any tips for removing hard skin from balls of feet??

Question

have tried a pumice stone no good .have also used moisturiser with socks at night still tough last resort may be a farrier xx

Answer 1

try and make an appointment with a chiropodist, they will be able to give the correct treatment to soften and smooth your skin.

Answer 2

I know exactly how you feel I have the same problem. I found that having a metal foot file (I call it my foot grater) and using it every time you have a bath works. It basically shaves off the hard skin once it's soft. You can see it coming off too so best do it over a towel. I am always amazed how much comes off. I think Scholl make them. You can also buy a foot file which is like a giant rougher nail file but it's not so good. Once you've got the main stuff off, use the pumice every time you are in the bath and then moisturise. If you've got some spare cash, Benefit do a foot moisturiser which comes in a large pot containing booties to put on while you sleep and it softens the skin while you sleep - smells great too. You can probably get this in larger Boots stores or in the Benefit section of Frasers.

Answer 3

I bought a good foot file - it looks a bit like a cheese grater but it works!
Don't try to remove all the hard skin in one go or you'll make your feet sore. Use it a couple of times a week, and apply a specially formulated cream for hard skin. A good one is Compeed (but there are others, there's a good Aussie one but I can't remember the name). Used last thing at night and leaving some socks on is good too.
One you've got it under control, you should only need the foot file once a week and the cream 2 - 3 times a week. Good luck!!

Answer 4

I had this in the summer and it was very uncomfortable, I had a foot soak every night with warm water and peppermint oil, rubbed them over with a pummice stone then smothered them in vaseline covered by cotton socks. It took a couple of weeks but all is fine now.
The peppermint oil foot soak is lovely , just about 3 drops in a bowl of warm water.
Avon also do a foot scrub cream which is useful to keep the hard skin away.

Answer 5

try soaking your feet in a bath of warm water for a while then a pumice stone should get the skin off. Make sure that you rinse it often as the dead skin will clog it up quickly.
I have to do my heels often as I work on a ship where walking about all day bare foot on the teak decking dries out the skin to make hard pads that I have to deal with.

Answer 6

Silly question perhaps but are you soaking them well before using the pumice stone? Perhapd try a footfile, also soaking first, or if that fails see a chiropodist/podiatrist , theyll slice the hard skin off with a special scalpel.

Answer 7

This is my first answer: I had this problem. I used tea tree oil (a few drops) in a basin of hot water and bathed my feet. After a short period the skin was soft enough to scrape off with a blunt kitchen knife. All I do now is repeat the procedure every couple of weeks.

Answer 8

Make an appointment to visit the chiropodist (Probably not the correct spelling), You might have picked up a splinter,that the skin has grown over or a veruka, but let the chiropodist take a look and advise. Considering how much weight they carry, pamper them. (I'm not saying you weigh a lot) i'm generalising what they have to put with.

Answer 9

Try pumice SCRUB, with a foot file. It works wonders. Link to the one I've used, below, but probably any pumice scrub will work.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

I heard that bathing your feet in baby oil helps to soften the balls of the feet. Also foot scrup at your local drug store works too (u just have to soak for hours at a time for best results)