Ped Egg Pedicure Foot File, Colors may vary
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Ped Egg Pedicure Foot File, Colors may vary
Customer Review: Warnings should be on the outside of the box
Summary: 1 Stars
"Gentle enough to use on a tomato without breaking the skin," the outside of the box makes this claim as well as saying the 'blades' are safe enough to use on your bare skin.
The inside tells another story. The warnings are available AFTER you open everything and read the directions on how to use and put together the device.
WARNINGS:
Do not use on uncallused, smooth skin. Injury may result.
Avoid use on irritated, inflamed or infected skin, or on open wounds. Irritation or laceration may result.
Avoid use if you are diabetic or have poor blood circulation. Consult a physician before use.
Avoid use if metal becomes rusted, bent or damaged. Injury may result.
Consult a physician before use if any skin conditions exist. Irritation may result.
Ped Egg is not recommended to be shared or used by more than one person. Infection may result.
Not recommended for use by children.
Sharp blade, to avoid injury use caution.
Frankly, I believe any device which has these explicit warnings should post them on the OUTSIDE of the package so the consumer can read and have all the information available at their fingertips before purchase. Not every seller will be cooperative about offering a refund.
Rebecca Kyle, June 2009
Customer Review: Ouch. Take it slow.
Summary: 5 Stars
WELL... I'm apparently the only one that's OVER DONE IT w/ the ped egg. I purchased mine at Walgreen's and used it 2.28.08.
I have some advice for people w/ badly callused heals:
If I were to do it again, I would do it over 2 or even 3 days. Yes indeed, my heels are baby soft now, I can't believe it! But... I noticed IMMEDIATELY when walking across the carpet that my heels are very sensitive now. A few hours later my heels were warm to the touch, a bit "throbby" and a little red. I'm a person who can be VERY sensitive to things in weird ways, so perhaps I'm the only person that's had this happen, but WHY NOT just wait for 2 or 3 days to have the softest heels you've ever had in your life?? I used it two days ago and my heels are quite hot and red and I notice myself walking on my tip toes to avoid putting full pressure on them. Ouch.
They are NOT bleeding or raw or anything crazy like that. I think that my heels have been so covered and protected by thick dead skin for so long (FYI: I'm 35 and definitely didn't have the worst heels I've ever seen) that they honestly have never had this many nerves exposed before! I hope it doesn't take long for this to go away.
Again: It works! I would use it again. But I would do it over 2 or 3 days because I had NO idea I had done too much.
Customer Review: Worth it
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased this from my local Bed bath and beyond for 9.99.
I would say it is worth the $10. I have very rough heals since I rarely wear socks/shoes. If you don't have caluses, don't bother, all it will do is rough up your feet more. However, if you have hard caluses and even cracked feet, I feel this will work great for you. It does have a cheese grater-like effect on the calluses and can leave a little mess since it doesn't all get into the egg. I don't think its a huge deal if you are used to using pumice stones and files from your local beauty store, then its still less messy than those. Not to mention the results are much much quicker. You have to be careful and not do it too hard or too long, (with any kind of foot file) or your feet will be sore. After the 1st use I have been very impressed. Here's my recommendation for good results...
1. use on clean dry feet
2. Use only on the hard problem areas, moving up and down (not sideways).
3. After using the grating side, use the black sandpaper type stuff to fine tune and finish up any other areas.
4. wipe off any residual foot dust (heh) and use a foot lotion. I used a tea tree foot creame (Freeman brand)that was specifically for foot softening. I didn't use the ped egg creame that is advertised, but I think any would do great!
Customer Review: A dull cheese grater.
Summary: 1 Stars
I already own a Tweezerman for callus removal. It works pretty well (the blade does, not so much the rasp), but wanted to try the PedEgg and see if it worked better.
It doesn't.
I was expecting the cutter to be like the microplane grater/zesters that are so useful in kitchens for grinding fresh ginger, something that's extremely sharp and removes a whole lot of very, very small pieces. Instead the PedEgg's cutter is more like a dull, coarse cheese grater.
The claim is that it "gently removes calluses and dead skin." Nope, didn't work for me. The cutter creates a LOT of drag, pulling hard on my calluses, and not cutting very well at all, just a smidge of material removal (regardless of whether my skin was dry or just-finished-showering-wet). I can see where it might give the impression of smoothing out rough, cracked skin, but this would only be because it tears the surface up to where it's all evenly roughed up. If you're trying to actually remove material and leave behind a smooth surface - all without dragging painfully on your skin - this is not the right tool for the job.
Customer Review: Sp-egg-tacular
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had problems with thick calluses and cracking skin on my heels and big toe for a long time. I've tried pumice stones, files, and scrubs with little effect for a lot of effort. I was skeptical about the Ped Egg, but I gave it a try and it worked amazingly well for me!
It looks like a little microplane grater for your feet. I like the way it's made to cup in your hand while you're using it, and that it has a little base/cover to keep the blade safe in a drawer.
With very light pressure moving back and forth, it devoured my calluses in record time. Be sure to use on dry skin as directed, and don't try to muscle it too much. I highly recommend lotion and socks after using it to moisturize the newly liberated skin.
It catches most of the shavings, unless you turn it over. I did my feet over the sink so it wasn't a problem for me. I don't think of a pedicure as an 'anywhere' task, so I don't really see the loose shavings as a problem. If you hold it by the sides and pry the blade part out from the top then it's fairly easy to empty. The emery file that sticks to the bottom might be a nice touch, but I don't foresee using it. I don't know yet how long the blade will be effective, but it has worked so well that I'll spring for the replacement blades without a murmur.