Skin Care - Beautiful Feet!

I sometimes struggle with keeping my feet free from dry heels and calluses due to wearing flip-flops and sandals too often. I've even been known to wear flip-flops when it's raining, which is actually a norm for us Seattle natives. :)

To ensure I keep my feet soft and attractive year round I follow these steps.

Step One: Trim toenails.

($10.00)

Step Two: File toenails to create soft edges.

($2.00 - $5.00)

Step Three: Use a Foot File to even out rough spots around your heels and toes. I prefer buying a foot file that can be used dry as well as wet to give me the option to smooth my feet in the shower/foot bath or while watching television (Tip: lay a towel down and file feet over the towel for a more sanitary environment and faster cleanup). I also purchase foot files that have two different sides. The brown side is a rougher grain that quickly takes off any excess dead skin and then I switch to the black side, which is a finer grain, to completely smooth out my feet.

($4.00)
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Step Four: Moisturize! I love using 'Cracked Heel Treatment' by True Blue Spa at Bath and Body Works. This product has Glycolic Acid to help aid in shedding the dead skin from your feet as well as Shea Butter. I absolutely love how smooth it goes on as well as the light scent. However, you can use whatever moisturizer works best for you. I have also used 100% Shea Butter from Bath and Body Works, which also works really well. Make sure to rub the moisturizer into your cuticles!

($20.00)

Step Five: Remove excess cuticles from your toes. Be very careful with this step!

($2.00 - $5.00) 

Step Six: Put socks on for at least 20 minutes to allow the moisturizer to soak into your feet. I usually complete these steps in the evening and sleep with my socks on.

Note: Try and moisturize daily! Either put your moisturizer on almost every time you are going to wear socks or almost every evening with socks.