Once your skin dries and begins to scale or crack, you have already entered the battle zone. It takes time to repair damaged skin and overly-dry, scaly skin is no exception. Under ideal circumstances your skin serves to protect you from foreign bodies and helps maintain hydration. Keeping it healthy and protected goes a long ...
Mild to moderate cracking of the skin on the bottom of the foot, especially around the heel areas, and the lateral (outside) areas of the foot, is quite common. It can be caused by going barefoot or wearing sandals excessively, and lack of proper foot care. Severe cracking is sometimes caused by medical conditions such ...
Your feet, of course, carry you everywhere you go. They run after your kids when they need help, they dance the night away on that special night out, and they can take thousands of steps each day. After a while, the wear and tear begins to show in the form of dry, flaky, and sometimes, ...
In this economy, when we are scrimping and saving, and making cuts in our budget, luxuries like spa treatments and pedicures have to be put on the back burner. But if you are suffering from dry, cracked feet, there are several natural remedies you can do for yourself at home, without forking up the big ...
There are many infomercials with a wide range of products and uses. Usually, I write them off and would never order a product off of the television. However, the PedEgg, caught my eye. I didn’t rush right out and buy it though. I remained a skeptic. I knew eventually I would hear whether or not ...
Cracked heels are a very common, painful foot problem. The cracks are called heel fissures and are caused by dry skin (xerosis). The thick skin or callus around the rim of the heel makes the problem worse. Not only are the cracks a nuisance and cosmetically unattractive, the fissures can be deep and painful to ...
Proper foot care is essential to your health because our feet affect how the rest of our body feels. If you have dry, cracked feet and heels for instance, it affects the amount of activity you perform which in turn affects your general health. Many may feel embarrassed about going to a spa for a ...
Itchy, scaly, irritating dry skin; is there any easily obtained relief out there for those of us that deal with this desert dry skin? I have had extremely dry skin all of my 36 years on this earth and have tried numerous over-the-counter products, tips and tricks to alleviate the itching and irritation of the ...
My feet have always been calloused, but I’m a penny pincher and don’t spend money on beauty treatments. My feet got worse and finally, I got a salon pedicure. Now my feet looked great, but it was too expensive to do this every month. I needed an at-home solution. I tried pumice stones and emery ...
Are your feet so rough and cracked that they snag the blankets at night? Can’t put on a pair of pantyhose hose without catching your rough feet and causing a run? Tired of hiding your feet because of unsightly rough and cracked skin? I was too, until I discovered Dr Scholl’s Exfoliating Stone File and ...
