5 Effective Foot Peels

We apply peels to our faces to reveal newer, fresher skin, and the same can be said about foot peels, too. They might be a tad gross but they’re also super effective. And, after bundling up for weeks on end, our footsies could use a little TLC before spring and sandal-wearing weather returns. Get baby-soft feet by trying one of these five foot peels. —Jennifer Cox

Grace & Stella’s dr. pedicure ($25) is an innovative foot care product designed to completely shed the old, dead, and callused skin right off your feet. After slipping your dry and cracking feet into a chemical solution for approximately an hour, the skin on your feet will gradually begin to peel in large flakes over the course of the next couple of weeks. It may not look pretty but when the process is over, you’ll be glad you used this!

The Foot Peel from Skin Republic ($14) uses alpha hydroxy acids to remove dead skin after seven days, including difficult and uncomfortable rough patches and calluses. Fifteen amazing plant extracts including ginkgo biloba, green tea, and vitamin E intensely moisturize, and will leave your feet soft and silky smooth.

The limited-edition Baby Foot Peel ($25) is a Japanese exfoliation foot peel that is the perfect solution for those looking to remove stubborn dry skin from their feet. It is scientifically formulated to peel away unwanted dead skin cells and calluses while still being gentle on your feet thanks to 16 types of natural extracts and fruit acids like Glycolic Acid and Citric Acid—they penetrate the dead skin on your feet, breaking it down layer by layer. The result: having feet that are as soft as a baby’s.

Boscia’s Fruit Acid Smoothing Foot Peel ($18) is an intensely effective peeling foot treatment mask that helps break down and peel-off rough and tough layers of skin to reveal super-soft and smooth feet. A potent blend of plant-based alcohol, AHAs and powerful papaya, orange, apple, and lemon extracts penetrate deeply into the skin to dissolve and shed dead skin cells while resurfacing and softening callused skin.

The Poshpeel Pedi Cure ($20) from Patchology is one 60-minute treatment that exfoliates coarse patches of skin on the bottoms of feet and toes. Its concentrated formula contains botanical extracts that go deep into dead skin to exfoliate and dissolve rough, tattered skin. It leaves behind soft, supple tootsies as it continues to reveal smoother skin for up to seven days.