I feel like my feet are always so dry. Does anyone have any tips on how you keep your feet looking and feeling good?
If I take a shower before bed, I put lotion on my feet and then a layer of aquafor ointment. Then I put socks on over them. I hate having dry feet--this helps a lot.
Pedicures and foot massages!!
I am 49 and my skin has always been super dry. For about 9 years now, every night I massage body lotion or hand cream onto my feet and wear very low socks to bed. It keeps the skin hydrated and smooth and supple. If I don't do that, the skin on my feet feels tight during the day especially in summer when they are in sandals exposed to sun/sand/water all day.
I sometime feel like my feet could use some moisturizing too. Get a foot scrub to exfoliate dry skin. You can even make your own with some simple ingredients, although i buy mine just to save a little time. Also look in the footcare section at your local market/retail location, there are a variety of lotions like Udderly Smooth Shea Butter Foot Cream (works wonders). Since i really dont like the slimy feeling on my feet i usually have DH (treat me) slather it on right before bed & slip on some comfy socks. The next day my feet feel nice & soft. You can also try Dr. Scholls moisturizing socks, theyre super plush & have aloe vera built into the socks, even after washing. Hope this helps. Good luck! Oh & a trip to get a spa/pedicure every now & then is a great treat too.
I love to give my feet a good scrub with a pumice stone following a warm bath. Sometimes it really feels good to soak my tired feet in warm water and Epsom salts. Anyway, after a good scrub and rinse, before I go to bed I slather vaseline on my feet and put on socks. Don't put it between your toes though...any lotions or potions in there is a welcome mat for bacteria. Anyway, by morning my feet are soft.
'Shea It Isn't So' foot cream from Bath and Body Works!
I use Kerasol and socks at night to keep soft, occasional pedicure and for smells, i just read where soaking in black tea changes the pH level to elminate foot stink. How cool is that?! Hope this helps.
Extra Emollient Night Cream from Mary Kay. It's $13 and lasts a while, and sooooo many people (men & women) have seen tremendous differences in their feet!! It's wonderful!
Both my SIL and myself go to her local Cosmotology schools for pedicures. They are only $10 and do an awesome job!! My SIL lives in PA and when I visit we get them done. I need to find where Columbus has there school - let me know if you find out. Haha.
I lather them in lotion (Cetaphil, or Aquaphor... love that stuff!) and put cotton socks on them at night. Works best if I've soaked them in warm water (or just showered).
rub vaseline on them and put a sock on before bed or you could do the same with cetaphil cream. Also use a pumice stone.
My favorite lotion is the Foot Works line from Avon. Before bed I'll soak my feet for a while to soften the skin, then use the Foot Works overnight renewal cream & put on thick socks to keep the moisture in. My feet feel soft again within a day or 2.
Also some salons have a paraffin foot treatment that is just amazing. It's basically like dipping your feet in wax, then once the wax gets hard they peel it off and all the dry patches come off with it. Plus it feel great!
I wish I knew. I have cracked skin in between my toes and I can't get it to go away no matter how much lotion I use. I look forward to hearing other people's answers as well.
I use stridex pads on them at night and moisturize. I know it sounds weird but there is salicylic acid in the pads that help exfoliate.
