about 2 months ago
Remove Callouses and Maintain Soft Feet
I promised @Sora a list of skincare products for softer feet. I have Hobbit feet when left unattended and in this economy regular pedicures are not an option. Last year I collected my own home spa equipment and tools. This year I’ve been testing different masks and peels. It’s a bit of a global beauty salad, but hopefully will still interest folks. See photo below. Please share your own home spa favorites!
Equipment:
- Foot bath (heated, temp control, vibration, red light, and bubble modes)
- Waterproof floor mat (buried under everything else)
- DRMODE pedicure set
- Silkle Nano Glass Foot File
- Latex-free gloves
- Cotton spa socks and gloves
- Microfiber hand towels
- Hypochlorous Acid 2% antimicrobial spray for equipment + skin
Holy Grail Foot Peel (Not shown)
Baby Foot Spa Bundle - Original Exfoliant Foot Peel + Premium Salt Soak and 1 Foot Scrub
- Highly effective for being tough on callouses + the complete set provides a foot soak to soften skin pre-treatment and a small scrub to help with exfoliation post-treatment.
- Requires about an hour of time, difficult to move around in the mask booties. (Pee first!)
- 35 USD full retail for a single treatment is expensive, especially since it doesn’t come with a pedicure AND my feet need a quarterly “booster” at minimum to maintain results.
HazelMoss’s Baby Foot Ritual but make it:
- [Mostly] K-Beauty
- Increase affordability across treatments with bundles + multi-use products
- Stashable for when the mood hits!
Baby Foot Soak Alternatives:
- COSRX One Step Original Clear Skin Calming Pads: “Gentle” pre-treatment exfoliant + cleanser repurposed for wiping my feet prior to treatments because these toner pads are too harsh for my face. No waste! Used prior to a moisturizing mask.
- Magnesium & Epsom Salt body soaks: I mix more expensive scented salts with a basic epsom salt to ration it out. I soak my feet for about 30 minutes before applying a peeling mask.
Baby Foot Peel Alternative:
- A’PIEU Soft Foot 30 Minute Peeling Socks (soak up to 40 mins), x5 bundle, ~23 USD
Baby Foot Scrub Alternatives (exfoliation + soft skin maintenance)
- Watercome Niacinamide Fragrance Scrub Cream White Tea (C-Beauty), 1 jar, 5-13 USD
- Project 701 40% Urea / 2% Salicylic Acid Foot Care Moisturizer (C-Beauty), 1 jar, ~13 USD
- Silkle Nano Glass Foot File ~10 USD, 1 unit
- Innisfree Special Care Foot Mask, 10x bundle, ~ 28 USD
- LAMELIN - Deep Moisture Foot Mask, 10x bundle, ~ 14 USD
- COSRX Skin Barrier Moisturizing Cream
- Cotton spa socks for post treatment
Bonus: Hand masks -- prevent peeling cuticles during the cold months
- Holika Holika Baby Silky Hand Mask Sheet, x5 bundle ~14 USD
- Lamelin Deep Moisture Hand Mask, x10 bundle ~12 USD
- Cotton spa gloves with touch-screen index + thumb for post treatment
I’m not entirely married to the current Urea cream I’m using. Here are some products I plan to trial:
- MEDIPEEl EGF Scaling Moisture Foot Cream
- Holitual Foot Cream
- Holika Holika Baby Silky Foot Mask Sheet
- Baren Centella Deep Soothing Ritual Foot
- Random lavender scented 3 piece peel set I found on Amazon
Comments (17)
I use a foot soak thermal bucket from Japan, a Chinese Traditional Medicine mugwort and ginger sachet for foot baths and a pumice stone. Afterwards I cover my feet in Vaseline, put on a pair of white socks and go to sleep. Mugwort is excellent for relaxation 😌
@Annie does the ginger irritate your skin or smell very strongly?
@hazelmoss frankly the scent is so suble! There are 30 sachets in the pack.
