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WTH is going on with my feet?!? My heels are perpetually calloused and rough. My big toe and the ball of my foot are now callousy and the outer part of foot by my pinkie toe is rough. All down the side of my foot is scratchy. It's so bad that I literally cannot sleep with my feet under the covers because they snag the covers!
I hate it! My mom has the same affliction, and both my sisters and I inherited it. My dad, on the other hand, has feet as smooth as a baby's bottom, at 76!!! Has anyone found anything that works? The only thing that works for sure, for a while, is to use that foot razor at home once a week. I follow that with a good "hoofing" down with a pumice stone and my feet are fine for about 5 days. The callouses and rough, thick skin always come back though, and I hate it! I've tried all the creams, foot lotions, ped-egg, pretty much you name it -if it's a foot cream, I've probably tried it. The razor is a PITA but it does work and gets down to the soft skin. Polishing with a pumice seals the deal, but I'd sure like to have something that would get me ahead of the curve and never have the callouses return. I don't wear weird shoes, walk on concrete barefoot, etc. - - I just have no idea why my feet have to be like this, and if there's hope! |
Anonymous
| Same here. No solutions, sorry, just sympathy. |
zumbamama
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You might try to improve the circulation to your feet with leg/foot/toe stretches/massage, foot baths, keeping the feet and leg muscles warm with socks or hose. Drink warm liquids and get blood pumping through your legs with a brisk walk or running.
I used to have dry, cracked heels until I became very active. If you can get your feet to sweat, it might help suppleness of the heels. |
Anonymous
| Have you tried a dermatologist? I suffered from itchy, flaky dandruff for years and just got a prescription for it about 5 years ago. I wish I'd gone to the dermatologist much sooner. Maybe one can help you, too. |
Anonymous
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OP, find a good salon and have regular pedicures (every 2 weeks) that offer razoring. Also have a callous treatment. Sounds like you have alot of dead skin that needs to be removed. Lotions won't work until it is removed.
While there, get a Mr. Pumice to use in the shower daily. Glytone Heel and Elbow cream is a high strength glycolic acid that will help inbetween appointments. |
Anonymous
OP, not to alarm you, but it's one of the signs of diabetes. My husband started to get dry, cracked feet. He just found out that he is diabetic. Doctor told him that it is caused by poor circulation. So, couple of nights a week, he rubs vasilene on his feet and sleeps with socks on. I know, very romantic.  But it works. It's worth checking it out, at least to rule out any new developments.
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Anonymous
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When I saw the title of this post, I thought there would be something in here about the crazy Alexander McQueen shoes:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/6582441/Fabulous-or-frightful-What-do-you-think-of-Alexander-McQueens-monster-shoes.html |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for the advice and sympathy. I had my blood sugar checked recently and previously when pregnant, and it's normal. My mom and sis are both diabetic (late onset) but also very overweight (and I am normal weight). I don't think it's diabetes, but I also don't think I have the best circulation either...
I've had rough feet since I was probably 20, so I figure it's hereditary from my mom. I can get them pretty smooth with a foot razor at home, but like I said, I'd like to get all the callous and roughness off and then try to maintain, but it doesn't seem to work like that. I may try a podiatrist at some point if it just gets to be unbearable. I am barefoot 100% of the time I'm in the house (SAHM) and I hear that can be a problem for keeping smooth feet. I still hate it though. |
Anonymous
| Darling, the ONLY thing that work for me is SO SIMPLE olive oil AT NIGHT and that's is miracle for me try, you never know. |
Anonymous
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Kerasal was recommended in this thread, and it worked wonders for me as long as I used it every night:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/53205.page |
Anonymous
| OP, some people just naturally have more callous buildup than others. Do go the regular pedicure route and have them perform callous removal. They apply a special cream and then wrap your feet in plastic followed by intensive exfoliation. Regular appointments should bring your feet back within 2 months. |
Anonymous
This is me too, and I also have had lifelong problems with cracked, dry, rough feet. I have tried all the razors, scrapers etc. I was at CVS the other day and accidentally bought a callous remover I thought was a file on one side pumice on the other. Turns out it is the file callous remover on both sides. So I used it and within 2 days all the rough cracked skin was gone! I couldn't believe I had soft pink heels. Now I am still trying to figure out how to keep them moistureized, but they look like different feet. By the way I use it after getting out of the shower |
Anonymous
| Bag Balm with socks on at night. (the same stuff they use on cow's udders!) |
Anonymous
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Oh I feel your pain. I second (third, fith? whichever) the regular pedicure suggestion. Once you get your feet back in shape you need to make foot care a regular part of your routine. Use a foot scrub in the shower, pumice them as soon as you get out, and then use a foot lotion on them. If you still feel like that's not enough, lotion your feet before bed and sleep with cotton socks on.
The thing is, whatever you do, you need to do it every day. If you slack off for a few days, the dryness and the callouses and stuff will start to creep back. |
Anonymous
| I am one of the kerasal cult members here too. And I think you should try it. Nothing worked on my heels prior to that. I don't even use it that often anymore. |