It’s officially August, which means our feet have seen some things these past two months. Sandal season often goes together with blisters, unsightly calluses, and cracked heels—this summer, especially, given that mules and slides (two of the season’s biggest trends) clack against the backs of your feet, leaving them hard and tough after too much wear. Fortunately, thanks to the phenomenon of Baby Foot—the Internet-loved foot peel that’s equal parts life-changing and disgusting—there are more options than ever for you to give your feet the baby-soft feel of a salon treatment at home; no scrubbing required.

The most popular are chemical peels: similar to the ones for your face, most contain alpha hydroxy acids and fruit enzymes to dissolve dead skin until it literally sheds off your feet. (There’s a reason people compare Baby Foot to snake skin.) But if you’d rather not spend a whole week of summer left hiding flaky feet in boots, that’s where masks come in. Formulated with hydrating oils and extracts, they penetrate deep into rough spots to soften and repair skin. To get a sense of how the selection out there stacks up, we called on Glamour editors who know a thing or two about cute shoes and tough commutes to give the latest foot masks and peels a test run. Here’s how our feet fared.

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