Best foot creams & lotions according to redditors

These loafers are my go-to comfy dressy-cazh shoe. Took a sec to break in (the ankle rubbed a little, nothing a bit of footglide couldn't fix), but they are so buttery soft and look great with everything.

Edit: Foot Glide! I love this stuff. Great for breaking in shoes and applying to rub spots. Band-Aid used to make a similar product, but they discontinued it.

Nta.

Am a massage therapist and sometimes we have to wear gloves too

But hey! Invest in one of these. I bought my dad one because he's old and can't bend, but he started using it and he's feet are finally not gross smelling. It's also very pleasant to use, the bristles are soft.

https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Feet-EASYFT-MC6-Foot-Cleaner/dp/B004H5D40W

Another solution, buy a plastic storage container that's big enough to put his 2 feet into it, fill it with warm water and put a couple tea bags in it... have him sit on the couch and soak when he gets home.

Wash and condition beard, just be sure they're for made for beards. Regular hair shampoo will wreak havoc on your face. Also use a beard oil and brush.

Wash face twice a day. I exfoliate my forehead and nose once a week; any areas I shave I exfoliate once every two weeks in the shower, prior to shaving or I don't shave that day to prevent irritation.

If you don't have a grooming routine, get one going and make it a habit; being clean is half the battle.

If you use perfume, try to find soap/shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, and deodorant that compliment the perfume; or simply use unscented products.

Wash feet and in-between toes every day; soak feet and use a foot scrub once every 1-2 weeks as needed (particularly in summer); put foot powder in shoes every night to eliminate odor and wetness.

Scrape and brush tongue after brushing and flossing.

I would recommend: Fresh Balls, Bulldog facewash, exfoliator, and moisturizer, Johnson's foot soap, O'Keefe's foot scrub Gold Bond foot powder and a tongue scraper.

Don't buy a $800 cream, that's insane! Urea is a common moisturizer ingredient, and there are many reputable brands of urea on Amazon:

• Eucerin Roughness Relief Spot Treatment (30%, though it doesn't say on the tube)
  
• Udderly Smooth (up to 30%)
  
• PurSources (up to 40%)
  
• RevitaDERM (up to 40%)
  
  You likely won't see much difference between 30% and 40%, in my opinion.
  
  There are some combination creams. Topix sells a product called Glycolix that's 15% urea and 15% glycolic acid. Studies have shown that urea works even better when combined with salicylic acid, and glycolic acid should be similar. It's also sold under the brand name Replenix, for some reason. It's a bit expensive, and I've not tried it, but it should be good.
  
  See our descaling guide for more.

Trail Toes is what I use currently. Trail toes are expensive in UK so Vaseline is what I would suggest if you don't want to spend 28 pounds. Coconut Oil also would work but you will likely have messy socks & even shoe/sleeping bag/tent. I would use coconut oil after the trip and when at home but not on trip. You already looked at Skurka's article so you know how to use.


Another suggestion is to use a thin/liner synthetic socks under your wool socks to reduce even more friction.

I recommend applying a product called “trail toes” to your toe where it rubs. After a few weeks it should be broken in enough that you won’t need it anymore. trail toes

I used to have blisters in my first year of runing, but by now this is rarely an issue for me. Here is what I do to prevent blisters:

• Use synthetic socks that are form fitting and not too thick. Poor fitting socks might bunch up and create friction points. My favorite brand is Balega.
  
  
• Trim toenails short so that they don't catch socks.
  
  
• For longer distances I apply this cream.
  
  If none of this helps you might gave a problem with the shoe fit.

Ok, so first off, stop digging at your feet with an exact-o knife. That's like using a chainsaw to cut drywall.

If you need to physically remove calluses and dead skin, get the right tool for the job: a pumice stone and/or callus rasp/callus shaver. Use these carefully, especially around areas where you've got cuts.

