Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Things that Work: Felted Soap

I prefer to go shoe-less.  I love shoes, but if it's warm enough to go shoe-less,  I do.  And since I primarily work from home for my day job these days, I don't HAVE to wear shoes very often.  Which means my feet get very rough and dry; especially my heels.

In the past I had tried pedicures, emery boards, pedi-eggs and pumice stones but was never really happy with the results.


I had made this soap in a fiber workshop a few years ago.  It's a commercial soap with alpaca felted around it.  I kept it in the kitchen for scrubbing our hands after especially dirty jobs.

A few weeks ago my dry, rough heels had become painful and no amount of lotion was helping.  So I decided to try this felted soap on my heels when I take a shower.

My heels felt a little better after the first use, so I decided that I'd use it for the next several days and see how things go.

I am happy to report that after a couple of weeks, my heels are now smooth and comfortable.  I think it might be worth keeping a bar in each shower.
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2 comments:

  1. Its_LilyJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    Um, do tell please because this sounds like something we could all use? That said, it's possible I'm the only one in the world who doesn't know how to do this. ~grins~

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  2. NatalieFebruary 4, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Came back to check if you had answered, and it turns out that my comment was not posted in the first place :) I would like to do this with my youngest...he loves to felt...is there a particular soap that we need to use for this, or just any old good soap? Thanks.

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