What Are Foot Peels?
After a foot peel, immerse older skin cells on the foot to slough them off.
Who knows what your bare feet look like these days after long hours in robust boots or comfy home slippers?
As spring comes and, with it, sandal season, you may be considering shedding your rough callus and preparing for open toes and slippers days. A foot peel might be exactly what you need.
What Can Foot Peels Assist With?
Get you ever wondered why you have calluses on your feet and hands but not everywhere else on your body? Because your hands and feet are continuously in use, your skin is thicker there than elsewhere on your body.
“The strain of standing and the friction of wearing shoes and socks on our feet can lead to calluses and skin thickening,” Dr. Khetarpal adds. “As a result, conventional creams and lotions find it difficult to permeate and nourish that region.”
As a result of this, the skin on your feet sheds less regularly than the skin on the rest of your body. Foot peeling, for example, can aid with:
- Calluses.
- Rough coarse feet
- Dry cracked heel
- Flaking feet
What To Expect Following A Foot Peel
One of the most crucial things to understand about conducting a foot peel is that it will not take effect immediately. In fact, you won’t notice much of anything after your initial foot peel.
After you finish applying the peel, your feet will feel normal at first. It takes a few days for the shedding to begin, and then it simply peels and peels until it’s soft and smooth beneath again.
The procedure is as follows:
Use the foot peel. Follow the directions on your foot peel’s box. You should soak your feet for 15 to 30 minutes.
Have some patience. Allow the foot peel to do its exfoliating work. It takes anything from five days to a week to get started.
Allow the peeling to commence. Allow your feet to shed once they begin to do so. No touching allowed! Don’t try to speed up the process by using a pumice stone or anything, and you shouldn’t be scrubbing or physically peeling.
Lotions are OK. You may pamper your feet by adding fragrance-free lotion or oils to keep them hydrated during the procedure.
Make sure your feet are protected. Wear socks from start to finish to keep dead skin confined. Protect your feet till everything has shed.
Depending on how much dead skin you have, the shedding process might take one to two weeks.
Are foot peels harmful?
Foot peels are harmless as long as you’re only aiming to address basic roughness and dryness. However, if you have sensitive skin, a foot peel may worsen it.
“A foot peel will not solve these concerns, and it may even aggravate them by adding chemicals and hurting the skin,” Dr. Khetarpal notes. You should not get a foot peel if you are presently suffering from or have a history of:
Eczema.
Psoriasis.
Dermatitis due to contact (allergic reactions).
You should also avoid foot peels if you have problems with the skin on your feet. In these circumstances, you should first treat the medical condition before seeking a foot peel.
This includes the following:
- Wounds or sores
- Itching
- Athlete’s Foot
- Rashes
- Foot fungus infection. In these cases, avoid the peel and consult with your doctor instead.
When Should You Get A Foot Peel?
A foot peel isn’t something you’d normally include in your beauty routine. For the time being, it’s more of a one-and-done exercise.