To help the dry parts of your feet heal, moisturize! Silicone/gel socks feel weird (it's like walking on rubber duckies) and make my feet sweaty, but they've done more to soften gnarly calluses than anything else I've ever tried, especially when used regularly and for several hours at a time. (If you aren't afraid of girly colors, there are plenty of other/cheaper options for these on Amazon.) When you aren't wearing the socks, use a lotion or cream like Working Feet or Cerave Foot Cream. Also, ALWAYS wear socks (just like normal cotton socks) when you aren't wearing the silicon socks.

You can also do a foot soak, either with just water, or water plus some bath salts or foot soak stuff. Silicon scar sheets or hydrocolloid bandages might also help with some of the deeper/open cuts you have.

Combine those for several weeks, probably in the order of foot soak, callus shave, moisturize + socks, then more moisturizer after removing, and I'd think you'd see a lot of improvement.

The babyfoot thing is also a good idea for you, but I wouldn't recommend using that until all of your cuts/open wounds have healed. I think the peels are basically acid, and that's probably very painful if you use it on open cuts.

If all of that fails, go see a doctor or podiatrist. Your feet are super important, and if the above interventions aren't helping, I think that's a strong sign your feet need some professional help to get them healed up.

My big toenail got totally ruined by fungus because I left it untreated for 2+ years. Tbh I didn't know what it was and thought it'd go away on its own. 

A year ago, during my trip to Bali, I was in the water so much that half of my toenail actually fell off! This is when I finally started doing research and treating it. I went through a 9 month phase where I slacked off because I was traveling a lot, which is why you see it get much worse. But about 3 months ago I decided I've had enough and took this to the next level. I've been extremely proactive in my routine and am finally seeing results!!! It's a lot of work but it's really encouraging to see improvements.

Here's how I'm doing it:

• Keep it filed down using this electric nail drill (be really careful not to get carried away & use the slowest setting. stop if you feel ANY pain)
  
• Keep it clean & trimmed I make sure the sides of my nail/cuticle are free of debri and keep my nails short using these tools
  
• Make sure to disinfect all tools & surfaces using alcohol or hand sanitizer & soap
  
• Brush your toe 2-3 times a day with a soft tip toothbrush and tea tree oil body wash (especially in morning and before going to bed)
  
• Apply Tea tree oil & Coconut oil after brushing
  
  • Why: Several studies have shown that tea tree oil has antifungal properties. (source) Coconut oil also has antifungal properties and also smoothes out your skin & nail, which is key cuz tea tree oil makes it really dry and rough
    
  • How: You can do it by hand, but to make it easier I bought this mini refillable perfume spray bottle, filled it up with tea tree oil & coconut oil 50/50. So all I gotta do is spray it on my toe after I brush and dry
    
• Apply Vicks vaporub I apply this along with the tea tree oil & coconut oil once a day or so
  
• Apply Urea Cream at night in addition to the tea tree oil & coconut oil
  
  • Numerous studies have shown combination therapy of urea and an antifungal agent to be an effective treatment for onychomycosis. Urea functions to soften the nail plate, which can enhance the passage of antifungal medications to the underlying nail bed.
    
• Footsoaks I've done footsoaks 2-3 times a week for 30 min each. Recently I've been combining 2 part warm water, 1 part vinegar (distilled white or ACV), and like 5 tbsp baking soda. Sometimes I only do baking soda. Sometimes I add a few drops of tea tree oil. Sometimes I soak just with bleach & water. But if you do the bleach & water, make sure you use regular bleach (not the splashless kind). Anyways as you can tell, I kinda mix it up when it comes to footsoaks
  
  • In the lab, plain old sodium bicarbonate limited growth of the most common types of fungi that cause skin and nail infections. (source)
    
  • Vinegar can protect against bacteria, fungi, and other harmful microbes, so putting it into a foot soak could have potential benefits for the feet. source
    
• Antifungal foot powder I use this foot powder anytime I wear shoes to keep it as dry as possible
  
