Foot hard skin removal

[Name99]

Can anyone recommend me a really good cream or treatment for hard skin on feet removal.
A few years ago I had a salon treatment, I can't remember what it was called but it involved having my feet wrapped in cling film like material is this still a thing or can anyone suggest something to use at home?
Thanks

Do beware that Margaret Dabbs products are not for vegans nor are they cruelty free, as they contain Emu Oil. I certainly will not use them in my clinics. There are much cheaper, cruelty free products which are just as good.
As for fish footbaths, they were dreadful and spread fungal infections as a minimum, as obviously the water wasnt being changed after every person. Very unhygienic things, pretty useles too.

I use a pumice atone in the shower and have lovely feet

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This Bezox foot file is amazing. It doesn't look anything special and I've never seen it anywhere but Amazon
BEZOX Professional Foot File, Double Side Pedicure Rasp, Dead Hard Cracked Skin Calluses Remover, Portable Foot Care Tool, Heavy Duty Stainless Steel (Soft Silicone Handle) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X94VLYK/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_RDN8EYYKCF6BPREX3SAC?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

It bloody felt like it, the woman in charge of the fish wouldn't have it that it had broken the skin this made me laugh imaging someone bossing the fish around.

@KiloWhat

It bloody felt like it, the woman in charge of the fish wouldn't have it that it had broken the skin this made me laugh imaging someone bossing the fish around.

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@MapleMay11 I desperately want to know more about never working on a wet foot! Could you expand on this? I'm intrigued and horrified because I always work on a wet foot and my hard skin comes back!

The footner thing sounds revolting. I honestly have lovely smooth soft feet and am quite particular about them, I think the secret is to use a pumice or foot rasp like a giant nail file everyday in the bath or shower. (I have a purple one from Superdrug, it cost a few pounds and is very good)Afterwards, I slather my feet in cream usually just a cheap one, Vaseline intensive care, aveeno etc and wear wool or cotton socks. I go barefoot where possible. Having good feet need not be expensive. If your feet are really dry see a doctor to make sure you don't have diabetes.

I think the wet skin thing is bollocks just use something gentle some of those razor type foot things are brutal and I can see they would be dangerous to wet skin as they could cause trauma.

@WowIlikereallyhateyou

Do beware that Margaret Dabbs products are not for vegans nor are they cruelty free, as they contain Emu Oil. I certainly will not use them in my clinics. There are much cheaper, cruelty free products which are just as good. As for fish footbaths, they were dreadful and spread fungal infections as a minimum, as obviously the water wasnt being changed after every person. Very unhygienic things, pretty useles too.

They actually do vegan products now I recently noticed.

I have tried everything and Margaret Dabbs is the one I get amazing results from. I use their foot file, sometimes the mousse afterwards but not always. I do always the hygiene cream.

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

Footner is good fun but you may well find that after the delightful grossness you're still left with hard skin on the heel. A Newton's chiropody sponge will soon see that off.

Footner didn't work for me AT ALL. Exfoliated the soft skin, but the hard skin stayed the same.

@FoggySpecs

The footner thing sounds revolting. I honestly have lovely smooth soft feet and am quite particular about them, I think the secret is to use a pumice or foot rasp like a giant nail file everyday in the bath or shower. (I have a purple one from Superdrug, it cost a few pounds and is very good)Afterwards, I slather my feet in cream usually just a cheap one, Vaseline intensive care, aveeno etc and wear wool or cotton socks. I go barefoot where possible. Having good feet need not be expensive. If your feet are really dry see a doctor to make sure you don't have diabetes.

I use a foot thing regularly, but unfortunately the way I walk means the skin gets hard again. It's not a lack of effort on my part.

[quote Geppili]@MapleMay11 I desperately want to know more about never working on a wet foot! Could you expand on this? I'm intrigued and horrified because I always work on a wet foot and my hard skin comes back! [/quote]
It was explained to me that working on a wet foot causes trauma which then causes hard skin to build up more quickly. This was definitely the case for me, but now that I only use the file on a dry foot followed by Flexitol, my feet stay soft. I think it's definitely worth a try.

@MapleMay11 Oooh! Thank you! It kind of makes sense! I will try it!

Flexibility. Cream reccomended by chiropodists at hospital after mega trouble with feet. There is something to do with a different percentage of urea in it in two different versions. The more, the better for softening hard skin. I am in no way medically trained, and it is very effective, so maybe take advice from pharmacist? You can get it from Amazon.

You mean Flexitol

Podiatrist. Wonderful. I go every 10-12 weeks and it's £37 so defo affordable.

@mamabear715

Podiatrist. Wonderful. I go every 10-12 weeks and it's £37 so defo affordable.

What does it involve at the appointment?

Urea is basically urine.

@Name99 My podiatrist cuts my toe nails, tidies them up with many gadgets (I have arthritis, I can't reach!) and gets rid of any hard skin on my feet, (more gadgets) and finally coats them with lovely cream.. it's Heaven! Then she pops my socks back on for me (can't reach them either!)
I hope if you go, you get a lovely one too & float out of there! :-)

The electric Scholl one that you recharge is gentle, yet effective. Also the odd peeling sock treatment is useful.

[quote mamabear715]@Name99 My podiatrist cuts my toe nails, tidies them up with many gadgets (I have arthritis, I can't reach!) and gets rid of any hard skin on my feet, (more gadgets) and finally coats them with lovely cream.. it's Heaven! Then she pops my socks back on for me (can't reach them either!)
I hope if you go, you get a lovely one too & float out of there! :-)[/quote]
Ooh it sounds like exactly what I want, I have MS and I struggle with mobility.
Thanks

What's the reason youre getting the hard skin?
If its dryness , address the dryness .
Urea based creams are the best ( 25% up to 40%)
Du your dry filing and then warm water soak 10-15 minutes . Rough dry and massage into slightly damp skin. Put on cotton socks and let the warmth do the work of helping it absorb. Urea helps your skn absorb moisture so that's why it works better on damp skin.

Your skin is a barrier so only absorbs what it can. Putting tnnes on won;t work better . Just messier .

If the hard skin is due to pressure you need to address and remove the pressure . Your skin will thicken in response to friction or pressure as a protective defence .
If you remove the hard skin but not the cause , it'll come back , quickly

You can book a Podiatry visit privately and ask their advice (and be honest about what you do/don't do . What shoes you wear )

I can tell when a patient tells me that they wear Hotter lace ups every day except today when they've popped on a pair of tatty worn court shoes ,( "I just put these on for quickness" ) , And they always use cream every day twice a day , when the skin is as rough as a bear's arse -that they are trying to give me the answers they think I want to hear .

I can only do what I can in the appointment time . Once they leave me , it's down to them .

I agree with going to a podiatrist. I soak my feet and then someone with a scalpel cuts all the dry skin off and I swear I will moisturise my feet and they will never get in that state again. For about a week I feel as if I am walking on air but I neglect to do the moisturising bit so have to make another appointment a couple of months later.