DencoEasy Grip Heavy Duty Foot Smoother, white & blue, 1 Count

I run about 30 miles a week. As expected, I have pretty rough feet. The tops of my toes were callused and rough, and recently, the calluses had begun to turn black for some reason. It had gotten to the point where I was too embarrassed to wear flip flops anymore. I've always worn band aids over the calluses when I run, in a failed effort to prevent them from getting any worse. I also used moisturizer twice a day to try to soften up the skin. I've always just accepted this since running so often means my feet will never heal.Recently, I decided to try to do something about my feet so I ordered  Mr. Pumice Purple Extra Coarse 2pcs , and hesitantly, the Easy Grip Foot Smoother. The only thing worse than the seemingly outrageous price is the phrase "foot smoother." The idea of rubbing a mini cheese grater over the tops of my fleshy toes makes me grimace, but based on the reviews here, I went forward and purchased it anyway. I started on the worst offenders, my two big toes. I'm still not really sure which side is coarse and which is smooth, but it didn't matter because they both worked. Within 3 minutes, the calluses that I had had for a year were completely gone and my skin was as smooth as a newborn's. I simply used light pressure on the shaver and it sanded off the dead skin, leaving a fine white powder on the floor. I felt absolutely no pain at all and there was no discomfort. Since the skin is already dead, I barely felt it. I won't go near one of those cuticle tools, but this device felt fine.Next, I started on one of my middle toes. I have had a callus there for 6 years. It has always bothered me. I have spent probably $40 in band aids covering it up every run, and have had to stop runs because it was so annoying. In the last two weeks, it had turned black. I have tried cutting it out with a knife before and using clippers on it to remove it, but it never works well and always comes back. The foot smoother reduced about 95% of it, and only left a small dry area on the top of my toe that is barely noticeable. I would have paid someone $50 to do what the Foot Smoother did in five minutes.The Foot Smoother works so well that I was really disappointed the calluses were gone and that I couldn't continue using it. I now look for calluses on my feet and get excited when I feel a rough spot that I can get rid of. Now, I have no calluses on my feet at all, and just use the foot smoother once every couple weeks for maintenance. I am sure a professional pedicure could probably accomplish the same thing, but being male, I can't bring myself to get one. For the price, it is definitely worth it to know I can still run and be free from calluses. Also, even though the last picture on Amazon shows the Smoother and four other tools, you only get the Smoother and it does not come with any extra products. My one complaint is that one of the sides (coarse side maybe) is recessed a little bit in the handle, and it makes it difficult to reach some areas of the foot.

For years I have had the most horrible (really horrible) heels! If something worked it only worked a little and it wouldn't take long to get even worse. I tried the Pedegg so mamy times (dozens and dozens) and it only tore the skin and left it jagged. I have soaked until my feet should have shriveled up. I have tried scrapers, razor blades, creams, creams with socks, vaseline, special heel creams guaranteed to work (and didn't) and on and on. But if you have horrible heels you will know. Once I got into my sixties it became embarrassing to say the least. So I decided to give this device a try. I had also ordered some kind of an acid eating callus remover but I did not have to use that scarey stuff! This device can be used dry or wet. I first soaked in Epson Salts and hot water. Started using this thing and cripes it was taking off the yucky skin/callous. It was fantastic. Not perfect but impressive. I did not have jaggedy pieces of skin like I got with the Pedegg. Each morning I use this thing a little bit and a time and in just a few days my heels are gorgeous!! They look like they did in my 30's!! The tilted handle makes in so easy to use! Two sides to it, one more fine than the other and I used that to "finish" as it smooths it out. All in all I know some folks are not impressed but I sure am. So is my husband by the way. He was just as annoyed as I was since my heels were terrible looking and scratchy! We both love it!Update: I still love this item. The only problem I have is that after a reasonable number of uses it doesn't seem to work as well, even though it is rinsed off and free of skin debris. Some folks mention the lifetime warranty. Well that is only true in that you can contact Denco according to my understanding. I have searched a long time and cannot come up with a way to contact the company. But, in any case, because it works so great for a period of time I just buy another one. Nothing else helps my heels like this!Edit 2/22/13: I have gotten tired of buying a new one after a dozen uses. As I said, I washed and rinsed it off and just at a point it just "roughs" up my feet making the skin kind of raggedy. So, I started using a friends idea. Sandpaper ! Yep, smooths my heels fantastically and costs a bunch less.

Loved this for the several years I used it, but then the plastic handle materials became gummy and made it useless. Too bad, otherwise its a great product. They should not use the kind of plastic that melts with age. I have a few other items that use this, two pieces of luggage, the handles melted and the cover on an SSD external hard drive. Why manufacturers use products that will melt is beyond me.