• Try to stay bare feet as much as possible
  
• Put toe in sunlight as much as you can fungus hates the sun
  
• Clean socks I change into fresh clean socks constantly
  
• Handwash & sanitize socks I handwash all of my socks by soaking them in this collapsible dish tub with super hot water, laundry detergent, and a few drops of dettol, which is this super concentrated antiseptic liquid that kills the fungus
  
• Spray on sanitizer If I'm ever lazy, I carry this hand sanitizer spray to spray my toenail before going to bed. I also spray this in my shoes & flip flops at night. I also use this to spray down my nail filer, sink, hands, etc. to not spread fungus.

https://www.amazon.ca/EXFOLIATING-FOOT-PAPAYA-CHAMOMILE-EXTRACT/dp/B00MQBDZVM

Various forms of foot stuff have long been praised for helping with blisters, and especially for preventing maceration in persistent wet conditions. Trail Toes seems to be one of the best ones currently available.
Hydropel was once the Holy Grail for feet -- especially for preventing maceration -- but it was discontinued in 2012. Dimethicone was the magic ingredient.

I did a thread about it a while back. The TL/DR:

2 parts Trail Toes + 1 part Lanacane Anti-Friction Gel = Hydropel, sorta.

2 parts Trail Toes + 1 part Dimethicone gel = Hydropel, almost exactly.

Frye Carson flats are my favorite. I LOVE them. I bought one pair at full price then another ebay. They retail for about $120-150 but you can find them on ebay or poshmark for less. They also go on sale occasionally.

As for blisters. Put those other shoes on with thick or two pairs of socks, it will be uncomfortable, put a blow drier to your feet, walk around and let those suckers stretch. Also, there are a number of blister blockers on the market.

I'm assuming the skirt is a mild Aline in brown... not sure why. I would wear the skirt with a button up, turtle neck, chambray or fitted T.

I have severely dry and cracked heels. This has saved my feet mutiple times!

It’s your feet. As someone with stankfoot let me tell you how to fix it.

Get some of this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hibiclens-Surgical-Scrub-Liquid-57532-32-Ounces-1-Each-Scented/48683583

And one of these: Easy Feet Foot Cleaner https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H5D40W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eRGUDbMVAE4CC

Pour a little of the hibclens into the easyfeet thing and scrub your feet into it and within a couple days that horrible smell will go away. Do this every time your shower or bathe. Use that hibiclens only on your feet and slick some lotion on because it dries out your skin.

Shit dude. Help her out with some of
this

I think making yourself throw up when your body doesnt need to is a really great way to trigger yourself into panic.

I definitely use to be afraid to puke, not enough to say it was a phobia but to the point where I would extend my illness far longer by holding in what I would inevitably throw up.

I would recommend you "set it and forget it"- and what I mean is prepare yourself and your environment for nausea and vomiting: have nausea medication in your medicine cabinet (I actually have this fizzy drink mix that pregnant ladies use to morning sickness- I'm not pregnant but I understand wanting to puke every morning), having maybe some ginger ale in your fridge, keeping a plastic bag in your bag so that if something crazy ever happens and you need to just puke your guts up in public- you'll never puked on the ground in front of strangers (thats a huge fear for me.. hurling my guts up on the ground in front of strangers, idk why). But yeah, be prepared. The preparedness itself might ease the anxiety and tummy issues that come with the fear. Also, I recommend the higly reccomend the nausea fizzy drink, heres the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BNPQ4DS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KLQvDbC30KZQ2

As far as actually puking, if your body wants to throw up, you should just go with it. People dont talk enough about the euphoria that comes after you puke.. it's like you go from feeling SO BAD to instant relief (at least temporarily). You feel like you're dying while it's happening, but it does end, and you arent dying. Theres something to be said for trusting your body to know what it needs to do better than your anxious mind.. your body is telling you its overloaded and needs to expel some things immediately- your job is to listen and let it and know you'll be okay.

