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I am a guy in my mid-40's where the skin is so dry on my feet they are cracking and calloused, advice?

What types of products would I need to use, I know Dr. Scholl's has several foot creams but they all say "for women" on the labels.

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  • lea
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
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    Um, well pretty much all human feet are the same, so it really doesn't matter if its "for women" or not.

    I like Burts Bees Foot Cream, but any thick cream would work.

    Just slather a boat load on after your shower, and put on some cotton socks.

    Also, you should get a Ped Egg to get rid of the dead skin in the shower.

  • 9 years ago

    I am a male in my mid 40's and for so long I have ignored my feet in regards to skin care. Now the skin on them is rough and dry all over, cracking at times, particularly on the bottoms of my feet and ankles. I tried numerous lotions that I use on the rest of my body, but they are not effective in softening them. I was in the store in the foot care aisle and noticed a product by Dr. Scholl's, called Dr. Scholl's For Her Foot Softening Balm and was wanting to ask the ladies in particular here if it would be alright for me to try this to see if it helps? Or is this designed for women alone.

    Just a quick note why I am mentioning this, I have tried many skin products for men for dry skin and they were not helping my dry skin on my body, so my physician at the time, who was female, instructed me to switch to the more moisturizing lotions, etc., for women such as Olay Quench. I have noticed a big difference in my dry skin care. I am not concerned about a scent as long as it softens my feet.

  • 9 years ago

    I frequently hike in very hot Mexican weather many miles a week and found the best and fastest working treatment is to thoroughly and firmly massage them with pure olive oil. It is a safe, natural and only skin benefiting treatment. Many products including Dr Scholl's have skin harming chemical ingredients.

    The suggestion that you use Burt's Bees foot creme lead me to investigate.

    I did a Google "Burt's Bees Foot Creme SKIN DEEP DATABASE" and learned that in tests conducted by Skin Deep Database that it was found it had ingredients that were rated as "high hazard" and other ingredients rated as 'moderate hazard' i.e. they pose potential health hazards.

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