Foot Care
November 21, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hand care, body, face, you know, but the big left out of our beauty rituals, it is the feet, yet those who lead us day after day, to which we impose uncomfortable shoes, long walks , winters locked in the straitjacket of our socks and shoes. Result, in summer, when you can finally let them breathe, they mine sad, dry, damaged, horny, not very glorious what. Then, to display our feet in pretty sandals top is placed on foot care and regular as well done, takes the usual story of the pampered throughout the year instead of waiting summer to devote their attention.
Yeah, summer was always ashamed to show their feet which one does not really care. It has the feet hard, dry nails and neglected. And we do not necessarily know how to cure them after the long journey they spent the winter in our footwear. Follow the guide for a toes-therapy:
Step 1: Take 1 to 2 foot baths a week for about ten minutes in a basin of warm water into which you pour the salt and one teaspoon of essential oil. This will allow you to soften your feet and dead skin. A bowl of hot water but not too much to soften the dead skin but avoid slowing down the circulation.
Step 2: Remove dead skin with a loofah or a natural pumice stone (avoid metal). Remember to insist on the top of the sole of the foot and the heel. You can also make a special foot scrub.
Step 3: Rinse your feet and dry them properly and do not forget the area between the toes. You can enjoy to push back cuticles. If your nails are yellowed, gently rub the juice of a lemon on the damaged nail. However, they are yellow and show a rough surface such as warped, they can suffer from fungal infections. In this case, consult a dermatologist who may prescribe a specific treatment. Do not linger too much, the fungus can seriously attack the nail will eventually fall. In addition, treatment of fungal infections is long!
Step 4: Moisturize your toes. Yeah, like all parts of our body, feet need to be hydrated. It was in the regular moisturizer that limit the accumulation of dead skin and therefore the horn. Special foot moisturizer will hydrate your most sensitive parts of the foot.
If you do not have a foot cream, use your hands carefully to a richer moisturizer lambda.
Once your feet hydrated, wipe the nails to remove the fat from the cream and go to the varnish. Remember to apply a base coat before polish stained to protect your nails from yellowing.
A final word of advice for the feet that sweat a lot, it is advisable to put talc on hidden parts of the shoe.
Now you can ventilate your feet and wear all the shoes you want without being afraid to show your pretty feet!
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