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Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:49 pm  |
Does anyone have any suggestions for what can be done to darken skin? I have slender feet (which I guess slip forward, though I have proper orthotics), so have had constant trouble with calluses on a couple of toes and where a bunion might be. No real/visible bunion has formed, but my shoes rub there on one foot.
Its been many years of feeling deeply ashamed of my feet. It all started with wearing (cheap) heels constantly for work. Since then I've almost always worn more comfortable closed toe shoes, missed out on many pretty shoes & sandals, and have never gone barefoot where anyone could see. I've never gone for a pedicure.
However I've finally learned to take regular care of them and have realized that they're actually potentially pretty in spite of it all and in better condition than most.
The problem is that after sloughing off the callus, the skin is left kind of shiny(?) and worse than that I've lost the pigmentation in these stubborn areas. My skin is fairly tan, so this stands out, more noticeably at certain times for some reason (not to do with swelling, so not sure why).
I've tried self-tanners, which I may try again, but I'm wondering if there's another solution.
I've also used makeup, but because the skin texture remains smooth/shiny, it isn't ideal.
Please don't tell me to protect them/leave them alone and they will go back to normal - I've worked at home fairly constantly, have worn nothing but the lightest sneakers & sandals etc, and they never have. |
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Olive, normal/oily skin. Using rinse-off ocm, Vit C, Tretinoin since Nov/10, GHK since Feb/12, Niacinamide & glucosamine, alternating, & now skipping nights! Concerns include oiliness, hyperpigmentation from occasional zits, 11's & nasolabial folds. |
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Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:47 pm |
| This probably won't help you, but I do think you should leave them alone and the pigmentation will eventually even out. Of course continue to take good care of them as you have, but don't worry about the different pigmentation. I once fell and scraped the skin of my forearm on the cement. It was a fairly large scrape that scabbed over and once the scabs fell off the skin underneath was almost white. It took exactly a year for that new skin to darken and match the rest of the skin on my arm. I imagine a similar thing would happen to your feet as well. It will just take a very long time. Sorry, I'm just guessing.... |
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Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:09 am |
Grrr, snowfairy, I want to bonk you over the head with a balloon animal! Lol. Thanks for your reply though. 
It's been many, many years. Leaving them alone implies leaving dead skin to develop? I could be gentler using acids rather than foot files though, since you're onto something in that it's the constant irritation that is preventing them from evening out. I would say its all very pink, rather than white.
I don't moisturize them often, since it doesn't seem to sink in too well or make much difference.
I've gone for for months without touching them when I didn't need to wear too much footwear that would rub though, and no pigmentation returned. |
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Olive, normal/oily skin. Using rinse-off ocm, Vit C, Tretinoin since Nov/10, GHK since Feb/12, Niacinamide & glucosamine, alternating, & now skipping nights! Concerns include oiliness, hyperpigmentation from occasional zits, 11's & nasolabial folds. |
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