Last Xmas, someone gave me a Gold Bond foot lotion as part of a gift basket. I know it has peppermint in it. It was very refreshing on my tootsies.

I can't imagine the situation that has you showing your (dry) feet to your boss, it makes me snicker to think about it.

From another recent thread, I just bought O'Keefe's for Healthy Feet cream. I have dry heels, but my husband's are really, really bad.

Now that it's flip flop season, I making both of us use it!

I have dry heels too, one a little worse than the other. I use a smoother thingie by Tweezerman but no matter how close I get to getting all the cracked area smoothed down, it doesn't take long before its looking all dry and cracked again, like now. I keep the smoother in the shower and use quite a few days a week.

Anyone know what they use at the nail places when they ask you if you want "callous remover"...they put this gel like stuff on the bottom of your feet and let it set for a little bit and then they scrape away and all this dead skin comes sloughing off...it's quite the sight when you are sitting in a pedicure station opposite the person getting the scrape down!!

We have that o'keefes in a green container here at work. I'll have to look into that, thanks.

Amlactin, morning and night and pumicing every bath and shower. Sloughs off any rough stuff so the moisturizers can do their job. You have to get the dead, rough stuff off. Amlactin is also great for preventing the little bumps on the backs of your arms.

Cattlyes: are you saying the Amlactin sloughs? or using pumicing sloughs? Amlactin, another good one to check out, thanks.

Always - it's called a heel rasp. Use with caution... I had a nail tech tell me that people should never use them on themselves because of the risk of injury.

I have tried them all. I have terrible dry heels. I use an electric smoother thingy - I can't think of what it is called. Amlactin exfoliates, maybe not the right word, but helps get rid of the dry stuff. I've also tried some of the foot peels (baby feet is one) and it takes alot of the dry stuff off but takes a couple of weeks to completely work. HH, I love foot creams/scrubs with peppermint! In my case, I have to constantly stay on top of the situation, or it gets out of hand.

I soak my feet to get the dead skin soft then use the pumice or stiff brush then follow up with Eucerine cream. I never try to remove dry, dead skin when it's dry-it just doesn't work. But when you soak feet for a few minutes, that old skin just comes right off. Might have to repeat it a few nights in a row, but it'll work wonders.

I sometimes use cotton socks after ward to keep some moisture in.

Gold Bond ultimate healing foot cream.

The Amlactin has lactic acid which exfoliates very well. I also use the pumice every time my feet are wet in the shower or tub, which increases the effectiveness of the Amlactin and the Amlactin helps the pumice work better. It takes about a week to get your feet smooth but then if you keep it up you never have to worry about your feet not being smooth. I used to use Flexitol but I think the Amlactin works better. I use the body lotion with the green lable but I've noticed that Amlactin makes a foot cream. I haven't tried it yet, though.

Callex......recommended by a podiatrist for dry heels. It's fantastic. I don't even pumice anymore. I put it on every night after I shower then put socks on. It's available at drugstores but I buy a few jars at a time from Amazon.

Amlactin.

I am a foot fanatic & can't stand the feeling of dry feet. I have the battery operated Emjoi & Amope Pedi files and am currently using Josie Maran Argan Balm. I thought I'd tried every foot cream product. Not so. I just ordered the Amlactin & Callex from Amazon. Thanks.

Please pay attention to the warning / directions on the Amlactin container and do not use it on parts of your body that will be directly exposed to the sun or tanning bed. It does cause increased sensitivity to sun damage.

Mine aren't in bad shape because I have been taking care of my feet for years but I use Aveda foot cream. I also use Gold Bond Ultimate healing foot cream on occasion. You need a thick cream to make a difference. And also a regular pumice treatment after soaking.

@amj0517..I meant the gel or cream they put on the bottom of your feet. I googled that rasper, it looks like a grater!!

