Reddit mentions of Cuccio Earth Lava Pumice Stone

Boy do I feel you. =/

I have horribly dry skin and my feet have tons of callouses, cracked skin, etc., and I know how shitty it is to go to a nail place feeling like your feet are hideous. And I, too, cut myself with the cracked skin. OW.

Here's what I'd suggest. First, drink more water because if you're dehydrated, that aggravates ALL skin issues.

Second, scrub. You don't even need some overpriced shit from the store. Get some coarse salt or sugar (like sugar in the raw style) and some olive oil. Make a paste out of it. Scrub it in like mad to each foot and then wash it off in warm water. Used coffee grounds also work great for this, but make sure you squeeze all the moisture out of them before you add the olive oil. And yep, just plain olive oil.

Third, get yourself a foot pumice stone. Something like this and they're usually under $5 at the drugstore or grocery store.

How to use that stone? Soak your feet in nice hot water for a few minutes, or use it at the end of the shower so they're nice & wet. Get the stone wet, and GENTLY scrub your heels and the really rough parts with the stone. Rinse it off as needed and when you're done.

And last? Moisturize like a crazy person at night. Get yourself a tube of foot-specific moisturizer like this from Burt's Bees, or anything along those lines. Slather it on thick and then put on a pair of socks designed to be used with lotion, like these. They make awesome bamboo gloves, too, if you have really dry hands.

Do the sock thing daily for a few days and you'll be amazed, but don't scrub your feet or use the stone daily. Go every other day on the stone (at most), maybe 2x/week with the scrub.

Also - side note on the cracked skin. If it's cracked to the point of bleeding, DO NOT use the scrub or stone or lotion on that part. Instead, apply something like Neosporin and keep it covered so it can heal. Never, ever do the scrub/stone on broken skin like that.

I recommend climbing more statically (not slower! less jumpy). Using a strong balm overnight (working hands is good and cheap) is helpful if the damage is unavoidable. New climbing holds or climbing on granite is generally a skin killer.

I have a pumice stone in the shower as well, pretty useful to shear off loose skin. I have this thing: http://www.amazon.com/Cuccio-Earth-Lava-Pumice-Stone/dp/B0018MQHO2

Smooth them down with a pumice stone at the end of your shower, when the callouses are soft. They'll harden up to where you can't pick at them, and as an added bonus they stay smaller and won't tear off leaving giant craters in your hand.

First off, drink more water. Keeping hydrated will help a lot.

Secondly, take care of your lips with something. I have a tube of Burt's Bees basically everywhere. In my horn cases, in my cars, in my office, on my nightstand... it's always available if I'm even feeling the slightest bit of something goofy going on. Also, look into different things if your chapstick isn't working for you. Different lip balms work differently and have different effects on different people. Here's a nice article that talks about some of these things.

Third, get a gentle pumice stone. While I do take good care of my lips, I'll occasionally get a bit of film of dead skin irritating me and I just use a gentle pumice stone with some water and exfoliate the outer layer. Did I say gentle enough times?

I use something more like this, not like this.

This is the one I have: Cuccio Earth Lava Pumice Stone

I use a similar brush to this to scrub my whole body every day. I get my feet thoroughly.


Monthly I use a pumice stone like this. to remove the dead skin. Do all the scrubbing at the end of the shower so your feet have had the chance to soak and soften.

Also clip your nails every other week (or more often as necessary).

It is my opinion most foot odor comes from dead skin and under the nails.

Great tip!

I believe that the item you are referring to that will remove calluses is called a pumice stone in English. This is an example of one: https://www.amazon.com/Cuccio-Earth-Lava-Pumice-Stone/dp/B0018MQHO2

A pumice stone is essentially just a porous and abrasive stone that is good for particular types of scrubbing. Calluses on the human body are a great target for pumice stones.

Hope this is helpful for you in learning English terms and useful to other bodyweight fitness practitioners who might need to rub away a callus!

Well 3x a week a do a 'soak and scrub', on my off days.
Steps I take:

• Soak my feet in water mixed with coconut oil and epsom salt for about 15 minutes.
  
  
• Dry them and then rub foot balm deeply on base and all around. Specifically this one though there are plenty others. I just happened to receive this as a gift once and really liked it.
  
  
• Then I scrub with a pumice. Again this is a personal preference but I have used both This and This one without any issues.
  
  
• If they are feeling real bad I apply neosporin and bandage lightly after a 5 min ice bath.
  
  And then everyday I lotion them in the morning and at night before bed. I think keeping them moisturized helps a ton.

Multiple people recommend this pumice stone on a woman's blog I found (only place I could find info about the subject).
My question is does anyone know about any quality pumice stones better than this or is this an actual top tier?

For my feet. ;)

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Thanks for having this contest. I hope you are having a great day!