My feet are dry all year long!

hi rekhum! you can massage your feet using almond oil, almond oil is a good moisturizer and can easily be absorbed by your skin. also, why not try to apply petroleum jelly at night then put on sock. i hope it can help you.

I really like your discussion as it has brought up questions and a few answers inside myself (which are based on my own experience-mixed with what I have learnt in school)... I have/had exactly the same problem and tried from very expensive creams and lotions everything down to the cheap ones... Nothing worked on a long term (some creams, oils or lotions worked for a short while but then stopped working at all and sometimes it became even worse). I have tried to find out what the reason is of my problem and I came across various options. I will name a few of them here: -Diet (as we eat certain foods which can influence our skin and hair appearance). -Allergies (allergies are very difficult as we can become suddenly allegic even against something we had contact with for many years...) -Metabolism (our metabolism changes over the years with age and of course hormon fluctuations like during puberty, pregnancy or meta pause ){hormon fluctuations can also be diet and emotional related...} -Walking barefoot (carpets absorb humidity which can make our skin dry and chemicals used to clean other floor surfaces or even our clothes can dry out our skin -or cause allergic reactions etc..) The list is endless... What seems to have helped my feet is less walking barfoot, but wearing shoes or socks instead (I always used to walk around without socks and/or shoes). Cleaning them thouroughly twice a day during a shower (and oiling or applying a body lotion or cream straight after)seems to help. Exfoliating (but only) when they get to rough. Creaming,oiling or applying bodylotion regularly and wearing socks over night every now and then to prevent the cream, oil or bodylotion from getting wiped off to easily seems to help too... These are the things that have helped me, I can't give you a solution to your problem as there could be various reasons for having dry feet. And there is certainly 'Not' a wonder cream or pill that will remove the problem-I think you will have to try different oils, creams and body lotions in order to find out what works best for you (the most expensive one is not neccessarily the one which works on a long term I've found out...). You mentioned especially your right food? Were you born right handed? I wonder if that has anything to do with genetics as I was born left handed and it is my left foot which dries out quicker and which is always worse that the right one... I wish you good luck and hope my lines have given you some help or inspiration..

I guess you just have to continue apply foot lotion or oil on it every day for many years to come, and also remember to wear sock and shoes whenever you are walking on a concrete, sand, or hard pavement to keep them from losing moisture. You can even wash your feet with some nutrient water every few hours to see whether it will improve the driness for a month, you may not be able to cure it once and for all, but is able to reduce the level of driness if you give it a try and always be patient with the treatment, it may turn out the cure need several years or decade to take effect once you reach middle age. A license skin doctor may help you out on this one if you care to pay a visit to him/her clinic.

Well i think it would be ok if you just leave it alone.There are lots of people who just feel that the feet are dry.Anyway,does it has anything in relation to the shoes?Maybe asking a doctor would be good.

Maybe you should go to a foot salon and get a foot scrub/foot spa and get the callouses shaved off. I used to use a callous-shaver on my feet and they make my feet soft. I also agree with putting your socks on before going to sleep. I usually apply shea butter to my feet then cover it with socks at bedtime and remove the socks in the morning, it will feel like you have the feet of a baby!

Hello friend, You are right. I aslo face the problem. It is a big problem for the oily persons. Have a nice day.