How to Take Care of Your Feet
How to Take Care of Your Feet
Foot care is an essential that many people forget to practice. If proper care is not given then your feet may becomes dry and rough. Such feet are prone to get fungal and bacterial infections. In order to maintain the health and beauty of your feet you need to take good care of your feet. If you don’t have time to meet your beautician then you can care your feet at your home itself. Here are some tips that may help you to care your feet.
Feet care
You have to find time to care your feet for at least once in a week and follow the steps given below.
Feet soak
Take enough warm or hot water in a bucket and add 13 cup of Epsom salt or normal sea salt to this water. Then add 13 cup of baking soda as it helps you to kill the bacteria and other microorganisms that grow on your feet. Now add sesame oil or sesame seeds or olive oil to the water as oil will moisturize your feet. You can also add vitamin E oil which is ideal for rejuvenating and moisturizing the skin.
Aloe Vera is also added for moisturizing, relaxing and soothing effects. Essential oil like chamomile helps to kill the bacteria, while lavender helps you to relax and tea tree oil is good for fungus removal. You can add any of these in to the water for soaking. Even tea bags are allowed. Soak your feet in this water for about half an hour.
Wash the Feet
Take your legs out of the soaked water and apply soap, shampoo or face scrub all over the feet. Massage the areas where you have applied the soap and make foam. Then use a scrub brush or pumice stone to rub your feet and take care not to apply too much pressure. Rub your heels, ankles, toes etc this will help you to get rid of the dirt and dead tissues and thus makes your feet clean. Clean the nails and cuticle very well with the help of scrub brush. Again keep your feet in the warm water and wash thoroughly to remove the remaining dirt.
Cut Your Nails
After washing, dry your feet and cut the nails to a proper shape. By this time the nails become very soft. Remove the dirt that stuck inside the nails with the help of a nail cutter or tooth pick.
File your nails and wash them again to remove the bits of nails from the toes. Dry your feet and apply some moisturizer.
If you practice this treatment once in a week then it will leave your feet supple and soft.
