
TALK TO YOU LATER BLUSH BOOTS SKIN
The skin on our feet can be the toughest, thickest and most calloused on our body. Most manufacturers include hydrating agents such as glycerin, vitamin E and nourishing plant oils to maximise the socks’ softening potential. Most at-home foot peels contain an alpha hydroxy acid solution that typically includes glycolic and lactic acid and very often beta hydroxy salicylic acid too. “They break down the outer layers of hard dead skin, kick-starting a peeling process which then encourages new skin cells to form," explains aesthetic doctor and founder of Clinicbe Dr Barbara Kubicka. There’s no sloughing, filing or elbow grease to speak of – instead, an exfoliating acid blend begins to nibble at your dead, dry and hard skin. The foot peel pros They’re low effortĪll you have to do is slip your feet into the gel-filled socks, strap them on and chill.


So before we swaddle them in socks and boots for the next six months, we decided we'd get our tootsies in tip-top condition with an at-home foot peel.Įveryone from Beauty Pie to French pharmacy brand SVR, via feet expert Footner sell these exfoliating socks, which use acids to slough off dead skin and reveal the silky-soft feet beneath, but are the dramatic effects of at-home foot peels a good thing for skin, and why are you shedding bits of your sole as you about your day? We’ve got answers.

TALK TO YOU LATER BLUSH BOOTS CRACKED
After a summer in sandals, our heels are looking a bit worse for wear – think cracked and hard and you'll be along the right lines.
