Give Yourself a Ped Egg Pedicure

Every now and again a great product gets advertised on late night TV and the shopping channels which is actually rather good, and is worth making a bit of a song and dance about, or in my case, a poem

Its shaped like an egg
Its good for your feet
It fits into your hand a treat

It will banish hard skin
Wear corns and calluses thin
and will make your toes and feet look real neat


Yes, the Ped Egg is here, or more accurately, my blog post is here, as the Ped Egg has been on the market for a little while now.

However since this gadget is new to me I thought I would write a few words about it because it really is quite a useful bit of kit, certainly if foot corns and calluses are the bane of your life.

What’s All The Fuss About?

Read all the marketing hype and you’ll discover that this home pedicure gadget is revolutionary.

It’s not.

It’s a foot file in the shape of an egg. That is certainly not enough to start a pedicure revolution in my book. However, the design is pretty cool, and since no one else has made a foot file in the shape of an egg before, I guess it is actually radically different. Maybe I’ll take that back. It is small revolution in foot care.

What Does the Ped Egg Do?

Well it doesn’t actually do very much really, but what it does do, it does exceptionally well. That is, it grates the hard skin off your feet as easily as if it were made of cheese.

What makes the Ped Egg worthy of the poem and the write up is that it is incredibly easy to use, it fits into the palm of your hand really easily and comfortably, and it makes the laborious task of filing down hard skin from your feet much more pleasurable. Its ergonomic shape is great, but that egg shape also has another function, as it houses a secret compartment. You may fiddle a bit to get this Pandora ’s Box open, and when you do you will be rewarded with something quite horrible; all the shavings from your corns and callused skin.

This is the second great thing about the Ped Egg, as whilst it may not be pleasant to see your ex-corns and calluses in powdered form, it does mean that they don’t go all over the bathroom floor or down the back of the sofa – depending on where you chose to file your feet. Perhaps this is the revolution. You can file down your feet anywhere in the house, much to the joy of your flatmates. When you are done, you can simply open it up and empty it into the bin.

Does it do it well?

I think you can guess the answer to this question, based on the fact I have written a poem about it. The answer is yes. It files down corns and calluses a treat, and when you get close to the live and healthy skin, you can then use the emery board part to finely get rid of the last little bits without having to risk grating off half of your foot.

What’s more, you don’t actually have to soak your feet beforehand. This makes it rather convenient, as you can just have a quick file whenever you have a couple of minutes spare, and don’t need to commit to a half hour of soaking first. And besides, who wants to ruin the relaxing effect of a long bath by having to follow it up with half an hour of intense manual labor afterwards, as you would have to do with a standard foot file. Whenever you have a few minutes spare, just start to rub away and you will be rewarded with beautifully soft and sensitive feet again, certainly if you use the accompanying foot cream that come with the Ped Egg pack.

So it’s all great then?

Well, it’s nearly all great. According to Amazon.com over 460 people have felt the need to write comments on the Ped Egg, which is a considerable amount of feedback it has to be said, especially when this gadget only costs $7 for the standard version. When was the last time $7 inspired you to write anything online? What’s more it’s virtually all positive, with an average rating of over 4 stars.

However, whilst it’s ergonomic shape, shaving catcher and low price make this a brilliant buy, I still intend to pull it apart a little bit – although not enough to empty the shavings on the floor, mind you.

The ONLY down point is that whilst its one blade will cut away corns and calluses really well, it doesn’t stay sharp for that long. If your corns, calluses and hard skin return a few days after even a podiatrist’s visit (as most people’s do) you will need to replace the blades from time to time as they wear down.

The standard Ped Egg costs just $7 at the moment, but you really should spend $20 on the model that comes with 3 extra blades, as this will save you some money in the long run. This does not make it quite such a bargain, as you can pick up the Denco Professional Foot Smoother is just for just $18, and that should last a lifetime.

But…….the Ped Egg is more comfortable to use than the Denco file, and for all its hardiness, the Denco Professional Foot Smoother will leave your floor looking like an overenthusiastic Italian waiter has grated his Parmesan cheese all over the place.

Should you buy the Ped Egg?

Well, you should get to a podiatrist and find out why you have corns on your feet and rock hard calluses, but assuming that you can’t afford foot surgery or custom orthotic insoles, yes, it’s a great buy. Dare I say, an even better buy if you get it through this site!

Best Place to buy the Ped Egg? Try the picture link to the left for a great deal on Amazon but hurry, there were only 6 left in stock when I wrote this.

If you are too late, you can always buy the $7 one and get a pack of replacement blades to go with it.

You can search for the best Ped Egg deals here

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