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Anti-Aging Tip:  Pretty Feet

There is nothing more unattractive than old feet! You can put on the prettiest sandals and even paint your toenails but if there is gray looking dead skin around your heels, the look is “old.”

Regular Spa pedicures are a great remedy and a nice treat but they can be costly. Keeping your feet soft and youthful looking at home is easy. It takes about 10 to 20 minutes every other week and only a few minutes in the shower.

Doing your own pedicure at home – every other week:

What you will need:

  • Text Box: Find all your supplies here ! One square plastic dish pan
  • Fluffy bath towel
  • Great smelling body wash and body lotion
  • Pumice stone and a soft body brush
  • Orange wood stick for cuticles
  • Nail polish remover
  • Nail polish: Clear and the color of your choice
  • Cotton balls

Procedure:

  • Fill the dishpan with about 3 inches of warm water. Set it in front of a comfortable chair,
     preferably in front of the TV.
  • Place the towel on the floor beside the pan
  • Put a few drops of the body wash into the water
  • Swish your feet around in the pan to mix the body wash
  • Sit back and relax for 5 minutes letting you feet 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, for example, from running shoes,
    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. Your feet will feel great afterward.
  • Use the orange wood stick to gently push back the cuticles.

If you polish your toenails:

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

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.

Text Box:   Make this a habit. Pedicure every other week and perform maintenance during every shower. Your feet will stay youthful and even pretty!

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