Give Your Feet a Treat: Homemade Pedicure
My husband was out of the house today and the little one was napping, so I decided to do something that has needed to be done for the last 4-5 months- a pedicure. Thing is, my feet were so bad that I thought I would have to bring in the professionals. Unfortunately, now that we are a one income family, we can’t afford that kind of luxury. So, I decided to do my own pedicure.
Try this easy pedicure that uses most of the ingredients that you already have:
What You Need
- Large plastic bowl
: I find that the washbasins that you get in the hospital work perfectly so use that if you have one.
- A medium size plastic storage containers
or even a cereal bowl.
- A coarse grain salt (sea salt – 16 oz
or even Kosher salt)
- Olive Oil
- Baby Bath Soap I use the Johnson’s Bedtime Moisture Wash
because I like the lavendar scent.
- Pumice stone or something like it.
- Cuticle Cutter
- Nail Clippers
- Two Towels
- Several Paper towels
- Warm Socks (I uses fleece socks)
- Thick Lotion
- Nail Polish remover if you need it.
Once you have all your ingredients, make a mixture of olive oil and salt. Use more salt than olive oils so that you have thick scrub. Combine soap and warm water in the basin and go sit. Remove nail polish now. Place pail on one towel and soak your feet for about 5 minutes (longer if you have really rough feet. Soaking softens your feet so that the dead, dry skin comes off. Using your oil/salt mixture scrub your feet in small, hard circles. Be sure to concentrate on the really rough spots like your heel. Make sure to also get your nail beds. Then using your cuticle cutter, get rid of those nasty dry cuticles. I also use a nail cleaner to get under my toe nails. Soak your feet again. Cut your toenails (not too short- don’t hurt yourself). When you are done, pat your feet dry and slap on your lotion. When it has dried, put your socks on and keep them on all day/night. And your done.
This treatments should last for about a week before you have to do it again.
Great idea. I need a pedi so bad and I have all the stuff I need to do one. I just need to carve out the time. ….