Get rid of dry, cracked feet with foot scrubs from O.P.I., Palmer's, The Body Shop
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When the sun is always out, that usually means our feet are out, too—especially if you love wearing open-toed shoes. With that said, you may begin to notice patches of dry skin populating the bottoms of your toes and heels—but not to worry, that’s completely normal. Dry patches of skin on the feet are the result of friction, or rubbing, against surfaces (i.e., the floors of your home, gym, sidewalk), says Dr. Clarissa Yang, a board-certified dermatologist and the chief of dermatology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. The solution to kicking those worn toes and heels to the curb, may you ask? A foot scrub. Essentially, a foot scrub exfoliates, or sloughs away, dead skin cells, says Yang. Common exfoliators include sugar or even oatmeal, she notes. Even though foot scrubs can help accomplish getting rid of dry, dead skin on your feet, Yang advises following with a body moisturizer to protect and hydrate your skin. Below, we’ve highlighted four of the best foot scrubs to get your smoothest feet yet.
1. O.P.I. ProSpa Exfoliating Sugar Scrub
Exfoliate, rough dry skin on the feet with the O.P.I. ProSpa Exfoliating Sugar Scrub.
O.P.I. nail polish and nail care products are popular fixtures in nail salons everywhere, and you can get a salon-worthy exfoliating treatment with the O.P.I. ProSpa Exfoliating Sugar Scrub right at home. It claims "to nourish & protect the skin while helping to stop the signs of aging before they start." Designed with dry feet and hands in mind, the foot scrub uses "dual-action sugar crystals"—an exfoliator that Yang says are commonly used in foot scrubs—to remove dead skin cells while the inclusion of cupuaçu butter introduces moisture.
2. Tenoverten The Sole Scrub
Attain brighter and smoother skin with The Sole Scrub from Tenoverten.
With the Tenoverten The Sole Scrub, the dry skin on the bottom of your feet should be gone within minutes. Per the brand, the scrub aims to make way for not only soft skin but brighter skin as well. Ingredients include sugar and orange peel oil. Sugar serves as a physical exfoliant to slough away callused and cracked skin while orange peel oil promotes cell turnover and supply the skin with moisture. You can also use this product as a body scrub to get rid of dry skin on the legs, knees, arms, and elbows.
3. The Body Shop Peppermint Reviving Pumice Exfoliating Foot Scrub
Enliven tired, cracked feet with The Body Shop Peppermint Reviving Pumice Exfoliating Foot Scrub.
For a tingly, sensory foot care experience, try the The Body Shop Peppermint Reviving Pumice Exfoliating Foot Scrub. This foot scrub purports to remove "hard skin and dry patches, helping to freshen-up active feet." It’s comprised of ingredients such as peppermint essential oil for a relaxing, cooling sensation, and pumice, a mineral rock that comes from volcanic lava, to exfoliate.
4. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Foot Magic Exfoliating Foot Scrub
Attain soft, smooth feet with the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Foot Magic Exfoliating Foot Scrub.
If calluses—aka hard patches of skin—plague the bottom of your feet, the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Foot Magic Exfoliating Foot Scrub can help in the healing process. According to the brand, this treatment should make exhuasted cracked heels and toes look and feel soft and smooth. It relies on cocoa butter and peppermint oil to moisturize and soothe the skin, respectively.
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