I wouldn't say I have the world's most calloused feet, but I did want to try this product out as a cheaper alternative to the infamous Baby Foot. I've been warned not to use this during summer when your feet are usually encased in jandals/flip flops/thongs (depending on where you hail from) as the peeling might freak ordinary folk out. However I had a few weeks of free time on my hands and decided if the peeling was going to get really bad then I'll just sacrifice excellent footwear choices for boots...really, the things I do to save people from things that once seen, cannot be unseen. Instructions: Basically you just need to wear the two plastic bag socks on your feet, then pour the liquid in the sachet into each of the socks. Tie up the socks so that they fit snugly around your ankles and leave for around 90 minutes. When time's up, just wash your feet gently with water. Results: As with a lot of these foot peeling treatments, you won't see any difference until roughly (get it? Sorry I couldn't resist) 1 week later. This was true enough of the Holika Holika one. However, I'll spare you the horrific pictures of my shedding feet, but just know that this stuff works. [Click here for BuzzFeed's photos of the results of Baby Foot if you're that way inclined]. For about 5 days my feet slowly sloughed off the outer layer of skin which helped soften some of the roughness. It was SUPREMELY SATISFYING for USD 5.50. I would say though that because the liquid touches mainly the soles of your feet, you won't get much peeling action on the tops of your feet. Tip: Don't try to peel the skin before it's ready (as tempting as it is), you could end up peeling too deep and it'll be painful. Final Thoughts? Honestly although I appreciated that this treatment did the job, I was expecting far greater results. Maybe because I too saw the pictures by BuzzFeed and expected my feet to be baby soft at the end of it. However I felt that this formulation just wasn't heavy duty enough and removed only a very fine layer of skin. Anyhow Holika Holika recommends using this treatment once every 6 months for heavily calloused feet. I'd definitely try foot peeling treatments again, but only if I can get my hands on the original Baby Foot in this far flung country of mine. On that note I'll end, Kiwi Girl xx
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