly more expensive (15-35 quid) but extremely quick and effective. So if you are impatient or need fast results, I would recommend buying one of these tools. I remember when I was buying my first eletcric pedi, I wasn't sure which one to choose. Some of my colleagues suggested Emjoi's micro pedi so I ended up with the same. You can read reviews of some of these electric hard skin removers at www.pedireviews.co.uk. Each of them has pros and cons, but I guess if you stick with major brands, you will be happy and never again try a manual foot file.

I've got flexitol platinum.

After s long trip to the chiropodist

Sudocrem is quite drying, a pot of aqueous cream is cheep and works as an intensive moisturiser.

Chirop first ....I go every 8 weeks for my hard skin to be sorted.

It's really worth it.

i see this is an old thread

How much would a session with a chiropodist to tidy feet cost? Roughly.

Old thread whoops

Around here between 25 and 35 pounds for basic appointment. Feel like I'm walking on air afterwards.

99p shop flexibitol plus their cotton socks overnight a few times a month. Footner rubbush ime a bit emperors new clothes impressive yuk factor but no lasting benefit for the £ My mate uses hair argon oil from primark on hers with socks seems to work too Plus the odd salt and oil scrub

Can't believe no one's mentioned Footner

£35

If you have terrible hard skin you really need a chiropodist first of all. Then to maintain yourself

Footner footner footner

How come this zombie thread has been resurrected not once but twice ?

No-I've mentioned footner because it presumably hadn't been invented in 2011 .

*No-one

micro pedi: electric rather than battery
changed my feet forever: use it twice a week and now my feet are baby soft: and they were hideous
refills expensive but has saved me a small fortune
can't recommend it highly enough
tried every scrub, cream, pumice,foot file but this has the major advantage of being effortless

Footner

www.boots.com/en/Footner-Exfoliating-Sock_1275069/

Definitely Footner!