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hard skin on feeties

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  • shebrett
    shebrett Posts: 182 Forumite
    If you soak your feet in a mixture of white vinegar and hot water for 10 minutes or so before you ped egg the hard skin comes off REALLY easily.

    ...and the vinegar also softens the skin and kills off any nasties on your feet as well

    Use about 3 cups of vinegar to a half bucket of water. Also almond oil is a great moisturiser for afterward, very cheap and a little goes a long way...olive oil works just as well if that is all you have.
  • piratefairy
    piratefairy Posts: 4,342 Forumite
    Where can you get almond oil?
  • silverjay
    silverjay Posts: 179 Forumite
    Soluble aspirin in your foot bath/soak is the way to go. Read it in a magazine years ago and have used it ever since. Dry/hard skin rubs off with a towel afterwards. Followed by whatever cream you prefer and socks.
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  • shebrett
    shebrett Posts: 182 Forumite
    Where can you get almond oil?

    You can pick it up in most health food/beauty product stores and some chemists. Also on amazon/ebay etc.
  • Philippa36
    Philippa36 Posts: 6,007 Forumite
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    I know its not cheap and therefore totally un-MSE! But Burts Bees foot creams, both the peppermint and the coconut ones are brilliant for moisturising your feet. If you know anyone who's off to the US, get them to buy you a couple of tubes. A little goes a very, very long way and they're less than $10.
    “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.”
    Kurt Vonnegut
  • Bronnie
    Bronnie Posts: 4,171 Forumite
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    Where can you get almond oil?

    Sainsbury's, in the aisle with the cooking oils, £1.69 for 250ml last time I looked!
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