Pedicures have been proven, in a number of circles, to be beneficial. They aren’t merely for helping your feet feel better; when they include massage, pedicures are helpful for things like reducing your pain, improving blood flow, and lowering your stress levels. Obviously though, a lot of people aren’t really excited about the idea of professional pedicures. Professional pedicures involve using the same tools that have been used on multitudes of others and you aren’t able to tell whether or not those tools are hygienic. Fortunately, giving yourself a pedicure is something you will be able to do. Here is what you need to do if you are interested to have all the benefits of a pedicure without stepping out of your front door.
The first thing you need to do is use a non-acetone polish remover (acetone wreaks havoc on your body) to get rid of any polish that might still be on your toes. Then clip your nails straight across and smooth down any rough edges. See to it that you trim the nails using a toenail clipper, not one for fingernails. Clippers for fingernails have a curved shape and can make your toenails become ingrown and start hurting.
Try soaking your feet in a warm bath. Make sure to keep your feet in the bath for at least three minutes-ish. In addition, you can try mixing things to the foot bath like bath salts, skin soothers and softeners and aromatherapy products. This makes your foot bath a lot more relaxing and is a fantastic way to indulge your feet to help them feel better. Foot soaking crystals can be found in any bath and body aisle of any store today. Obviously, some might cost a little more but go for the ones you like most.
Use a pumice stone to polish off any rough spots and remove any calluses that might still be hanging on after your foot bath. Avoid using callus shavers or similar tools. Plain old pumice stones work just fine here.
After you’re through with the pumice stone, it is time to wash your feet. After you’ve rinsed off the foot soak and any callus dust or dust from the pumice, massage in some moisturizing lotion. You will come across many different types of moisturizing lotions created specifically for the feet. Try not to rub in the lotion (but if you’re in a hurry this can be sufficient). Try massaging in the lotion if possible. Massage helps calm your feet and, by extension, your whole body.
Once your feet are clean, without any calluses and moisturized, it is time to prep them to be gorgeous. While this isn’t really an essential step, knowing that your toes are pretty (even if you’re the only person who can see them because your feet are stuffed into closed toe shoes all day) can do quite a lot for your confidence. Cuticle pushers are the best option for pushing back your cuticles (trimmers can cause a multitude of wounds and infections). Apply a coat of nail strengthening polish. When the first coat has had the time to dry properly, you cna put on whatever colors or designs that you prefer!
At-home pedicures can be done pretty quickly and are ordinarily more cost effective than those that you would get professionally. At-home pedicures are good for your whole body health, so get going!