Best wishes.

If you haven't already tried it, Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Cream is amazing. You glob it on before you go to bed and put on some socks. The flaking usually improves right away, and in a couple days, is usually gone completely.

If that doesn't work, it might be eczema or some other skin condition, so you might want to consider seeing a dermatologist. Good luck!

Ugh I just finally healed (no pun intended) from something similar. This is my go to nightly routine for soft heels so I don’t pick:
cracked heel socks and healthy feet

About once a week I use an electric sander like this before I shower.

Out of all the things I’ve tried this has been the best combination to fix my embarrassing picked at heels! I actually dare get pedicures again.

Well, I wear boots so use this stuff on my feet, ears nose, and man parts. Have't had foot odor since. The rest, I use an exfoliating dove bar.

I also use Injinji socks and add either RunGoo or Trail Toes for my longer runs.

Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/PurSources-Urea-40-Foot-Cream/dp/B01N7ULJSD

Way less scaling. I went through my first tub of it pretty fast. It really is good enough on its own but I sometimes put Vanicream over it to seal it in. I hope it helps others!

Try this Amazon Link

I used to get the same thing all the time. This stuff fixed it.

I spent a couple of years trying to figure out how best to go about it. I've seen and tried many different methods including emery boards, pumice stones, soaking hands and either filing down or using a cuticle trimmer to cut calluses off, picking off calluses with your fingernails, and on and on.

What I found worked very well for me is using Callus Eliminator gel.
http://www.amazon.com/ProLinc-Callus-Eliminator-4-oz/dp/B000PT1R9E

• Rub it on your hands, wait 3-5 minutes, then file your calluses down with a pumice stone.
  
  
• If you don't want to wait for the gel, take two cups of hot water and add another half cup of apple cider vinegar and an 1/8 to a 1/4 cup of hand soap, mix this all together and soak each hand for 3-5 minutes then get to filing.
  
  
• I prefer this pumice stone: http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Pumice-Pumi-Bar-Purple/dp/B0002KU6GG
  
  What I found works even better and much, much quicker is to use an electric nail buffer post-shower (negating the need to soak your hands first). Any electric nail file will work. You can either use the coarse carbide tips or the sandpaper tips (the latter are my preference).
  What I use looks similar to this: https://www.nailsuperstore.com/assets/items/large/medicool-pro-power-portable-electric-nail-filing-machine.jpg
  
  The electric nail file works so much more quickly than any sort of manual filing with a pumice stone or any other coarse object.

Probably my Ped Egg and my Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Cream, but I don't think taking care of your skin is terribly unmanly.

http://www.amazon.com/OKeeffes-Healthy-Feet-Cream-3-2oz/dp/B0002QB9NE

I think it’s tinea versicolor. I get it a couple times a year. This really helps: PediFix FungaSoap Cleansing Wash - 6 Ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DUTHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QkMSCbQANJK9N

It is this one I put a blob on my toes before putting my socks on. You don't want to over apply though as it will get slippery.

I've heard great things about O'Keefes Healthy Feet Cream

yeah, I need to play around with it.

I have also heard that foot glide (https://www.amazon.com/Body-Glide-Foot-Anti-Blister/dp/B00115UN9Q) works damn well too.

Socks and the Hiking Goo . let me know if you have more questions, but these two things are put on before every hike I go on.

https://www.amazon.com/OKeeffes-Healthy-Feet-Foot-Cream/dp/B0002QB9NE
this stuff?

