publication date: Sep 25, 2007
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author/source: Anne Coates
If you have
hard skin then try the
best foot file I’ve used in ages – the
Champneys Soft-Touch Smoothing Foot File. Use the
coarse side first to remove
hard skin and then the
finer side to smooth away any
rough and
dry skin (do not use on
inflamed or
damaged skin).
There is also a
smaller file concealed in the
handle for
hard to reach areas. The
hard skin just
fell away! And the
angled handle makes it really
easy to
use.
Afterwards
moisturise thoroughly. A really
effective, basic
cream to use (on other
dry areas of the
body as well) is
Lotil – an
old-fashioned cream developed over
100 years ago. It
really does what it
says on the jar: “helps
soothe dry,
chapped and
sore skin”.
For a really
intensive therapy,
apply cream to feet,
wrap in
cling film, then
pop on a pair of
socks and
leave on
overnight. Personally I found
my feet got
too hot in bed, but you can
follow the same
procedure and leave on for as
many hours as you can
while at
home – and not
expecting visitors!
Availability and price
Champneys Luxury Soft-Touch Smoothing Foot File £12.50 available in selected Sainsbury's (0800 636 262).
Lotil cream £5.49/114ml, available from Boots and pharmacies.
