Now here’s a sentence I never thought I’d see myself write: I am obsessed with foot cream. Over the course of lockdown, I eveloped an acute infatuation with the stuff that means at any given moment, my feet are slathered in it. I sleep in foot cream, work in foot cream, and spend the rest of my time slipping and sliding all over my wooden floors in foot cream.

The reason this new obsession comes at such a surprise is because I’ve never, ever bothered with it before. Hell, I can barely muster the energy to moisturise my legs even once a month, so the thought of extending my hydration rituals as far as my feet just never made it to the top of my beauty agenda. 

There’s also the fact that foot cream is inherently unsexy. You never see gushing reviews of must-have mint-scented foot creams on Instagram, and if someone does use it, it’s never on show in their bathrooms, but rather hidden away at the backs of cabinets and under sinks.

But throughout lockdown, and with a little more time to hand over to random beauty rituals, I really got into using it. And quite frankly, my feet have never looked better. I’ll save you the visuals, but let’s just say they’re particularly smooth and ridiculously soft, and I wasn’t anywhere near as desperate for a pedicure as I would’ve been by the end of lockdown. Plus, even just the ritual of applying it feels strangely decadent, like I’m treating my feet to a bit of the skincare service I usually reserve for my face. And I’m 100% here for that.

Have I convinced you to join me in this foot cream revolution? I hope so. But the problem is, not all foot creams were created equally. And over the course of lockdown, I’ve made it my mission to find the ones that really work. Below, are the five best foot creams I would thoroughly recommend.

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