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| Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by layi(m): 5:29pm On Jan 13, 2006 |
Before putting on those sexy, comfortable open toe shoes make sure your feet skin is in good condition. With these easy steps you too will have silky feet. So go ahead get ready to do your own pedicure. Soak your feet for 10-15 minutes in warm water containing Epsom salt or foot soak (i.e koun if u understand Yoruba) Use a pumice stone, exfoliating scrub to gently scrub the soles of your all over your feet and heel to remove dead skin. Dry your feet. Trim your toenails and push back cuticles. Rinse feet once again and pat dry. Massage feet with plenty of foot lotion. Body lotion, petroleum jelly (vaseline) or cream can be use to replace foot lotion. Wrap feet on plastic bags and cover for at least 15 minutes. Paint toe nails. Make sure to apply at least 2 coats of nail polish and a top coat of clear nail polish to give it more shine. Give it enough time to dry, before putting on any shoes. If you put on shoes too soon your pedicure will get ruin. Enjoy your self given & low cost pedicure |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by dejiolowe: 8:51am On Jan 19, 2006 |
oga, na wa for u o. why u no open shop? where do you get the best pedicure tools? coz without the proper tools, u aint going no where. i need one for scraping the soles |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by Dupsybaby(f): 7:11pm On Mar 10, 2006 |
Good column,cos am one of those that trips for neatness,abeg teach them jare Its good healthwise too even if not all instructions above are taken,atleast try. keep it up but i hope you do this urself oooo |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by abujabooks(f): 11:58am On May 22, 2008 |
Good info. |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by damseluk(f): 2:14pm On May 22, 2008 |
ummmm u sound great ? are u a man or a woman ? |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by mohawkchic(f): 5:26am On May 15, 2009 |
~Tools of the Trade "To perform a home pedicure, you need the right instruments. Quality clippers, exfoliators and cuticle pushers are three of them, all well worth the investment. Not only can you use them at home, but you can bring them to the salon if you elect for professional treatment--this will help prevent bacterial infections that can develop when professionals use poorly sanitized tools. Here's everything that you will need. ~An electric bubbling foot bath (optional). ~A toenail brush to clean both the tops and undersides of the nails, as well as the feet. ~An abrasive pedicure file (wand exfoliator) or pumice stone to get rid of dry, flaky skin. ~A metal cuticle pusher or wooden "orange" stick, a round stick about four inches long with a slanted tip for cleaning under the nails and around the cuticles. ~A massaging foot roller (optional). ~Toenail clippers made to cut thick, hard nails without tearing them. ~Fine-grained nail files or emery boards for shaping and smoothing nails. ~Foam toe dividers (or cotton balls) to separate toes when applying base, polish and top coats to prevent smudging. ~A nail buffer to shine the tops of nails before you polish them or to give bare ones a natural, healthy look. Once you have the right tools, set aside about an hour to get your feet and toes worthy of being in the limelight. 1- Soak It Up The first thing you should do is soak your feet in warm (not hot) water in your bathtub, a small foot tub or foot bath for five to 10 minutes. "Add a few drops of essential oils like rosemary and peppermint to invigorate your feet during an early morning pedicure, or add drops of lavender or rose to help relax them after a long day," suggests aesthetician Stephanie Tourles, author of Natural Foot Care (Storey Books, 1998). A few drops of tea tree oil or clove oil in your foot bath can also help treat fungal infections, she says, and a couple of drops of pine, tea tree, lemongrass or eucalyptus oils can banish odors. Then, as your feet are soaking, use a toenail brush to clean your nails and feet. 2 -Scrub-a-Dub-Dub Once the warm water has softened the skin on your feet, gently scrub the bottoms--concentrating on the heels--with an exfoliating scrub and pumice stone or abrasive pedicure file. You can also use a natural oatmeal-based exfoliator, suggests Tourles. Simply mix 1/4 cup of oatmeal with 1/8 cup of water until it is the consistency of a grainy paste, then gently rub it all over your feet in small circular motions. Be careful not to exfoliate too much of the outer skin away. This thick layer acts as the body's protection--which is why many podiatrists advise against using a callus razor (a special device used for shaving dry skin from the feet). 3- Cuticle Control Dry your feet, making sure to get between the toes, an area that can become a breeding ground for bacteria and cause infection if not dried properly. Then massage a cuticle cream into the cuticles, or use almond, avocado or olive oil around the base of your toenails. Gently push back the cuticles with an orange stick, but don't cut them since they provide protection between your nail and nail bed, the whole piece of skin that the nail is attached to. It runs from the bottom of the white tip of the nail to the base of the cuticle. (You can also take the orange stick and gently run it along the undersides of your toenails to clean them.) Finally, place a tiny drop of one of the cuticle oils onto each nail, and buff them to increase their strength and shine. 4 -Rubbing It In Using small, circular motions, massage your feet and ankles with a moisturizer mixed with a touch of your favorite essential oil (like rosemary, peppermint or eucalyptus), or just massage a little coconut, olive or avocado oil mixed with essential oils into your feet. If you want, you can splurge on a footsie roller (see "Editors' Picks," p. 98) and give yourself a home foot massage. (A rolling pin will also do the job.) Roll each foot over the device for about five minutes, and then slip on a pair of cotton socks for about 15 minutes to help your feet absorb the moisturizer. 5 -Short and Sweet It's much easier to cut thick toenails after moisturizing (which is why this step comes now). Cut them with a straightedge toenail clipper, leaving the nail length closer to the tips of your toes than to the nail bed. (If you cut them too short, they're more likely to grow into the skin, causing painful ingrown toenails.) Then file and shape your nails, making sure to file them in one direction. Sawing back and forth will weaken nails, causing them to split or break. 