Foot Care

It is said that you can have an idea about the hygiene of a person by simply taking a look at his shoes or feet. In fact, the way your feet look can tell the other person much about your personal cleanliness. In other words, we can say that the health of your feet plays a much important role in your overall personality. Thus, it is quite obvious that people want to have beautiful and healthy feet. However, for the purpose, you need to take proper care of your feet, washing and scrubbing them properly, moisturizing them on a regular basis, and so on. At the same time, you need to wear comfortable shoes, which allow your feet to relax and breathe easily. Read on to explore some more foot skin care tips.

Tips For Healthy & Beautiful Feet

• Wash you feet on a daily basis, in lukewarm soapy water. Thereafter, rinse them with cool water, dry with a towel and apply foot cream.
• Whenever you get your feet wet, make sure to dry them thoroughly, especially between the toes.
• The best time to buy shoes is later in the day, when the feet are a bit swollen. The shoes that feel comfortable at that time will surely be comfy at all times of the day.
• If, and when, you go out in the sun wearing sandals, make sure to apply a sunscreen on your feet, just like the rest of your exposed body parts.
• Scrub your feet, especially the heels, with a foot scrubber on a regular basis. It will help remove the dead cells and make you feet softer.
• Before going to bed, wash you feet thoroughly, dry them with a towel and apply moisturizer generously, especially at the heels.
• Whenever you are applying moisturizer or cream on your feet, avoid the area between the toes.
• To keep you feet dry and odor free, make use of products like foot powders, foot sprays and specially designed insoles.

Natural Foot Care

Feet Soak

Supplies Needed

• 1 cup Lemon Juice
• ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Milk
• Water
• Tub

Instructions

• Fill a tub with warm water and put the lemon juice, cinnamon powder, olive oil and milk in it. Mix well.
• Put your feet in the tub and let them soak in the water for 10-15 minutes.
• Now, wash your feet with a mild soap, dry them with a towel and apply a foot care cream.

Foot Lotion

Supplies Needed

• 1 tbsp Almond Oil
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Wheat Germ Oil
• 12 drops Eucalyptus Essential/Fragrance Oil
• Bottle (dark-colored)

Instructions

• Take a dark colored bottle and put almond oil, olive oil, wheat germ oil and eucalyptus oil in it.
• Shake the bottle shake extremely well and store in a cool, dry place.
• To use the lotion, just rub it into your feet and heels, after you have cleaned and dried them.

Pedicure For Men

Unless you wish to shoo off your new date with your grubby toenails and nasty foot funk or have little inhibition flaunting your grimy, cracked heels in public, there is little reason why you should not indulge in some basic foot care to pamper your pad! There is little denying that with all the running, kicking, walking, pounding and squashing that you inflict on your feet every day, they indeed make for the most abused and the most unappreciated part of your body. It’s not until you get a bite or a blister that you realize how incapacitating life can be without these little troopers. So isn’t it just fair that you care for your tootsies as you would care for your dream ‘Mustang’. Pedicure, as most men would say, is a ‘women’s thing’, which isn’t the case at all. Remember, your virility has little to do with beauty indulgences. So dump your inhibition, dunk your pad in footbath and beat the stench and stress out of your feet. Read on to get indulging.

How To Do Pedicure For Men

Things You Will Need

• Antibacterial Soap
• Scented/Unscented Lotion
• Measuring Spoon
• Epsom Salt
• Pumice Stone
• Thick Towel
• Scrub Brush
• Large Basin
• Cuticle Stick
• Nail Clippers
• Nail File
• Thick Socks 

Instructions 

• Tired of hiding your smelly feet, soiled soles and grubby nails behind fancy leather? Just chuck your socks and shoes, dunk your pads in a footbath, and bid adieu to your embarrassing foot woes for good. Fill a large tub with lukewarm water and squirt some antiseptic food bath solution into it. Add some Epsom salt to the tub and swish it till frothy.
• Immerse your feet in the tub and soak your paws for about 10 minutes. The soapy solution should freshen up your feet and relax the grunge. Take a soft foot scrub brush, squeeze some antibacterial liquid soap into it and gently polish your toenails, feet and soles to scrape off all traces of filth.
• Remove your feet from the tub and pat them dry using a thick, clean towel. Fill another tub with clean warm water and dunk your feet in it.
• Using a pumice stone, gently buff off the dead skin, working primarily on your heels, big toe, toe pads, and balls of your feet. Rinse the feet with clean water and pat dry.
• Take dollops of moisturizing lotion and gently massage your foot, stroking it gently and working your way towards the heels, in between the toes and arch of the foot.
• Using a cuticle stick and gently push each toenail's cuticles back. Now take a nail clipper and trim the nails straight. File the nails gently to make a smooth curve.
• Take some more lotion and generously slather your feet with it. Put on thick socks and wait for the lotion to get completely absorbed. Take off the socks after couple of hours to get soft, supple and squeaky-clean tootsies.