Upper Canada All About Feet
shefinds | October 14, 2009

You’ll Have To Keep Fish On Your Plate And Not On Your Toes

doctor fish pedicure

A while back we brought you (drumroll, please)…the fish pedicure.  It sounds horrible but is actually effective, in so much as little doctor fish (Garra rufa) nibble on your dead foot skin, leaving your feet smooth and soft.  Diane Sawyer even tried it out.  However, as the odd Chinese beauty procedure gains momentum, it also attracts the attention of various cosmetology boards, many of whom have deemed it unsanitary.

Upper Canada All About Feetl'occitane lavender foot cream

In case the de-legalization of the fish pedicure leaves you with callouses and no way to heal them, we’ve got a couple tricks no health board could disagree with.  Upper Canada’s All About Feet smells like peppermint and uses walnut shells and apricot seeds to slough off dead skin.  Follow that with L’Occitane’s Lavender Relaxing Foot Cream, and you’ll be smooth, clean, and even delightfully fragrant.

For more foot woe fixes, there are foot creams galore from which to choose, and bath products in general to keep you smelling and feeling sweet.

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comments
  • Rebekah

    That L’Occitane cream is my very favorite foot moisturizer. It’s been sitting on my bedside table for several months, and I’ve yet to need a fish pedicure.

  • Gerry Barre

    Kooky controversy aside, here’s what it’s like to have the fish bite your toes: http://tinyurl.com/p59hk4

  • Lola

    OMG! Where did you guys ever find this fish pedicure information? I’ve never seen this anywhere before. Keep it up!

  • susy

    Due to physical inabilty I can not reach my feet. I need hungry fish!

  • Robert

    I had this treatment done years ago after a trek in Nepal my feet were destroyed from 7 days of mountains and came out gleaming after one 45 min treatment. So convinced was I by the results and the unique nature of the treatment that I started a “Dr. Fish Spa Therapy” company when I got back home and have centered my life around them ever since. I’m sad to see it being banned in the States. There are fake imitation fish being used that have teeth that give the industry a bad name. Original Garra Rufa from Turkey have no teeth and use their lips to suck at the skin causing no damage, except to exfoliate and remove dead skin cells. I think once there is a regulatory body in place these spas will become more common place, allowing everyone to take advantage of the benefits.