Chiropodist or just a pedicure?

AlwaysAllie

I have hard skin on my feet - mainly on the side of my big toes plus a patch on the ball of one foot. I've tried topical softeners, cheese grater type tools, putting various thicknesses of cream and socks on overnight etc to no avail :-(

So do I 'just' need a good pedicure or a visit to the chiropodist??

Your thoughts are appreciated

AA

elisebutt65

A pedicure will just pretty your feet up. A chiropodist will bring your feet back to babysoft. I get mine done 3 times a year and she gets piles of skin off mine. Plus they deal with any other issues like nails going in etc.

AlwaysAllie

elisebutt65 wrote: »

A pedicure will just pretty your feet up. A chiropodist will bring your feet back to babysoft. I get mine done 3 times a year and she gets piles of skin off mine. Plus they deal with any other issues like nails going in etc.

Many thanks

Fire_Fox

I have super thick skin on my soles, cheese grater types and most creams are useless. Use a bladed callus shaver OR lactic acid peel OR high strength urea cream (both are naturally hydrating AND keratolytic all in one).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/WMA-Callus-Cuticle-Remover-Cutter/dp/B007BZ91C0/
For hydrating try a cream containing medical grade lanolin, unrefined west African shea butter or egg lecithin - all supply the fatty acids found in a healthy skin barrier.
http://www.boots.com/en/Flexitol-Naturals-Heel-Balm-85g-_1213802/

Also be sure you are hydrating from the inside, plenty of healthy fats especially those in oily fish. The wrong balance of the different types of fats in your diet will mean your skin barrier is not working effectively.

Lastly stop using products containing harsh sulphate surfactants, both shampoo and shower gel, you are standing in the residues every time you shower and these are proven to damage the skin's barrier function. Switch to products based on gentler surfactants like cocoamidopropyl betaine.