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For years,Baby Footwas sort of the Big Foot of the beauty world.
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There was an urban-legend quality to it.
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What evenisBaby Foot?
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But it’s not justsimilar toa chemical peel.
According to cosmetic chemist Ginger King, its main exfoliating ingredients make it exactly that.
“This is a mix of alpha and beta hydroxy acids.”
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How does Baby Foot work?
(I was going to do this anyway out of fear of slipping on my tile floor.
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And when they do start to detach, boy, do they ever!
Why does Baby Foot cause such dramatic peeling?
It may seem like a powerful way to exfoliate your face, but Chimento warns against doing that.
Shirazi agrees, explaining that the outcome could be even worse than just some redness.
Your feet, however, can take it like a champ.
What if Baby Foot doesn’t make your skin peel as promised?
And it didn’t get much wispier than that.
What’s the deal?
The short answer: I didn’t have all that much dead-skin buildup to begin with.
The formula targets only the dead skin cells."
My feet were simply babyish to begin with.
So what if I wanted to try it again, just in case it was a flakeless fluke?
The experts suggest I wait a little while.
“Generally it is best to give the skin time to recover,” Garshick advises.
Are there effective alternatives to Baby Foot?
“Foot files and callus removers look almost like smaller versions of cheese graters.
Another form of physical exfoliation for the feet is the good old scrub.
Shirazi, on the other hand, likes a combination of chemical and physical exfoliation.
“The urea will loosen the skin cells making the mechanical exfoliation more effective.”
One of our favorites: Dr. Scholl’s Ultra Hydrating Foot Cream.
