Had a new client tonight with incredibly dry skin on her feet. She drinks 2L of water religiously daily and eats salmon at least once a week. She eats lots of fruit and vegetable and has recently lost about 2 stone in weight. She has always had dry feet and her skin is somewhat dry on the tops of her arms and her shins. There is a history of exzema in her family but she does not suffer from any itching etc. She is a nurse so has been pizzling over this herself. the only things that come to mind are maybe a mineral or vitamin deficiency...?? Client has been through some emotional trauma int he last few years but can not say that her feet have become any worse during this time. I have suggested allergy testing; she does suffer from hayfever
Have you got any ideas?
Thanks guys!!
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Hi Nia,
Just wondering if your client has some sort of hormonal imbalance such as PCOS or even a slightly wonky thyroid ~ both can cause very dry, hardened skin on the feet as well as shins and tops of arms.
Are the shins scaly and the tops of the arms dry and spotty (as in lots of tiny dry pores).
Just a thought ...
meridianmoon xx
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Hmmmm...that sounds quite plausible. Bottom of thyroid on the left foot was tender......as was her pituitary......
What is PCOS???
Thanks a lot!!!!
xxNxx
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Hi Nia,
PCOS ~ Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. The symptoms and severity of the syndrome can be wide ranging.
At worst ~ lack of or constant periods ~ depression ~ infertility ~ weight gain ~ excess hair growth or hair loss ~ no energy ~ severe acne especially along jaw line.
But it can be much milder in some folk ~ more of a slight imbalance in the hormones. The dry skin you describe sounds exactly the the kind you find in someone with the syndrome ???
If it is some kind of endocrine imbalance, Reflexology will do her the world of good ~ can't beat Reflexology for this kind of stuff.
meridianmoon
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I was thinking PCOS and thyroid myself, as I have problems with both myself and evil dry feet.
I'd say get the shea butter out and see how it goes in the first instance. I was also told put shea on the feet and pop clean socks over them for bedtime and I have to admit although wearing socks was a pain, it did help.
Ooh I get eczema on the top of the arms too didn't know that was associated, thanks meridianmoon for that!
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Hi Gussie,
Me too ~ hate the dry skin on my feet !!! Doesn't matter what I do it just keeps coming !!!!
I try to keep on top of the arms with those fab little exfoliating gloves and shea butter.
PCOS has a lot to answer for ......
meridianmoon xxx
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This is fascinating!!!
Thanks chickens!
xxxxx
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Nia, I had this once with a client and it turned out she had athlete's foot! It was treated and the dry peeling skin went away.
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All good advice but my PCOS clients haven't seemed to have had this problem. Thyroid definitely dry skin on legs and yellow hard skin tho.
I've also had a client with very bad athletes foot that were very dry and scaly like this.
But psoriasis and excema and dermatitis can cause the same things.
She may be allergic to detergents and of course you stand in them in the shower for quite a time.
If clients have a possible AF now I use an anti fungal cream on my hands first and use T Tree in my reflex lotion. Ask there permission tho, and check for any allergies.
Work their adrenal reflexes and endocrines well.
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Hi all
A very interesting thread, if I may add to it my own feet....
I walk around bare foot mostly and love nothing more than to do so. I was told by an ex that I had disgusting feet and that they were not soft. This had never bothered me before - never took any notice of it to be honest - I thought all feet were hard.
Anyway - I lash the moisturiser on by the gallon, use shea butter and silcocks base at night with those cotton socks, nothing but nothing makes any difference.
The ball of the right foot is much worse than the other foot.
But I have to say now I have a horrid fear of showing my feet to anyone because of my ex's remarks.
Oh he also told me I was deformed because I have awful fat upper arms which certainly do look deformed and my answer now is just to keep them hidden - even in the tropical weather to save the embarasment.
Any suggestions? or am I being too cheeky??