Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Do It Yourself At Home: The Pedicure

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Pedicures have been proven, in a number of circles, to be good. In addition to helping your feet feel better, when massage is included, pedicures have been found to lower your stress and pain and raise your circulation. Professional pedicures, though, are not something that most individuals are interested in having. Getting a professional pedicure means having your feet subjected to tools that have been used on a gross amount of other people and you never know if the salon has excellent hygienic standards. The great news is that it is definitely possible to perform a pedicure on yourself. If you are interested to learn how to do your own pedicures, don't stop reading.

First off, try removing any existing polish with the help of a non-acetone polish remover (acetone can cause a number of health issues). Cut the nails on your toes straight across and use a nail file to smooth down any roughness. Make sure you use a toenail clipper for this task rather than a fingernail clipper. Clippers for fingernails are curved and can make your toenails become ingrown and begin hurting.

Try to use a foot bath and soak your feet. Let your feet soak in a tub filled with warm water for at least a few minutes. It is also a great idea to put in things like bath salts, skin softeners or skin soothers to the warm water. This makes your foot bath even more relaxing and is a terrific way to pamper your feet to help them feel better. You can obtain ingredients for your foot bath in just about every store selling bath and body products. There are a few that are expensive but choose the ingredients you like the most.

Smooth down any calluses or rough spots that could be left behind after your foot bath with the use of a pumice stone. While this is all relevant to your discovery, a few items about training services hold more weight than others. Do take a close look at what you need, and then make a determination regarding how much different things apply to you. As you know, there is even more to the story than what is available here. We are saving the best for last, and you will be delighted at what you will find out. We think you will find them highly pertinent to your overall goals, plus there is even more. Avoid using a callus shaver or similar tool. Pumice stones are just fine.

Rinse off your feet once you are done using the pumice. When you have rinsed off any pumice or callus dust and any foot soak additives that may be clinging on, put on some moisturizing lotion. There are all sorts of foot-centric moisturizing lotions being sold. It is fine to merely rub in the lotion rapidly if you are in a rush, but try not to settle for this. However, you have time, try massaging it in. Massaging can help settle down not only your feet but the rest of your body also.

After your feet are clean, callus free and moisturized, the next step is to make them beautiful. This isn't crucial but it can do wonders for your confidence to know that, even if they are enclosed in shoes, your toes are pretty. Push back your cuticles with a cuticle pusher (the trimmers will cut your skin and introduce infections). Apply a good solid layer of nail strengthening polish. And as soon as that has dried, you can use whatever color of nail polish you prefer.

At-home pedicures can be done pretty quickly and are ordinarily more affordable than those that you would get professionally. They're wonderful for your whole body health, so get moving!



Article Written  By Betsy Kaaua


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