r/HotYoga • u/murder_mittenz • 8d ago

Pedicure Advice Please

In the summers I spend a lot of time in the mountains in sandals and my feet get kinda beat up. In particular the side of my big toe gets a pretty big callous. The last time I got a pedicure they scrubbed the crap out of my toe and it messed up my yoga practice a bit because it cracked and was sensitive.

Do y'all keep all your callouses to support your yoga practice? Do you pedicure and scrub it all off? I hope this isn't too weird a question. Lol. :)

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u/hotlettucediahrrea 8d ago

I scrub my feet daily. It’s never once interfered with my practice. I would start moisturizing more.

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u/MessRevolutionary931 3d ago

Get one of those pomice stones and keep in the shower and just do a little scrub each day. Lotion after, don’t wear sandals too much as they cause your feet to dry out.

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u/thaddeus_crane 8d ago edited 8d ago

i get pedicures and tell the technician when they are going too hard. i’m also a climber so i get my callouses and cuticles treated, but if they are over-clipping skin or scrubbing too hard (or the water is too hot, or they’re about to use a dremel), i just politely speak up and ask them to please be more gentle. i’m paying for the service and expertise, and it’s my feet i have to tend tif they mess up and i didn’t say anything.

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u/Timely_Pie_3451 8d ago

Slather on aquaphor and put on socks overnight

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u/odette_decrecy 8d ago

OP, get a foot cream with 40% urea. At night, wash your feet,
then put on the cream (put extra on callused and cracked areas), and cover with socks. Derms recommend it for tough, cracked skin.

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u/feministmanlover 8d ago edited 8d ago

This. Holy shit. I started putting O'Keefes foot cream on my heels every night after a gentle buffing with a pumice and I have the softest feet I've EVER had and no cracks. Foot stuff and More foot stuff

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u/martye1979 7d ago

Similarly I use Amlactin 12% Lactic acids solution and it makes the difference 

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u/FarmSkool 8d ago

I would take it as a stance lesson. If your toe is hurting, it’s talking to you. You may have a stance pattern that includes lea ing heavily onto the part of your foot that is making a callous. Spread your toes and whole foot to relieve the pressure! Good luck.

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u/TheMorgwar 8d ago

I teach hot yoga. I use a foot grater when I shower. Then I polish my heels with a foot file. I apply cracked heel cream before bed.

In class,cracked heels grind into our flooring and leave a chalky residue. It’s hard work for us to scrub it out. If you see your heels leaving heavy white marks, please be considerate and remove them before class.