@Annie Nice! Tea for your feet. 🍵
Foot care! I honestly just get a manicure and a pedicure once a week by one of my friends, she sometimes uses different types of massages with some scrubbing liquid product that makes the smell and smoothens the skin. It’s really soothing, feels amazing! I would try a foot mask though. Lots of nice pampering products
@Paul The way you feel about people touching your face is the way I feel about people touching my feet and hands. 😅 I tortured myself through it until the prices became a good excuse to stop.
@hazelmoss Oooh I completely understand now.
Love this post, thank you! I love foot masks and I use them seasonally, 2-3 times a year when the weather changes and the Nordic dryness shows on the feet too other than the rest of the body. I have on my wishlist the "Village 11 Factory Relax Day AHA Exfoliating Body Lotion" that I found recommended by a YouTube that I follow, especially for foot care. I think the AHA really helps smoothing the skin! I would be careful with the rest of the body, as my skin is overall sensitive.
@Mariacasino If you try it, let me know how it goes. I didn't add it to the list, but I will sometimes use The Ordinary Glycolic Acid on my feet, legs, and arms. But that's only 7% and doesn't have the ceramides.
@hazelmoss I'm getting back to this post, looking at your list for foot care... And getting very confused 😅 as I mentioned I do take care of my feet very little but WINTER IS COMING! This means the weather is dryer and dryer and my body follows. It's time for a skin renewal on my feet. I would usually just go with a foot mask but, if you could pick among your products, what would you suggest me to start with? If I do the foot peeling I guess I should wait for the shedding to be completely done before adding more exfoliation...
What an extensive list! Love the foot peel too, my feet always feel baby soft after the peeling. Recommend using urea cream after a good foot scrub!
@Choupette Yep!
Wow! I wish I had your commitment (my feet said your list is AI hahaha)! All I do is moisturise it and accept it will be crusty unless I add more steps 😂 I’ve tried a foot peel that did nothing apart from making my feet smell like vodka! I’ll have a look into your recommendations to see if I find a better one to use it! I’ve also tried the silicone/latex socks but gosh I hated the sensation of it, not sure if it’s because it was a cheap version (from shein) or if I just can’t tolerate the feeling of the material glued to my skin .. for some reason I have issues with latex because even from Doctor’s gloves (the white one) I absolutely hate it and it gives me goosebumps for some reason since I was a kid :S so yea, I’ve been trying to find other materials for a good foot mask/sock to leave it on for a few hours!
@Viivihtips LOL!!! Not the AI accusation! Your feet have it out for me. 🤣 This post is entirely the result of being traumatized by my inquisitive nieces who asked, "Auntie, what is wrong with your feet?" Well, nothing's wrong with my feet *now.* Gosh, I could not handle the silicone socks. It sounds like sweaty torture and a possible breeding ground for bacteria. Cotton works just fine for me. I can tolerate nitrile gloves for a small amount of time to avoid getting any of the harsher products on my hands but they don't stay on long. I only use cotton for "marinating."
@Sora I'm not sure if my tag in the post itself was a real tag, so just in case -- tag!
Wow, this is the kind of extensive info I NEED! You really are the MVP! Thank you so much for this post, I'm going to save it for sure! I definitely need to take better care of my feet and spend the time and energy to do it right. Its overwhelming when I just look online for ideas and recommendations but this really does help so I dont have to feel so helpless or intimidated by all of the options! Plus it seems like our skin types arent too far off so if it works for you, it has a good chance of working for me. Thank you again, I really appreciate this and you!
I'm glad my AuDHD hyperfixations are useful! Side note: Some of these products are scented. I haven't had an issue with them myself, but you might want to grab a single sachet of the masks instead of the bundle first so you aren't stuck with a product that will give you migraines. If you've tried INNISFREE products before and haven't had an issue then those should be safe. The LAMELIN ones smell like honey graham crackers, which I actually enjoy. The Watercome scrub smells just like tea and it's divine. I've used their roller deodorants with no headache issues after having a HORRIBLE experience with the Saltair brand from Ulta.