Feet care

During the day our legs experience the strongestloads - because they have to withstand the weight of not only our body, but all the other things that we carry with us. As a result, the legs are very tired and swollen. Help to prevent these unpleasant consequences can be a thorough and timely care for your feet. It takes time and effort. Let's see how to look after your feet.

The procedure for daily foot care is mandatoryincludes washing, gymnastics, massage and the use of moisturizing (nutritious) remedies. It is especially important to pay attention to the skin of the feet. To keep clean feet should be washed daily with water at room temperature with soap. In the washing process, it is necessary to wipe the coarse, dry skin with pumice stone, mainly in the area of ​​the sole and heels. Then it should be gently wiped off with a dry, clean towel. In the end, you need to apply moisturizing or nutritious means to care for your feet.

In addition, care for the feet includes such aprocedure, like a pedicure, which is required at least once a month. This process involves cutting or cutting off normal, ingrown, thickened, deformed, uneven nails, and also removing corns on the soles of the feet and fingers.

Nails are cut so that theirThe free edge had a clear, straight line. After that, a nail file is given to them, slightly rounded in corners. It is necessary to carry out this procedure very carefully, as excessive filing can lead to ingrown nails and traumatizing the skin.

Also, foot care includes a thoroughthe selection of the right shoes, because they have to endure the vagaries of the changing fashion - today we go on high heels, and tomorrow - on the platform. Therefore, it is very important to purchase shoes with heels on the order of 3-4 cm, and at least occasionally walk in such shoes - due to this, blood circulation will significantly improve, which means that the overall condition of the legs.

Well, the last - care for your feet can not do without the use of different trays.

Foot baths

1. 1-2 tspof drinking soda dissolve in one liter of water, add 1 tbsp. soap cream or shavings, whip with soap foam. Immerse your feet in the basin. Rasparivshiesya legs cleaned from rough skin in circular motions, using pumice.
2. A handful of salt and 1 tbsp. Drink the soda in 3 liters of water at room temperature. Apply this bath similarly to the above.
3. 2 tablespoons mixtures of flaxseed, chamomile and pine needles pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist 30 minutes and use the same as the previous ones.
4. Eliminate fatigue of legs perfectly helpcontrasting baths - hot (about 5 minutes), cold (about 10 minutes). It is advisable to add salt and infusions of herbs to water: 2 tablespoons. Needles of spruce and salt for the general normalization of blood circulation; chamomile, flaxseed, nettle, pine needles - with inflammatory processes; 1 tbsp. l. salt and 50 gr. Lime-colored - with fatigue and swelling.

After applying the foot bath is required drywipe with a clean, soft cloth and lubricate with a moisturizer, starting with the fingertips and moving higher. After this, it is recommended to do a light foot massage. It should be noted that it is contraindicated for women suffering from vein dilatation or thrombosis.

Foot massage

Thanks to regular massage, the skin on the legslong time remains smooth and elastic. It is necessary to take two dry brushes with medium-stiff bristles, and simultaneously rub their legs with circular, confident movements - from the feet, moving higher to the hips. Massage should be done until the skin does not turn red. In conclusion, you need to use a moisturizing or nourishing body cream.

Thanks to the regular holding of these simple procedures, each woman will become the owner of beautiful legs that attract the attention of all those around her.