Do Your Own Pedicure at Home

.A Woman's Life Home

Dry, cracked and old looking feet are sure to make you feel unattractive. You can hide them in shoes and socks and ignore them but sooner or later, you are barefoot and there they are. You can put on the prettiest sandals and even paint your toenails but if there is whitish looking dead skin around your heels and on the sides, the look screams “old and neglected.”

 

Pampering yourself with regular professional spa pedicures is a great remedy and a nice treat but it can be very costly. Professional pedicures are an unnecessary expense because keeping your feet soft and youthful looking at home is easy. Keeping your feet beautiful takes only a few minutes each day in the shower and about 10 to 20 minutes every other week.

  • What you will need:
  • One plastic dish pan that is large enough to put your feet in. These are easy to find in the house wares department.
  • At least one large fluffy towel
  • Great smelling body wash and body lotion
  • Pumice stone and a soft body brush
  • Orange wood stick for your cuticles
  • Emery board
  • Nail polish remover
  • Cotton balls
  • Nail polish: Clear and the color of your choice

Proceedure:

  • Use the polish remover to remove the old nail polish that is on your toenails. Saturate a cotton ball and set it on the toenail for a minute or two to soften the polish. Do this to several toes at one time to speed up the process. Wipe the nail firmly with the cotton ball. Saturate another cotton ball to clean up any leftover polish.
  • Fill the dishpan with about 3 inches of warm water. Set it in front of a comfortable chair and in front of the TV if you wish.
  • Place the towel on the floor beside the pan. You may want to place a towel under the dish pan as well to protect the floor from splashes.
  • Put a few drops of the body wash into the water.
  • Put your bare feet into the pan and swish them around to dissolve and mix the body wash.
  • Sit back and relax for at least 5 minutes letting you feet soak in the warm water.
  • Place the pumice stone in the water to soak.
  • Use the body brush to gently cleanse your feet. You can also use your hands, gently massaging as you cleanse.
  • Use the pumice stone – that has been soaking in the water – to gently rub away dead skin and calluses.
  • Be careful. If a callus is protecting your foot, from running shoes for example, do not remove the entire callus unless you are prepared to take other measures to maintain the protection.
  • Rinse and towel dry
  • Use body lotion to massage your feet. Take your time and massage away stress and tired muscles. Your feet will feel great afterward.
  • Use the orange wood stick to gently push back the cuticles.
  • Trim your toenails according to your taste. Smooth rough edges with the emery board.

If you polish your toenails:

  • Put some nail polish remover on a cotton ball and wipe it over the toenails. his removes the body lotion so that the nail polish will stick.
  • Apply one thin coat of clear polish to your toenails. Relax for a few minutes while it dries. The clear coat will protect your nails from staining when you apply the colored polish.
  • Apply one thin coat of the color of your choice. I prefer to have just one coat of color, but, if you prefer, you can apply a second coat for more depth of color. Allow this polish to dry thoroughly.
  • Apply one coat of clear polish. Relax and allow it to dry. Sit back and read a magazine or watch TV. Allow your nails to dry thoroughly before putting on shoes or engaging in any activity that might smudge them. Allowing plenty of drying time will save having to repair the polish.

Keep your feet looking good by spending as little as 3 minutes during every shower or bath.

  • If you shower, put a towel on the side of the tub or on a stool to sit on.
  • The skin of your feet will soften during the shower or bath. After bathing, sit down and use the pumice stone on the dry areas of your feet to remove dead skin.
  • Rinse and dry your feet.
  • Apply body lotion to your feet every time you bathe. Massage it in gently.
  • If you have time, slip on soft socks or non-absorbent footies for a while to let the lotion soak in.

Make beautiful feet a habit. Pedicure every other week and perform maintenance during every shower. Your feet will stay youthful looking and even pretty!

 

 

Copyright 2011 by Lynne Chapman. All rights reserved

 

 

 

 


 

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