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The Dictator | How to heal cracked heels in Hong Kong

Don’t let it spoil your romantic weekend. Head to a professional for a quick fix and then continue exfoliating them regularly at home

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I’ve been invited away on a romantic weekend and I’ve been hiding my cracked heels because it’s winter. Help!

What A Heel, Chek Lap Kok

The Dictator rules: Oh, come on. No excuses. You need to keep on your toes whatever the season. Have you really taken those hideous feet into bed with your lover? What’s wrong with you? Or with him/her? Consistency at home is the key to long-term skincare success, but professional help is your best quick solution.

Most nail salons and spas offer treatments, such as Melomist’s Feet Saviour, which includes a scrub, massage and foot mask (HK$450; 3/F, Cheung Hing Commercial Building, 37 Cochrane Street, Central); and add-ons such as paraffin wax treatments (HK$150).

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Leave foot razors and blades to the experts, most notably The Mandarin Salon’s Shanghainese Pedicure gurus (HK$850; 5 Connaught Road Central). Alternatively, you might want to try cult Japanese exfoliating foot mask Baby Foot (about HK$148; City’super or hktvmall.com). Each pack consists of two plastic bags shaped like socks and lined with a gel-like sub­stance formulated with fruit acids.
Now for your homework, which is due every day for the rest of your life: mild exfoliation followed by moisturisation. Get a foot file. We don’t care if it’s manual or electric, just use it regularly, preferably after a bit of a soak or even post shower when pressed for time. Our favourite is Tweezerman’s Pedro Callus Stone (HK$153; strawberrynet.com).
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Next, the right moisturiser can do a lot of the work for you. Look for exfoliating acids, as in Glytone’s Ultra Softening Heel and Elbow Cream (HK$422; skinstore.com). Now get to work. That is, unless you have circulation prob­lems. In which case, see a doctor first.
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