DRY FEET IS AN ISSUE AMONG QUARANTINERS

According to podiatrist Johanna Youner, DPM, insanely dry feet have become a common issue among quarantiners. She explained that our general lack of day-to-day movement is preventing us from shedding our natural daily build-up of dead skin, and that walking barefoot — or in open footwear like slippers — dries the feet out quickly.

 

Dr. Johanna Youner

 

“Wearing shoes and socks,” she says, “actually keeps feet moist and supple.” To control the situation, Dr. Youner suggested exfoliating every now and then to help buff away the excess dead skin, and moisturizing daily.

 

Source: Rio Viera-Newton, New York Magazine [4/28/20]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News