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Which brings me back to why now is the perfect time to indulge in this gratifying foot-peeling ritual.
Dana Davenport
It might sound silly, but it has spiced up my mundane quarantine.
Im not the only one who thinks so, either.
Luckily, though, there are a few dupes out there, including ones Ive tried and loved.
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it’s possible for you to check them out below.
How do the Baby Foot peel and similar products work?
Its important to understand how and why Baby Foot works.
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There are a few things you want to be aware of health-wise before diving into this chemical peel treatment.
The label warns against using this on babies (they already have baby feet).
If yourepregnant, consider consulting your doctor before use just to verify its okay for you.
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You should also be aware of allergies before using an exfoliating foot peel.
An allergic reaction to the ingredients could result in soreness, itching, redness, and blistering.
Shavelson compared it to a reaction to poison ivy.
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Ready to use the Baby Foot peel?
Before you slip your feet into the booties, the package recommends you first soak your feet.
Then you cut fire up the boots, slip both your feet in, and tape them up.
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After the hour is up, gentlywash your feet.
Now that you know the Baby Foot basics, heres how it turned out for each editor.
I started seeing major pieces of skin start to peel.
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The expectations:I exfoliate my feet regularly, once every three weeks or so.
The results:At first nothing was happening.
Like, seriously, nothing.
My feet maybe felt a little drier than usual and more sensitive.
I started seeing major pieces of skin start to peel on the balls of my feet and heels.
The next day I was walking around in my loafers all day.
By the end of the day, I thought there was something in my shoes.
But it was just pieces of balled up dead skin.
Once I hit the one-week mark, I expected it to be pretty much finished.
However, my family was confused and disgusted when they kept finding flakes of skin around.
Then the tops of my feet shed in smaller, drier pieces.
This continued until day 12!
From my toes up to around my ankles was peel-central.
After they finally stopped peeling, my feet did feel incredibly soft.
There were no rough patches or any dry areas.
Is it as dramatic as they say?
And two weeks later my soles are still baby soft.
Emily Rekstis
2.
My feet were left looking and feeling supersoft.
Baby Foot is absolutely disgusting and also a load of fun.
I tried not to help things along by peeling by hand, but I truly couldnt help it.
I woresocksliterally all the time to stop my vile feet from shedding all over my home.
Luckily no one seemed to question my sartorial choices.
Nina Bahadur
3.
I only saw light peeling.
The results:At first my skin hardened in the trouble areas, but it didnt really peel.
One day I noticed some of the skin exfoliating and flaking off.
It all happened over nine days and didnt really diminish my calluses or trouble areas.
Emily Abbate
4.
Baby Foot really worked like everyone says.
But honestly my heels were in need of some serious TLC.
Even after gettingpedicures, it seemed like my heels always remained powdery white and thick.
The results:It took a full week for my feet to start flaking.
I was on a phone call and I saw skin hanging from the bottom of my foot.
For the next week the bottoms of my feet were slowly coming off in small sections.
I couldnt stop peeling it away piece by piece.
And when I got in the shower, even more would rub off.
After three weeks total, the process was finally over.
Baby Foot really worked like everyone says, but I kind of miss my calluses.
Jessica Cruel
5.
It was very satisfying when big sheets of skin came off.
The expectations:My beauty editor friend told me about it.
Im looking forward to a really satisfying, post-pedicure result.
The results:Before the peeling started, my feet were dry and rough.
My roommate did notice the pieces on the floor, but she didnt know what they were exactly.
I was quick to vacuum them up before she could ask any more questions.
All in all it took about two weeks for the whole process.
It looks nasty at times but feels amazing.
As a whole, my feet are much softer and the calluses are all gone.
Id absolutely recommend this treatment to others.
Elyse Roth
Additional reporting by Emily Rekstis.
