No matter the time of the year, it’s nice to have feet that look their best. And of course, during warmer months, we want our feet to look their best when wearing open-toed shoes and sandals. Follow these easy at home pedicure tips and your feet will be look beautiful year round.
3 Easy At-Home Pedicure Tips
1. Rehydrate to prevent your heels from cracking
It is super important to add moisture back into your heels and skin that have become dehydrated.
- Milk pedicures will save the day. Mix a half cup of hot water with one cup of milk and add a spoonful of sugar – this will moisturize and prevent calluses. Soak feet for at least 10 minutes.
- Working a foot scrub into your heels is a great way to remove dead skin. Avoid using pumice stones since they trap bacteria and try using a diamond file instead. After feet are fully exfoliated, rinse, moisturize with a non-greasy lotion, and begin painting. Why not try a Himalayan Foot Scrub or make a homemade scrub.
- Use an electronic foot scrub like Amope Pedi Perfect Electronic Foot File. Because my feet are so dry with cracked heels (TMI) and need extra help, I use a foot scrub followed by using the Amope Pedi Perfect Electronic Foot File to get my feet super soft, especially the heels.
2. Shea Butter, light oil, or Vaseline can be used to moisturize the heels and help prevent cracking.
3. Ensure long-lasting color and shine
- A clear top coat is your best friend. Be sure to apply a top coat on the third day of your pedicure (or manicure) like Opi Top Coat.
- Never use a protein-enriched and strengthener product together. Using both will cause your polish to crack. Try to only apply a nail protein to bare nails
- Apply cuticle oil to the base of your toenails (or even when they are already polished), focusing around the cuticle area to hydrate and bring moisture into the skin, helping the polish last longer. Here are a few choices: Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, Sally Hansen Vitamin E Nail and Cuticle Oil, and Essie Cuticle Care.
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