Niksik

Come on people (~Gina~ ), share how you keep your feet looking pretty and smooth.

Techniques and products.

kali billi

a tub of warm water with shampoo and lotion. and a foot scrub made of corn meal, ground almonds, powdered milk mixed with fresh cream.


orange wood sticks for cuticles and sumtimes nail colour to paint my tootsies.


and thick foot cream in the end. i use avon's foot cream. its soothing has peppermint oil i think. but its good.

sanz

Hello Niksik......like you I m also waiting for Gina's comments....but here is what I do........frequency may vary...but I try to do it as regularly as possible........but my lazypun always wins....

I usually start my pedicure by carefully removing old nail polish, using a nail polish remover, in my experience I have found that always use a good brand of remover, afterwards, I cut my toenails and file em'.

Then I soak them in a tub of warm, soapy water for about 20 minutes. Then I remove the dry/rough skin on the soles of my feet with a pumice stone. Gently rubbing the pumice stone in circular motions on the sides and the heel of my feet.

If you wear lotsa open shoes then, use a nail brush to gently remove the dirt from under your nails and even better if you have have cuticle cream at home, you can now apply it around your toenails. If you don’t have cuticle cream, use oil and massage well. Push back the cuticles using rounded orange woodstick ......BUT....gently.......

Once you are done then apply a rich moisturizer or cream to your feet. Massage well and continue massaging for about 10 to 15 minutes. Pay special attention to the soles of your feet and heel. then give your feet a few minutes to absorb the cream, and then gently wipe off the excess cream with some cotton.

Now the nail enamel part, start painting your toenails. Start by applying a base coat to the nails. Choose a nail color and then apply 2 coats of it to each toenail. Always allow the nail paint to dry between coats.

I try to do my pedicure at least once a month. If you have the time and the inclination, you can pamper your feet with pedicure twice a month. Your feet will revel in the extra attention......

Niksik

Wow! Thank you KB and Sanz.

I need to get some orange woodsticks from Sally's. Been a long time since I did any of that.

Anyone used those metal what are they called? They look like graters and remove dead skin off your soles?

kali billi

naaa they look scary.


u can simply use pumice stone or those thingies like sand paper?? they work the same.

sadzzz

Ive got the PedEgg and Pedicure set... Not the actual brands but very close and they do a very good job. Im gonna try the soaking in the water bit before I do the pedicure next time

redvelvet

I've got Ped Egg too.....and it works fine except for when you have rough callous skin in the narrow area right below your toes...and that's a hard to reach place for the Ped Egg.

Gina~

Soak feet in a tub full of warm soapy water Add scented bath salts too!

Remove u're nail polish

Scrub u're heels with a pumice stone.. and use a good foot scrub to get rid of the dead skin.. olive oil and sugar is great too!

Wipe u're feet and dry them..clip u're nails.. file and buff them..and clean them using pedicure instruments. (sanitized)

Massage u're feet with a heavy moisturizer and apply cuticle remover to u're cuticles and allow them to "soften-up" for a couple of mins. Push u're cuticles back.

Paint u're nails