Banana Foot Treatment

I don't know about you, but I get ugly, peeling skin and callouses on my heels. Especially this time of year when I'm barefoot more that shoed and I'm walking in dry dirt much of the day. I've tried all the foot creams and lotions but have never been satisfied with the results. My heels just stay ugly dry!

So, a couple of days ago I'm watching the Dr. Oz show on television, and the segment is about all natural cures for common ailments. One of the "cures" was pure banana for this same heel skin problem that I have. They described a simple, 4 step process; 1) With fine sandpaper, sand the affected areas, 2) rinse the foot, 3) apply crushed organic banana on affected areas, and 4) let banana dry for a few minutes and wipe clean.

While going through my morning routine this morning, I decided to add the banana foot treatment. Of course somehow I missed the first step of sanding the area on the heel. My feet and hands have been so dry that I got excited and just slathered on the crushed banana! When I was done with my heels, I spread it on the rest of feet. Why not try it I thought, since my toes and the bottoms of my feet seem dry too. I even put the rest of the banana on my hands...what's to lose?

Other than leaving the banana on for too long (20 minutes), it has made a difference with just the one application. By leaving it on too long, it became so dry that it was a little more work to rinse it off. But the end result is smoother, hydrated skin!

I imagine a good file with sandpaper grit found at any drug or grocery store, will accomplish the same thing and may be easier to use than the sandpaper sheets. And if you do this first it will probably work even better than my experience!

To Your Good Health!

Cheryl