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April 17, 2008, 7:01 pm
Flag as Inappropriate Annabelle  

Summer is on its way and my feet usually get ruined in sandals. I've tried different shoes, but it never seems to fail that I get callouses on my feet. What is the best way to prevent them along the way?

And if I do end up getting them anyway, any good tips on what to use to get rid of them? I hate using those chemical acid things that little burn the skin away, so anything but that would help.

I don't have a good answer for you, but I do know that I hate when I get cut in between my toes from my flip flops, hurts so bad!

Why is it that women are bothered by callouses more than men? I didn't read this anywhere but this is the way it looks from my experience. I get callouses on my feet but they don't bother me. My mom on the other hand used to take a sanding block to the bottoms of her feet regularly. My wife to my horror uses nail clippers to carve away at hers.

You can buy something like the previous poster was talking about at Bath and Body Works or a similar store. Mine is a piece of wood with a rough sandpaper type material on one side and a finer material on the other side.

I use it all the time, especially in the winter.

I've heard that vasoline may work. Someone told me that they put vasoline all over their feet and put their feet into a bag or something and sleep while it's on and it makes their feet softer..

I've got some pretty nasty callouses but it doesn't really bother me. My mom would use a pumice brick and she would swear by it.

You can use a pumice stone for them. There are also some nice lotions out that will soften them up. But never use scissors or a razor on them!

I normally use horse hoof treatment if I really want to get rid of them (normally for formal events with open toed shoes). I do the slather it on and put on clean socks for bed thing, normally after a long soak and pumice stone treatment. I have a foot soak as well that works ok. Otherwise I don't bother.

My mom swears by this trick:

A couple times a week, right before bed, slather your feet in vaseline and then put socks on over the top. It'll feel weird, so that's why you should do it before bed. It helps lock in the vaseline and keep your feet softer. This should help prevent callouses.

Oops, I wasn't done typing and I can't edit that.

Anywho, that's what she typed in an email to me when I asked her for advice. Is vaseline really that good, though? What's the difference with the "horse hoof" treatment that was mentioned?