Foot Care Routine

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My feet have turned into trolls hooves. I've been using a foot file and coconut oil at bedtime but it isn't cutting the mustard.

I have cracked heels so probably need to get some kind of cream for that. But I'd like some kind of general moisturiser to use once it twice a week too.

What's your foot care routine? The cheaper the better!

A Newton chiropody sponge (very cheap off amazon)soak feet in soapy water first, use the sponge. Then ideally something like flexitol with cotton socks over night.

I have a scalpel you buy blades as well it’s very sharp, The black stone (is that the Newton?) and some heels cream from Poundland which is very good. I also put hand cream on the not heels part.

My feet seem to grow hard skin overnight

Flexitol 25% urea heel balm. The end.

It will solve your cracked heels in under a week and all your trolls hooves will also disappear never to return. It's a miracle.

Thank you all!

Right, I've ordered a newton sponge, been out and got some heel balm and some foot cream too. Looking forward to sorting them out! Thanks!

Soak in a hot bath for 15 mins then a footner or Amazon rated equivalent. Prepare to shed skin like a snake. Then keep on top of things with scrubs etc or buy another footner in 6 months time....

Foot file only really works after a soak in the bath I feel. Once feet are dry but still warm from the soak I give them a good file then slather O’Keeffe’s healthy feet on.

I only need to file once a week & now have lovely soft heels.

You will only a get good finish from a foot care professional, you can spend a load of money on diy stuff, but the finish will still be rubbish compared to a professional job. After a good amount of proper bladework, not diy blunted blades from boots, you then get a good base on which to begin using a 25% urea heel balm. If you invest in this every three- four months and look after them yourself in between you won't look back! Footner gets about a third of the actual calluses depth off and putting creams onto dead skin is just a waste of money.

true. I had a good professional going over once. But the service closed.
who can tell me what the person who provides this foot scraping is called?

Podiatrist here (NHS)

Cream once or twice a week will do Diddly Squat.

Get yourself a double sided file and use it dry . They dont work so well on wet or soaked skin it goes like rubber . You need to keep a check on how much you are removing , you don't want to make your feet tender through over doing it.

So - dry feet . Put your foot over the bath or toilet or put paper on the floor. Use long firm swipes in one direction , start with the abrasive side and finish with the smooth.
Aim to file every other day.
Then you soak or wash them.

Use cream - something with Urea (25%-40%) on damp skin daily. Really rub it in, every night , then a pair of old cotton socks (the heat helps it absorb and stops it getting on your sheets)

Take a before photo

It will take up to 28 days to improve but will likely be quicker.

If you do want to start with a treatment then look through your Yellow Pages equivilant , you need an HCP Registered .

And - prevention being better than cure here :

In winter shoes pop a thin cushioning insole in (even if its just in the heel part)
And in Summer - backless sandles are the enemy . There's always a ridge where the heel edge sits.

I spent my time on escalators looking at the heels of the person in front of me. And no I don't shriek at them "FFS have you SEEN your heels Missus" ...................... but I think it

My feet are ok but the nails are a mess (runner). I don't think it's a fungal thing. It was but that's been treated, but they still grow away from the nail bed and slightly yellowed (but no longer thickened). Any tips?

Myidentity, you could use a foot health professional, Chiropodist or a Podiatrist. Any of those can safely remove callus build up for you.

Bestseller, this will probably continue as many runners feet and nails suffer from trauma, which can reveal itself through a thickening of the nails or nails growing away from the nail bed. Just make sure the shoes are not too big/small for you and keep your nails a sensible length not too long or too short, as problems can arise from both.

Well I've only been using the Poundland heel balm for two days and can already see and feel a noticeable difference!