I picked up my first set of trekking poles this year and really like them so far. I've found them to be great for technical trails and steep climbs.
https://www.rei.com/product/108377/rei-co-op-flash-carbon-trekking-poles-pair


A cheaper item that I also love is a filtered water bottle. These are great in the warmer months when access to clean water may be limited.
https://www.rei.com/product/100537/katadyn-befree-collapsible-water-filter-bottle-20-fl-oz

Trail Toes or Body Glide make great stocking stuffers. I can never get enough of this stuff.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GW70JW4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

https://smile.amazon.com/Body-Glide-Original-Anti-Chafe-1-5oz/dp/B00288L2N6?keywords=body+glide&qid=1540825244&s=Health+%26+Personal+Care&sr=1-1-spons&ref=sr_1_1_sspa&psc=1

this one

I use O'Keefe's, a product I first discovered in a local hardware store. You don't need to use a lot -- the directions say to apply "sparingly" -- and regular use will definitely soften things up.

Those are calluses, and yeah, they're usually just sanded down.

There are lots of products to help you file them down on your own. Google "callus remover". here is one example.

My problem with calluses has been that they can get so thick and dry that they crack, which is very painful.

What I personally have used to great success is O'Keeffe's Healthy Foot Cream. It softens the hard calluses, and helps heal the cracks. It's great stuff.

I tried to find Heel Rescue since people in this sub have said it has a fitting lid, but it's now being sold (for $6 at my local Walmart) in a new, square-shaped container that obviously won't fit the round CeraVe tub :(

I found this, instead, at my local TJ Maxx/HomeGoods discount store: Pure Valley Retinol Firming Cream. Also $6, and the lid fits the CeraVe tub perfectly with no trimming necessary. Dunno how the product itself is; I mostly bought it for the lid :P (They also make a collagen and an AHA product, but again, I have no idea how efficacious those are.)

*edit: Whoops, I totally meant to comment this in the bigger post from a couple months ago, but if it's helpful here then I'll leave it!

I agree with u/lifeiskpop! I swear by Tony Moly Shiny Foot! And then use their shiny foot moisture cream/socks.

Edit: punctuation swap

I use this and haven't had a problem with foot blisters nearly as often

I have big feet and trouble with dry skin and callouses too. I can't make you feel better about your feet, but I can recommend two products that will solve the dryness/dead skin issues. These two products will make your feet baby soft after just one use. I use them about every other week and my feet are super soft.

Moisturizing will definitely help, but might take awhile. I'm guessing you have pain from there being opened wounds, so moisturizing first will help then when the wounds close up use an Alpha-hydroxy to help kill off dead skin cells.

Recommend AmLactin, it's the one I gave my father when his feet were getting really dry.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024GT9NC/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_10?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1#customerReviews

Also make sure to use the AmLactin after you've been moisturizing your feet for awhile so the wounds close first. Alpha-hydroxy might fell like it's burning though since it's exfoliating your foot, so to minimize the burning feeling if you've been moisturizing for a while then there's less for it to exfoliate.

This stuff is amazing and is always in my pack. I pack a tiny nalgene container full with it, load it up on my hot spots before the day begins and it stays on the whole day (even after stream crossings)

As someone with the same kind of feet - I feel ya.

Baby Foot, that people have recommended works great (aside from shedding skin like a mofo for a week), but for me - it's very temporary. For a week, half a week, after which, my callouses come back. But, and i stress this - make sure to soak your feet beforehand. The results are fairly nonexistant without the pre-soak.

I have found an easier way, which worked for me. Using my "cheese grater" - this thing every couple of days in the shower (I've never had issues of it scratching or hurting me, just times when there's no skin coming off) and this lotion (I put it on whenever i wear socks, or every couple of days).

That seems to help a lot.

Could also be EasyFeet.

I was soooo disappointed with Footner. I expected proper zombie feet and never really got them. I tried again with cheap stuff from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MQBDZVM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Now that worked, and very quickly too. Much better.

This stuff is incredible.

Slather it over the calluses and leave your feet in plastic bags. I keep it on longer than it says to. TONS of dead skin can be scraped off while rinsing. Finish w pumice stone. Magic

https://www.amazon.com/ProLinc-Callus-Eliminator-4-oz/dp/B000PT1R9E

Not sure how much of it was the ingredients vs the flavor and placebo effect, but my wife swore by these tablets during her morning sickness period.

