Anyone else got Ped Egg ravaged feet?

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

Bloody hell - it's RUINED my feet.

I look like I've been dragged out of a shredder.

I also think I may have caused some dental damage while clenching my teeth so hard while using it.

[dudsville]

Geeeeeeezus, why did you make more than an initial pass?

[MrFinch87]

@SetSquare i realized that it was an old thread after I posted and figured no one would even see it. I fell into this hole when I did a search for ped egg to help a friend (they had never heard of it) and all I got was pages upon pages of “this product is dangerous”, and “why was this product discontinued” etc, so ya I got irritated and needed to vent. As for calling someone a “loon”, I am not the one who needs written instructions of “if your feet start to bleed STOP using a cheese grater”. Besides, I also pointed out (for others who stumble down this little hole), that if your having issues the this product you may have nerve damage etc

[SetSquare]

@MrFinch87 this thread is from 2009. You are berating people from over a decade ago
you’re the loon

[MrFinch87]

It is people like this that ruin things for everyone. I am on my feet in work boots all day, that led to bad feet (socks getting stuck INSIDE dead cracked skin). I was given a ped-egg and used it several times in 1 month (lately I only use it 2-4 times a year). You use it to get rid of deep hard calluses. If you are digging hard enough to penetrate skin, then you have bigger issues, either mentally or neurologically (may want to check into diabetic nerve damage). Not having common sense enough to take a break when it seams to be doing more damage than good is why they need “caution contents may be HOT” on a cup of coffee, and why cars have gotten so expensive, because simply seeing a car in your side mirror is not good enough, we need a $1,000 sensor on each side of the rear bumper to flash a light in the (now $500) mirror to let you know NOT to change lanes.

[CybilLiberty]

It only works on hard skin, not soft skin. I fear you didn't need one

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

@ SetSquare Even for you "prelacement" is bad. It sounds like a pre breastfeeding procedure...

[LynetteScavo]

I use mine beofre I shower - then more rubbing in shower with pumice - then lots of foot cream = baby soft feet.
But i have been known to be a bit vigourous - definately didn't hurt though.

And the shavings are quite facinating! [rin]

[SetSquare]

I haev bad feet
its no prelacement for a chirop

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

Marmaduke - it's a file, similar to a parmesan cheese grater.

It's AWFUL.

[wifeofdoom]

I've had the same, especially on the sides of my feet. Have given up with it and left them to heal. Even the magic flexitol isn't helping! but I have a similar grater thing from scholl, and no problem. Maybe mine wasn't genuine - but it looks like the real thing!

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

But it seems to be just my feet. Everyone else goes on about having the feet of a newborn baby. I now have the feet of a newborn horse.

[shhhh]

flier..don't...

Contact the manufacturers. Honestly they will listen more and we try and rectify your concerns. You may even get something out of "goodwill" iykwim.

[flier]

I think I'll take mine back to Boots today

[SusieDerkins]

I agree with the posters who say smother your feet in a really rich moisturiser (or even vaseline) and go to bed with socks on. I have never used a pedegg but I am obsessive about my feet. M&S do a fantatstic thing that you use on dampe feet after a bath. It works really well without hacking your feet to pieces.

[KingRolo]

[shhhh]

I tend to use mine before I shower...

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

it certainly doesn't hurt if you're grating off the dead skin - I use mine for thick hard yellow skin (nice I know ) but never get it near the decent skin. Also v. important that your feet are very dry, I had a go a couple of hours after a bath and my feet were obviously not bone dry and I did slightly get the shredding effect - so stopped there rather than carrying on and shredding my feet to oblivion..

[DebiNewberry]

ooh, no not seen that.

just a frightening thing like a cheese slicer (I saw it once, never since - I just read the crap mags and try to avoid looking)

[bronze]

so glad I didn't listen to the people on the other thread

[shhhh]

la di da .

Last time I paid for someone to do it I was shocked when she bought out something that resembled an angle grinder . (and my feet were in a good condition..before you all jump to conclusions !)

[DebiNewberry]

This is why I pay other people to do it

[shhhh]

sorry itsall...but im rotflmao Not that it helps you...

Yes, you probably didn't need to do it to much. Leave it for a while and then once all ok just use it for maintenance..weekly..? although guess it may now be sat in the bin..?!!

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

@ nickytwotimes

Not much pressure at all, because tbh it felt like it was shredding my skin off.

Rookie mistake #453

If it feels like it's shredding your skin off - it probably is.

[ItsAllaBitNoisy]

Will try cream and socks. Awful bloody thing.

I also bought cool new sandals the same day I bought the Ped Egg. Poor sandals - maybe next year my loves...

I can't figure out what I did wrong. I read so many glowing reviews here about people loving it. I'm thinking my feet didn't actually need "grating" and I was actually just shaving off nice healthy skin.