6 -Pre-Polish Prep Clean the oil and debris from both the tops of your nails and beneath them with a piece of cotton wrapped around an orange stick that you dip into a non-ace-tone nail polish remover (it will be stated on the label). Be sure to separate your toes with cotton balls or foam toe separators to keep them from rubbing against one another and smudging the polish. 7 Polished to Perfection Once you've moisturized, filed and cleaned your toenails, apply a clear base coat of polish--this will help your pedicure last longer. Then apply two coats of color and finish with a top coat, which will help set the polish. For natural-looking toenails, give them a French pedicure. First buff them to a nice luster, then use a white nail pencil (available at any drugstore) to paint a white stripe over the top of the nail tips and finally paint a pale pink polish on the surface. No matter what type you use, polish takes at least 15 minutes to dry. Use the time to put your feet up and relax. 8 -Tool Check Clean your instruments with soap and water each time you use them so your nails don't get infected. Then twice a month you should sterilize them by rinsing them with 90 percent isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Store your tools in a clean plastic container or a zip-lock bag. A full pedicure takes about 70 minutes: 50 minutes to prep the feet and apply polish and 20 minutes to dry. If you don't have the time, simply wash your feet while you're in the shower and give them a quick rub with a pumice stone or foot file. Then, after you dry off, slather your toes and nails with a moisturizer. Do this at least once a week so your skin doesn't become flaky." |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by mohawkchic(f): 5:35am On May 15, 2009 |
~Some Common Foot Complaints & How To Treat Them On Your Own . . .Most of these common foot complaints are easy to treat on your own however Extreme cases Should be dealt with by a Podiatrist!! Dry Feet & Brittle Nails: These can be caused by a diet deficient in fat and certain vitamins. To get healthy feet, "add one or two tablespoons of organic, cold-pressed flaxseed oil to your diet every day," suggests aesthetician Stephanie Tourles, author of Natural Foot Care (Storey Books, 1998). Other vital nutrients are vitamins E (found in whole grains and green leafy vegetables) and C (red peppers, citrus fruits), biotin (a form of vitamin [B.sub.6] found in molasses and milk) and silica (unrefined grains, cereals, root vegetables). To spottreat brittle nails, caused by frequent use of polish and polish removers, rub some olive or vitamin E oil into them twice a day Ingrown Toenails: Too short nails can become painfully imbedded in the soft tissue of your toe. This can also happen if you wear too-tight shoes or rip your nails off without cutting them--a bad habit that leaves jagged edges digging into your nail groove and possibly infecting it. Avoid this by regularly trimming your toenails straight across with clippers ~Yellow Nails: If you wear dark polish regularly, you could develop stained nails. Skip the polish for a month and rub lemon juice onto them. Long, yellowish streaks may indicate onychomycosis, a fungal infection caused by microorganisms lurking in locker rooms, on shoes and clothes. Untreated, onychomycosis can cause nails to thicken, become brittle and flaky and separate from the nail bed. You must treat this with a topical or oral antifungal medication prescribed by a podiatrist. Plantar Warts: These contagious growths appear on the bottoms of your feet and are caused by a virus. You get them from walking barefoot in warm, moist environments like locker rooms, which is why you should always wear a pair of thongs in there. You can't treat plantar warts yourself; your doctor has to freeze them off or remove them with a laser or scalpel. Calluses: These hard patches of skin that build up on soles and heels are caused by ill-fitting shoes and irregular foot care. For heavy calluses, Levine advises making a paste from 1 cup of kosher salt, 8 tablespoons of mineral oil, 1/2 cup of Epsom salt and 1 tablespoon of baking soda, and applying it to your calluses. Then put your feet into two separate plastic bags and wrap in a warm towel. Sit still for 10 minutes, unwrap the towel and plastic and use a pumice stone to slough off dead skin. Corns: Untreated calluses can turn into even more painful corns. You treat these with special round or oval felt or moleskin corn pads available at your local drugstore. Bunions: These inflammations of the joint of the big toe can be painful and unsightly, looking like big lumps. Switching to shoes that fit correctly (i.e., that aren't tight) may help relieve the pain and pressure on your big toe. But if the pain doesn't subside, your podiatrist may have to remove the bunion surgically. Heel Cracks: Neglecting to regularly moisturize your feet can lead to splits in the skin called heel fissures. To treat, apply moisturizer to your feet under a pair of socks every day after you shower or before you get into bed. If your fissures are painful and bright red, they're probably inflamed or infected, and you should see a podiatrist or dermatologist. |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by Pepeye(f): 2:38pm On May 15, 2009 |
More ways to treat ur feet to a regular pedicure Step by step pedicure Apply olive oil around cuticles to soften and loosen them. . .with nail clippers; cut and shape the nails File toe nails from one side to the other. . in one direction, with the rough side of an emery board With smooth side of the emery board, smooth the edge of the nails Soak feet in a tub of warm soapy water for about ten minutes and scrub toes and feet with a pumice stone to remove rough skin Rinse feet and dry thoroughly, massaging toes and feet with a rich moisturizing cream Then point out ur toe nails. Take a little cotton wool and wedge it carefully btw each toe to prevent smudging. Starting with the big toe, carefully apply the base coat. Allow this to dry and then point on a coat or two of nail polish. Make sure nails are completely dry before removing the co-edges cotton wool from btw the toes |
| Re: Love Your Feet! Home Pedicure Tips by mohawkchic(f): 12:06am On May 18, 2009 |
~Chapped Heels can be really embarrassing and can also be quite painful. Keep your feet smooth by regularly applying a very rich cream such as E45 or Aqueous Cream in the evening. Wrap each foot with a layer of cling film and pop on a pair of thick cotton socks. You can even wear them to bed for extra treatment. It’s a really cost effective way of giving your tootsies a foot sauna and can help maintain your feet in the long run. |
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