I started keto a few weeks ago and the same thing happened to me. I used some lotion with some tea tree oil in it and it healed up my rash in about two days, here’s the one I used: https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Lotion-Neem-Foot-Body/dp/B018HNC5UY/ref=pd_aw_fbt_194_img_3/133-5027902-0783027?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B018HNC5UY&pd_rd_r=47e18c82-3515-11e9-a4ce-b9a3ccbade1a&pd_rd_w=CtTZG&pd_rd_wg=uPlcf&pf_rd_p=b98fa1a4-6e6e-4981-835c-7fb29e0f4dd2&pf_rd_r=P29KD6ASC5WVH62GCRYB&psc=1&refRID=P29KD6ASC5WVH62GCRYB

If you're using it for skin irritation (on yourself), I'd recommend this. It works amazingly well and even cures atheletes foot way faster than any antifungal cream.

I like this Tony Moly foot peel. You soak your feet and in a few days you will be rewarded with a disgustingly satisfying peeling experience. It always leaves my feet super soft.

I'm very low-key regimen-wise. I don't wear makeup except for a few days for a few events and even then, I don't wear a full face, and I only got a salon if I'm getting my hair cut or trimmed.


Every 2-3 days: Shower, shave, wash face (light scrub, mild toner, light lotion), wash hair and spritz ends with oil, scrub feet

Once a month: Dye roots, tint eyebrows/eyelashes, all done at home

Whenever needed: Clip nails, shave legs/underarms, foot peel (about every 3-4 months, yes you should try it, you can get them on Amazon or at Forever21 for $3ish)

I bought one of those foot scrubbers that sticks to the shower floor for my grandma. She loves it and I'd recommend it for anyone with limited mobility.

It's this but I got it at Marshall's for $6.99

I use this line of stuff, Working hands. It is not climbing specific. As someone who plays guitar, climbs, and does manual labor, this is what has worked for me.

I'll suggest that if anyone suffers from dry, cracked feet that the O'Keeffe's Foot Cream works well. And not just for feet either.

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Edit: I probably should say that I'd like either brushes or foot lovin'.

You could also try an anti-fungal wash or soak. I've tried both from Pedifix and they seem to work.

I was thinking bout posting something about this. I am a compulsive finger/cuticle picker, and I have found a solution that is working okay for me. I could this stuff from Amazon called Pro Linc Callus Eliminator (link below) that is meant to dissolve calluses. I wait a few days without picking so I don't have open sore spots that will burn... Then I soak in the bath (or just soak your fingers in a sink) and then apply this to my finger tips/cuticles and areas of skin that are rough and gross. I wait 3-5 minutes, and I use a cuticle stick during that time to loosen and push back cuticles. Then I rinse it off well and wash my hands. Then I use a cuticle trimmer to trim off the excess cuticle stuff and a pumice stone on any rough spots/calloused areas around finger tips.
When I am done, the skin is much smoother without rough areas to pick at and pull at. The get just sort of dissolves the dead skin a bit so it can be rubbed away easier with a pumice stone and gives you a smoother surface, instead of layers of dry skin to pull at. I finish with a thick application of Bag Balm overnight, and then I try to maintain with Bag Balm each night and avoiding picking as much as possible. I just redid this after two weeks, with great results again, like new hands!!!

http://www.amazon.com/ProLinc-Callus-Eliminator-4-oz/dp/B000PT1R9E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419413820&sr=8-2&keywords=callus+peel

I discovered this inadvertently through my skincare routine, but AHA's really help keep them away for me. After I started using AHAs in my face routine, I noticed that the hand that I use to apply my skincare products didn't have calluses, while the other did. I don't specifically apply them to my hands, but I think that it could be a good choice. The Ordinary, Cosrx and Silk Naturals all sell pretty affordable (under $15), well formulated AHA toners. Also, Amlactin sells a foot cream that would probably work well for your hands.