It is not because they are buried (almost all the year) under socks and shoes that it is not necessary to pamper them. The feet also deserve their beauty rituals, and not only for aesthetic issues. Feet well maintained, it is a walk easier and small inconveniences less. No more dragging feet, quickly discover our tips and tricks of care to maintain the beauty and health of the feet.
1 time a year: an appointment with a specialist
At least once a year, you entrust your feet to the care of a pedicure or a chiropodist . They take care of the small bobos, clear the outline of the nails, remove the horn and the calluses, in short, put the feet for nine ! A true blessing that gives the sensation for a few weeks to walk like on air cushion. And a good starting point to (re) learn to care for your petons, provided however to keep the results at home by spending a few minutes a week.
2 times a week: a cocooning treatment
- One passes his feet under a jet of cold water (to activate the blood circulation) and one takes care of exfoliating to eliminate the dead cells and the roughnesses . Nothing better to relax at the end of the day!
The good gestures: one gently masses his feet passing by the toes, the heels and the arch of the foot . To relax the toes, they spread their base as if to unfold them. Gently pull on each toe and finish with a small pressure on the nails. To encourage venous return, small pinches are made with the thumb and index finger rising from the heel to the ankle and insisting on the tendon. We end up making small circles all soft, around the ankle.
- We relax our feet by immersing them for 10 minutes in a basin of warm water enriched with vegetable oils (jojoba, sweet almond ...) to soften the epidermis and nourish the nails.
- Finally, the feet are wrapped in a very soft towel, before drying them carefully between the toes and finishing by applying "with full hands" a dab of moisturizing cream .
How to get rid of recalcitrant roughnesses?
To unveil a sexy foot that is soft and hornless, you get rid of its old iron grater and opt for a pumice double face , softer, or for its electric version, faster. And, above all, one prefers the regularity of the gesture: it is better to take five minutes once a week, on wet skin, rather than to fight for an hour once a month. Another rather bluffing option: the exterminator of calluses , come straight from the United States. This enzymatic solution nibbles on dead skin in minutes and does nothing.
Pierre Ponce Ceramic, Vitry, 16 €; Panasonic Beauty Pedicure Kit, 30 €; Be Natural Callus Eliminator, 29,90 € ( www.manucurist.com ).
One takes care of his toenails
" The nails are not rounded. Such is the rule of the nails of feet well cut. It is necessary to cut straight and not too short to protect the fragile skin of the toes. One can then file his nails to unify the edge, but, again, one ensures to just touch the angles.
- One strips the striated aspect of the nails. This makes it possible to give the nails of the feet a maximum of gloss and to make them more solid. For this, a polisher is used, with rather fine grains . Here again, the softness is necessary, otherwise it is likely to scratch even more the surface of the nails!
- We use a base to protect our toenails, especially if we like to put varnish. Indeed, their pigments can ultimately alter the keratin and color the nail. Our trick for a successful pedicure: always eliminate color residues with solvent before re-applying varnish, the result will be smoother and sharper.
The final touch of seduction? A veil of iridescent powder or of earth of sun to sweep with the big brush on the neck of the feet and the ankle. In pretty sandals, guaranteed sexy effect!
We limit the damage caused by high heels
True footbathers, never wear high heels without invisible silicone gel protectors . They are placed at the toes of the feet, under the heels, and they can even be glued to the straps of the sandals to avoid having the skin "sheared" throughout the day.