The best thing I ever do for my feet is to once a week, at bed time , rub Vaseline into them, then put on white socks to wear for the night. This routine has completely avoided the dry, cracking heels for me. I started doing this in my early twenties simply because one of my aunts had terribly dry, cracking heels. I felt so sorry and sad for her, but her condition was just repugnant to me and I swore that would never happen to me. Today I would not say never about anything. Regardless, her foot condition is what prompted me to start taking preventative action. I encourage everyone to use this method. Some with already dry, cracking heels may want to do it every night. This remedy is certainly the least expensive of other treatments mentioned above.

Miracle of Aloe foot cream works for me -- terrific! No need to wear socks to bed, which irritate me no end, as it absorbs nicely.

I live in a very dry climate and my feet were in pretty bad shape. Recently I've been scrubbing with Bliss Soap 'n Scrub body exfoliator using a Salux nylon wash cloth and my feet are in much better shape. I suspect if I were to follow up with one of the creams mentioned above, they'd be smooth as a baby's butt!

I used to buy peppermint foot lotion from the Body Shop, but apparently they changed the formula based on recent reviews.

I use whatever is on sale, or my body lotion when it gets down to the bottom. I cut off the tube of the pump, put the cap back on, and use it till it's gone. But, on my last trip to Bath and Body Works I got True Blue Super Rich Foot Cream with Shea Butter (I do get sucked in on their "specials") basically it's Vaseline! I put it on in the morning, and that with socks and slip-on sneakers, my feet are in good shape. On the few occasions I get a pedicure, the technicians always admire my feet (blush)

Is it true that peppermint oil on your feet can cause some neurological problem?

I've had cracked heels for year and tried many of the above suggestions. Three months ago I started using Cerave Foot Cream (Amazon Subscribe & Save). 2x a day for the first week or so, now only after I shower. It is amazing. My feet have never looked better. I apply to my feet (top and bottom), then what's left on my hands is applied on shines/knees, then I rub elbows. Everything has improved.

I use a foot file by Checi every couple of days. I use a glycolic foot cream by Biopellle that I apply nightly. It is expensive but does not irritate my skin and works wonderfully on my feet. My feet are soft and smooth. I also use a product called Waxalene instead for Vaseline on super dry days. I am also interested in the Japanese foot exfoliation products. I may order one and see how it works.

Good luck!

Awhile ago, a couple ladies on the Today Show used Baby Foot, and it seemed to work a little too good. They were a bit freaked out about how much and how long their feet were exfoliating.

DD2 and I both tried foot exfoliation product based on reviews, but both of us had poor results. I was highly disappointed.

I do the same as Neetsie: soak, pumice and Eucerine cream once a week. Every night, after I shower, I use the Eucerine and put on socks before bed. The socks eventually come off but my feet have enough time to absorb the cream. I also get a paraffin wax pedicure every two weeks. My feet are the softest when I'm wearing sneakers most of the time.

I tried using the Amlactin lotion, but it has a weird sticky feeling to me and I don't like how it smells.

That's a good idea...I could do socks around the house in the evening with crème on my heels till bedtime...

That's a good idea...I could do socks around the house in the evening with crème on my heels till bedtime...

Me too. I hate wearing socks while I sleep. I try putting cream on my feet with socks before bed, but the socks always come off.

I cannot stand socks in bed. I got some of those for this purpose - they are just the back (heel) part of socks. Front of foot is uncovered.

Though these pics are not of my heels, they look like my dry, cracked heels looked most of the time. My heels also got deep cracks at times. I soaked, pumiced, cremed for years. They'd improve with diligence, but never got completely clear.

Guess what? Fungus. Pure and simple fungus. My doctor told me to apply an OTC topical for athletes foot, if that didn't work she'd prescribe something that would. One OTC tube later, my fungus was completely gone. I have had nice heels for three years - I think! - winter and summer, no fussing or pumicing or soaking.

You might consider trying it. Pretty cheap if it works, and I'm betting it will.

ETA: Nuts! I can't get the pics to load. Sorry about that. I'll keep trying.

Thanks sheesh. I'll try that.