Beautiful feet: let's not neglect them, summer is coming!

To have beautiful feet you need to take care of them carefully. However, hygiene is not enough, even if it is daily: you need a professional pedicure, compresses, homemade foot baths with bicarbonate and revitalizing massages. To say goodbye to thickening, a scrub can be the winning solution. If you don't find the right product, don't despair. You can prepare it. even at home with ingredients that you certainly already have: a great saving of time and money! Watch the video and get to work!

Beautiful feet: not everyone has them as a gift from nature

There are those who are born with beautiful feet and those with feet that are not exactly perfect. But this does not only concern ordinary people, but also the most famous divas and stars, who show off their extremities on social networks with ease, even if not always exactly beautiful. The important thing is, however, that the feet are taken care of; this is already a form of beauty and that they are not swollen and this is a great fortune, because there are those who fight with water retention problems and lymphedema and do not always manage to have slimmer feet, while paying attention to "nutrition" and undergoing lymphatic drainage.You should take care of your feet every day as you do with your hands, because the treatments in forced stages a month before summer do not always manage to repair the damage caused by a little "neglect". Certainly it is not enough just to wash them every day. to have well cared for feet. Many are embarrassed to have to exhibit their bare feet, sometimes in the summer there are those who deliberately hide them in the sand or under the table. In fact, this part of the body is often subject to thickening of the skin, corns, calluses, sometimes even warts or so-called "partridge eyes". If you want to have beautiful and manicured feet, you need to give them a lot of attention. First, take foot baths with sea salt often and regularly, for healthier, softer and smoother feet. Soak them for about ten minutes, then eliminate dead skin cells and hydrate them abundantly. If the foot bath takes too long, it can make the skin too dry and cracked. The water should be lukewarm, not too hot or too cold, so as not to cause redness and blisters. You can also add dried flowers, oatmeal and essential oils to the foot bath, to relax your extremities more, but always mixing them with olive oil so as not to irritate the skin. Even soaking them in water and bicarbonate will have very beneficial effects for your feet. With frequent foot baths they will always be healthier and softer.

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Beautiful feet: exfoliation and hydration

Exfoliate your skin to remove dead skin cells at least once a week. There are various ways to exfoliate the skin on the feet. You can buy specific products, which contain microgranules or other abrasive agents suitable for removing dead skin, which however are not biodegradable and therefore pollute the environment. The exfoliants can also be prepared with homemade recipes, with products that you probably already have in your pantry. Even the feet, like the face, benefit from exfoliation. This creamy mixture can be used for face and feet: mixing oil and sugar forms a paste suitable especially for the heels and soles of the foot. areas that usually need more exfoliation. Apply the exfoliant with enough force to make the skin smooth and free from dead cells. To moisturize your feet you can use a cream or a lotion, although considering the daily wear and tear of the feet they would need not only a cosmetic product, but at least twice a week a pharmaceutical product, such as vitamin A creams, which that regenerate skin damaged by dryness, redness and irritation. After removing the dead cells, you need to restore the elasticity of the skin with vegetable butters creams such as shea oil or sweet almond oil. The enamel should be applied with the separators between the fingers and a transparent base under and above the color. You can also opt for a semi-permanent or gel.

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Beautiful feet to protect from thickening, mycosis, warts, spots

Always dry the water inside the toes well after the foot bath, as chapped and wet areas can be a breeding ground for infections such as those that cause warts. There are several methods to smooth out thick skin, calluses, and other types of corns. There are electrical appliances that can remove these skin blemishes and make the skin smooth and smooth. Or you can use the obviously less effective pumice stone or a special file for this operation in metal or diamond. Protect your feet: do not go to common showers, swimming pools and gym changing rooms barefoot; fear of contracting mycosis or infections that lead to warts. Also, walking barefoot damages your heels. If you like to walk without shoes in the house, at least put on your feet some cotton socks, not synthetic ones, so as not to stimulate excessive sweating of the feet. The massages will then make them flawless, as they set the circulation in motion and free them from tiredness. You can use a massager specially designed for the feet or even a tennis ball, to be rolled under the sole. A few minutes a day and your feet they will also be less swollen. You can eliminate the stains, which form on the nails due to the use of poor nail polishes or infiltration of absorbed substances by walking barefoot especially the n the beach or on a lawn, using hydrogen peroxide to pass over the area with a cotton swab or toothpaste or whitening strips.

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Beautiful feet, to be protected and treated even with professional treatments

Making a good pedicure is an art. You realize this when you go to the professionals of the sector. Cutting your nails incorrectly can have serious consequences. Many do not cut the nail straight and then file it and give it a more aesthetic shape, but try to round it with scissors and this often causes the painful phenomenon of ingrown nails. The cuticles should never be cut, but gently pushed with sticks in orange wood towards the periungual area. Shoes must always be of good quality. You shouldn't save on footwear: the well-being of your feet is at stake. Buy footwear suitable for yours. foot, thinking it changes over time. Tight shoes can cause painful thickening or hallux valgus. Wear the right ones for the activity you have to do; soft slippers for the house, flat shoes with wide wedges for long walks, and elegant evening walking shoes that are never too pointy, so as not to deform your toes. The longest toe should be at least an inch from the tip of your shoes. Even with heels, don't overdo it. Set regular deadlines for a professional pedicure, with exfoliation, nail trimming and treatment of any foot blemishes. If you get a blister, use specific patches so you can wear shoes anyway. Use a moisturizer every day to prevent or reduce calluses. If you spend a lot of time standing for work, the plant tends to dry out; in these cases you need a mask like the Korean one or even a generous layer of moisturizer for dry skin. Neglected feet can suffer mainly from cracked heels and calluses increase over time more and more if left untreated. tati properly. Prevent them by wearing shoes that are not too tight. And at the first sign, immediately apply the corn patches with a built-in capsule that acts quickly, giving immediate relief. Their active component, salicylic acid favors the elimination of the painful imperfection.

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Beautiful and above all healthy feet: the dermatologist

Ask your dermatologist for any abnormal signs you notice on your feet.
If you think you have nail fungus, see your dermatologist, as these conditions seriously weaken your nails. A nail fungus or onychomycosis is manifested by brittle, yellowed and thickened nails. The specialist, if he deems it appropriate, will prescribe antifungal drugs for local or oral use; if the mycosis is resistant you can also combine enamels or creams. If the pathology is more serious, the doctor may recommend the removal of the nail. While waiting for regrowth, use a bandage to protect the skin.

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