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Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:40 pm  |
| Does anyone have a suggestion for getting rid of dry Winter feet, other than a pedicure? I've tried a lot of products, but none of them really bowled me over. I do exfoliate, but dryness is back in a day or two. Springs coming and I need to get rid of the lizard look. ICK!! |
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51 years old/brunette/normal- oily medium skin. |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:00 pm |
Try doing a search of the boards for this.. someone recently swore by ... um... it might have been Jan Mariani or something .. a glycolic scrub... memory fading...
To moisturize dry heels I use Eucalaheel (um, maybe not exact name) from Australia or sometimes slather on my jurlique hand cream and put on cotton socks overnight.... or even camellia oil slathered on, then plastic freezer bags, then socks and sleep (or vaseline.. or vicks vaporrub) |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:13 pm |
Wow! You sound like me! Hehehe... I've tried some of these esp. the vaseline and my feet feel great in the morning, but later in the day they start drying out again. I was hoping for a product I could wear during the day too, after the nitely ritual, that works but maybe not soooo greasy, esp. with sandals and heels with bare feet. Does camellia oil absorb well? I've never tried it?
Thanks so much for your suggestions, the Camellia oil sounds interesting. Where would I purchase? |
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51 years old/brunette/normal- oily medium skin. |
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:32 pm |
I found the threads on the Jan Marini lotion and on the foot files. I think I will order them both, just to be on the safe side. Soft pink feet. Oh, could it really be true??? Will review at a later date!  |
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51 years old/brunette/normal- oily medium skin. |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:41 am |
Gehwol's herbal soak and cream were my mother's holy grail. Just another option for ya!  |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:57 am |
Weleda Skin Food
my feet are not that bad, but this is the first cream that actually seems to penetrate and to something! can be used during the day and under vaseline/socks at night. would probably be especially beneficial after exfoliation.
have become increasingly impressed with this creme. i burnt my hands for the thousandth time (teensy oven) and slathered some skin food over my usual treatment of neat lavender oil. lavander alone usually prevents blistering, but with the addition of weleda, the skin barely discoloured and healed almost completely in two days! |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:58 am |
| oh yea.. forgot that one... we actually have it here and use on feet and hands. doh! |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:20 am |
| I just got one of those Diamond foot files, it seems to work. |
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46 yrs old, I live at the beach and love being out in the sun. |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:58 am |
I have this problem year-round because I tend to wear flip-flops all the time, and although I haven't tried a ton of remedies, one of the ones that has worked the best is also the cheapest.
It's called Pedi Cure by Gena, and is available at most beauty supply stores. It's a thick cream that has a hefty peppermint smell, but seems to work really well. It's fairly cheap...I think I paid about $10 for it the first time I purchased it at a Pure Beauty store, and I just ran across it the other day at Sally Beauty Supply for $3.99 on sale (their regular price is $5.99 for 8.5 oz).
Just in case you're interested, I've placed a link below to show you the packaging. Definitely don't buy it from the site shown below because I am absolutely positive that you can find it for less than they offer it.
http://www.prossalonsupply.com/en/products/detail.php?product_id=90
Hope it helps! |
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Dry sensitive skin with hormonal breakouts, 29 years old |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:06 am |
| Thanks everyone!. Lots of really great options here. I've got a "foot care" list going now and will start trying some of these. First order of the day... buy a good foot file... |
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51 years old/brunette/normal- oily medium skin. |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:11 pm |
| How often do you shower or bathe? Over-washing, which americans are notorious for, is very drying to the skin, thanks to all of the chlorine and other nasty stuff in our tap water when we wash. I like to soak in a bath with whole milk powder and olive oil or other heavy oils in order to help soften up the tough skin on the feet. Then I like to gently massage a scrubby type of product on my feet and soak. Then I like to apply a strong exfoliant like retinol mixed with a glycolic lotion and mix it in with a thick cream like Palmer's cocoa butter or Jason's E or hemp cream, something very thick and heavy that will keep the feet soft. Then I put on really thick socks and sometimes another pair of socks or slippers. I do this before bed so my feet can soften up while I sleep, but showering or bathing less often is usually a good way to keep the skin from getting too dry. Also running a humidifier and keeping your heater set low will keep your skin from drying as well as avoiding the cold winter air which is the biggest culprit to dehydration in the skin. |
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KatsYo
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:30 pm |
I know it sounds a little icky, but use petroleum jelly on your feet at night (cover it up!) then put some old(clean socks) over it and do it for a few day and you will SURELY see a difference!
It is cheap & works the best! |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:30 pm |
I mix in an oil with the thickest cream I can find, at the moment I like the Neal's Yard Base Ointment with Calendula Oil and some essential Oil mixed in.
When being lazy, I also use Vasaline. |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:21 pm |
| la vie en rose wrote: |
| ...my usual treatment of neat lavender oil. lavander alone usually prevents blistering... |
Wow, I hadn't heard about using neat Lavender EO on burns. You always hear about aloe vera being wonderful for burns, and you can even use straight apple cider vinegar (!) -- if you ever get a serious, blistering sunburn, trying soaking in a tepid bath with several cups ACV added. It takes calms the inflammation and swelling, relieves the pain and helps the burn to heal quickly -- but I hadn't heard about LO. I'll have to give that one a try next time I reach across to the pot on the back burner and burn my forearm on the pot in the front! |
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Über-oily,semi-sensitive, warm/fair-skinned redhead, 38...Will swap/shop for members outside U.S. and/or make homemade skincare products upon demand-PM me for details. |
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:57 pm |
Wow, I hadn't heard about using neat Lavender EO on burns.[/quote]
i swear by it! used to do a lot of backpacking and the one thing (other than tequila in a nalgene) that always went with me was lavender oil. i remember applying to my buddies ankle (200 lb. boy) after a mosquito bite worthy of a jurassic park and, after much bitching and moaning, him smiling happily whilst moaning about smelling like a french whorehouse. instant relief! 
seriously, if i was allowed just ONE essential oil, this would be it.... no carrier necessary. |
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Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:37 pm |
| Recently, I just finished using up Weleda Skin Food for my feet. I took me one week for me to use up the tube and I always had to reapply. Overall, I found it to be very nice but my skin would dry up quickly. I have found Healthy Hoof Intensive Protein Treatment, the trainer's choice work well and the moister is locked in the skin. In Canada, it is sold at Trade Secrets but I got a large jar from my dermotologist who recommended it to me. |
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Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:45 am |
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| Wow, I hadn't heard about using neat Lavender EO on burns. |
I would rather be without water than a bottle of lavender oil. I second the sentiments of our lovely La vie en rose... besides putting on pulse points before bed and on burns ... it is hands down the BEST thing for insect bites!
My husband is allergic to mosquitos and usually itches for weeks, eventually making them weep, but if neat Lavender oil is applied as soon as possible after the bite, the itching subsides and so does the redness and white lump. |
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