Feet are sometimes the forsaken features that crave to be attended to. They cannot be ignored as beautified feet provides the completion of a beautifully defined 'you'. Hence feet care is essential and here are some simple pedicure steps that go into adding beauty to your feet.
Things Needed
- Nail Cutter
- Nail Filer
- Nail Brush
- Cuticle Cutter
- Cuticle Pusher
- Pumice Stone
- Foot Scraper
- Orange stick
- Basins
- Acetone
- Bath salts
- Epsom salts
- Liquid soap
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Moisturizing lotion
- Cuticle remove
- Nail polish
- Luke warm water
- Remove existing nail polish with cotton dipped in acetone. Cotton band is better than cotton balls as they tend to stick to the nail
- Soak your feet in luke-warm water with liquid soap and Hydrogen peroxide. You can also add Epsom salts or bath salts to the water. Soak for 10 minutes
- Clean your feet with the nailbrush, foot scraper and pumice stone. The idea is to smoothen the skin.
- Remove your feet from the basin
- Cut your toenail straight across which helps prevent ingrown toenails
- After cutting your toenails, file them to make the edges smooth
- To the base of the skin, apply cuticle remove and rub in. Slowly push the skin back with an orange stick to the place where it meets the skin
- You can use a cuticle moisturizer if the cuticles do not push back.
- Massage your feet with a moisturizing lotion
- You can also use an exfoliating lotion if your skin is too dry
- You can also massage your feet with a good cream.
- Separate your toes with cotton in between them
- Apply the first coat of nail polish and allow it to dry for some time
- Clean up any stray polish on the toes and apply the second coat and allow it to dry.
- Add a clear coat of polish once dried.
