The Mighty PED EGG has transformed my feet....

[mrsmaidamess]

..which were not pretty about an hour ago and now I can't stop pointing my toes.

We sell loads of them at work. TBH the thought of it turns my stomach! I shall stick with my Flexitol hard skin cream and heel cream for the time being I think!

The thought of it turned my stomach too until I tried it. Now I can't wait for the hard skin to come back so I can have another go.

ohhh will get one tomorrow in boots. I have walked past them for months now and must admit I was nearly persuaded when they came out in pink (yup, sad I know..) but now I will give one a go.!!

I got one quite cheaply on Amazon - think it was less than £4 and was impressed. I didnt fancy the idea of shavings but like people have said, its a fine dust and seems better in their than all over your floor. Only problem for me is mine is a bit stiff so I havent managed to open it yet anyway. my feet were really bad and it has improved them but there is still a long way to go .... need heavy duty cream too. Off to do another shot at it!

just did my feet tonight with this, I think hte secret is to steep your feet before doing it, I intend to do mine every night as not only is it awful looking its dam well sore at times as well

I'm still admiring my heels

You are supposed to do it on dry skin though, not damp

steep your feet?

They do them in pink. Why do no one tell me this before I bought a boring white one!

steep=soak.

Went for pedicure once in backwater of the UAE and hugely grumpy lady asked me did I want BlAAAADE?

I'm sorry?

BLAAADDDEE??

I'm so sorry? What?

BBLLAAADDDEEEEEEEE

I, erm, dont know?

Much exasperated huffing and she pulled out a naked razorblade on a sort of shaving razor handle and proceeded to shave my feet like she was attacking a parmasan cheese. A parmasan cheese that had inexplicably irritated the hell out of her.

I stayed very very still.

That was the the softest and loveliest my feet have been since babyhood and I can never go through it again.

I may need this egg thing.

HaventSleptForAYear - they don't have to be bad at all. I go for a pedicure with a chiropodist once every 3-6 months and come out feeling like I am walking on air every time. Do go, you'll never look back. Take your nail polish off though they always seem to tut if you have any on.

I found the ped egg made my feet really rough and horrible and it took ages to sand down with the emery bit. Or are my feet beyond help?

I've got so much hard skin my feet are like Mr Tumnus'.

cathpot - i've had "the blade" too. I loved it but it was quite creepy seeing all the shavings., I've avoided shaved parmesan ever since.

Vulgar are you using the cheese grater bit or the brown emery bit you stick on? The cheese grater is what you need.

I know I'm banging on about it but my white crusty rough heels and toes are baby pink and adorable now. All for about £2.

It can't cope with my hard feet. I was most disappointed.

Got it, tried it, loved it! It did take about an hour to get my big hobbit feet to soft smoothness but so worth it. Much to the irritation of DH, I was doing it on the couch while watching Hugh Fluffy Wotsit, and he was so disgusted he went off to use my laptop in the kitchen. I rubbed a bit of Badger Balm onto my feet before going to bed and they are looking gorgeous this morning. I am getting the sandals out!

Aren't your feet super-sensitive afterwards though?

I'm worried that that layer of skin is "helping" me walk in sandals etc. by protecting my feet a bit.

Mind you DH has beautiful feet with no hard bits and seems fine - not sure how he does it, certainly no filing going on there.

Oh I heart my ped egg too, it has transformed my truly horrendous heels, think a ledge of hard skin with deep cracks into not quite baby perfection, but a huge improvement, it's brilliant.

At the end of my bath I give mine a good going over with a pumice. Works a treat and all the bits go down the plug hole (and, most likely, block the drains)

Cathpot - I have had the blade too. For some reason it has only ever been little old Asian ladies that offer. It makes your feet so smooth!

As for the ped egg - I love mine but be careful of overdoing it. I have in the past got a bit to enthusiastic and actually grated my feet so they bled

just bought the ebay one ... my feet are awful since starting to wear summer sandles,

Sounds like there should be some sort of Mumsnet Shrine to THE MIGHTY PED EGG....

buys one from amazon

Maybe the Ped Egg will become the new mooncup?

I am noy shoving a Ped Egg up my fanjo no matter how many balloons they safely grate in the TV advert.

I just spat tea all over the screen. Oh dear. I really should rephrase things better.

and sandwich spluttered all over the desk.

SoupDragon! :-o

lolz.