My review of Baby Foot

You might remember that a few weeks back, I posted in the Facebook group that I had purchased Baby Foot, a product that claims to "make your feet feel as smooth and soft as a baby's foot." I struggle with calluses on my heels and big toes, and general dry and icky feet, and in the past not even pedicures have helped. After a pedicure my feet look better for a few days, and then it's back to their normal cracked, dry state. I read testimonials on the Baby Foot website, as well as reviews and YouTube videos posted from people who used the product and it seemed like the results were pretty incredible, so I wanted to try it out. I was getting ready to go on vacation and wanted my feet flip-flop ready.

I'd heard about Baby Foot from a friend, so I went on their website (www.babyfootusa.com) and ordered their foot peel pack. When I'd read reviews online, many people talked about how hard it was to get a hold of, so I don't know if they've stocked more or I just lucked out when I ordered, because they were in stock with no wait. The receipt told me it would take 5-7 days to process the order, and then ship from there, but I had the product in hand about 4 days after I ordered so I was pretty happy about that.

I read the directions, and got everything ready. The packet comes with two single-use booties that are filled with a solution which Baby Foot calls "17 kinds of natural extracts", including fruit acids, that over the course of 1-2 weeks make the dry skin peel off your feet, leaving you with smooth, baby soft skin.

I'd read reviews that suggested soaking your feet for up to 1/2 hour before you put on the booties, in order to prep your feet, so I did the initial soak. I then put on the booties, using the tape they also give you to secure them to my feet. I then covered my feet and the booties with socks, and put up my feet. You're supposed to leave the booties on for an hour - 90 minutes, and don't plan on walking around while it's working - your feet will squish around in there and it's pretty hard to move around.

Once the time is up, you'll want to wash and rinse your feet well, and then pat them dry. Now you play the waiting game.

My foot, before.

Baby Foot's literature doesn't really give you lots of instructions for the interim until your feet start to peel, but in reading other people's reviews it's suggested that you soak your feet every night. This is a GREAT tip and I think pretty crucial to the success of the peel. Even if you can only soak your feet for 5-10 minutes a night, it will help a lot with the process.

Also - make sure you do NOT lotion your feet. They will get dry, but lotion impedes the process so just soak your feet each night, then pat dry.

One thing I kept reading over and over again, in perusing reviews online, was a variation on: "It seemed like my feet would never peel and then one day, BAM." I have to say, this was my experience as well. I did the treatment on a Monday night, and I had ZERO action until Friday. I was kind of bummed, thinking it wouldn't work for me - - and then I took off my socks and shoes when we got to our hotel in Orlando on Friday night and OMG. Peel city. It was crazy - I didn't take pictures (because, ewwww) but if you want to see what your feel will look like mid-peel, Google the Baby Foot Peel pictures and prepare yourself.

My foot, after

Over the next 7-8 days, my feet continued to peel. The most action happened in the first 2-3 days, then tapered off from there but were still peeling a week later. On the day I write this post, it's been 2 weeks since I did the peel and I STILL have some skin coming off my toes. Incredible.

Here are some Before and After pictures; it's kind of hard to tell, but the I can tell you the difference is AMAZING. The skin on my feet is super soft, and areas of toughness are much better. I still have a small callus on my heels (because they were really bad before - like, deep cracks and everything) but they're 100% better than they used to be. The tops of my feet peeled as well, and that skin is also very soft. I live in the Midwest and our winters are pretty harsh - it gets really dry and my feet pay the price. But after the peel, my feet are soft, supple and and in great shape.

I wouldn't hesitate to do the peel again. They say you can do it every 3-4 months, so I'm going to take really good care of my feet in the meantime (lotion every night, for example, and soaking them in epsom salt at least once a week) but I'm planning on doing the peel again before I go to Disneyland in late May so my feet are great for the summer.

So if you're thinking of doing the Baby Foot treatment, here are my tips for getting the most out of your peel:

* Soak your feet every night. Even 5-10 minutes is great (but if you can do 30 minutes a night, even better).

* If you have a special event, plan on doing the peel at least 2-3 weeks in advance. You for sure don't want to do it a few days before your wedding, for example. I did the peel 5 days before we went on vacation, and in hindsight I should have done it the week before.

* Walking around really helps the process, so make sure you're active as the peel is working.

* Sleep in socks when the peeling starts; trust me on this, it's a lot less icky in your sheets once the skin starts falling off.

* The Baby Foot information says not to peel the skin away once the peeling starts (they suggest just letting it happen and not removing it yourself), but you kind of have to. You don't want to work at it where peeling isn't yet happening but when the skin starts to slough off, you really do need to help it along (otherwise, as previously mentioned - ewwww).

Let me know if you do the peel, and what your results are!

Have a magical day!

I was not provided with compensation for this review. All reviews and opinions are my own.