How to take care of your feet at home

The sun is out, the holidays are coming, so it’s time to give your little tootsies a treat!
Take a look at these natural tips for taking care of your feet easily at home.

WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS STEPS FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR FEET?

For beautiful feet, it’s important to remember to do certain things and to carry them out regularly for the optimum result. So what are the various steps to have beautiful feet in summer?

1. A FOOT BATH

The leading foot care technique you can carry out easily at home is a foot bath. All you need is a bowl, some coarse salt (or bicarbonate of soda), and perhaps a few drops of essential oil if you like. Leave them to soak for ten minutes or so, and take some time out to relax while you do so.

2. A FOOT SCRUB

There’s nothing like a good scrub for taking care of your feet. Thanks to some home-made recipes, you can carry out this foot care method in your very own bathroom. You can give yourself a foot scrub with some olive oil (or argan oil) and coarse salt. It’s an effective mixture for gentle exfoliation.

3. MOISTURIZING YOUR FEET

Moisturizing your feet is a fundamental part of taking care of them. If there is one place you forget to moisturize regularly, it’s your feet. And yet, they are the parts that need a lot of moisturizing. This is because our feet bear the weight of our bodies, are always enclosed in shoes, and put up with all sorts of rubbing. Therefore it’s important to take care of them by moisturizing your feet regularly. You can also carry out foot care at home. Mix 4 spoonfuls of olive oil with one spoonful of honey and lemon. This will give you foot care that is easy and cheap!

4. A PEDICURE

For beautiful feet to show off, you need to have beautiful nails. And for this you need a pedicure. Thanks to the sets designed for this, it is now possible to give yourself a pedicure at home easily and effectively. You can buff, cut and file for a perfect result. 
And for even greater convenience, you should use a manicure/pedicure set!

5. TOENAIL VARNISH


Before putting on your best sandals, apply your favourite nail varnish to your toenails. You should always start by applying a suitable base before applying the colour. This is because the base stops the nail going yellow and forms a protective layer before the colour is applied. It also helps with taking care of your toenails. Then apply two layers of varnish of your chosen colour (with your feet you can be daring with the colour!) and then a top coat so the varnish stays on for longer.
Not sure which colour to choose? Take a look at our advice on varnish trends here!

FOOT CARE BONUS

A massage! Take some time out and relax with a massage kit designed especially for the feet. There’s nothing like taking advantage of an effective foot massage in your bathroom!

Take a look at our foot-and body-massage kits here!

How do you take care of your feet?