Our legs are under great stress during the day - because they have to withstand the weight of not only our body, but also all the other things that we carry with us. As a result, the legs are very tired and swollen. Careful and timely foot care can help prevent these unpleasant consequences. It takes time and effort. Let's figure out how to care for your feet?
The procedure for daily foot care necessarily includes washing, gymnastics, massage and the use of moisturizers. It is especially important to pay attention to the skin of the feet. To maintain leg cleanliness, daily wash with soap and water at room temperature. In the process of washing, you need to wipe the coarse, dry skin with pumice, mainly in the area of the sole and heels. Then gently wipe with a dry, clean towel. Finally, moisturizing or nourishing foot care products are required.
In addition, foot care includes a procedure such as pedicure, which is required at least 1 time per month. This process involves cutting or sawing off normal, ingrown, thickened, deformed, uneven nails, as well as removing calluses on the feet and fingers.
The nails are trimmed so that their free edge has a clear, straight line. After that, they are attached to the file with a file, slightly rounded at the corners. This procedure must be carried out very carefully, since excessive filing can lead to ingrown nails and injuring the skin.
Also, foot care includes a careful selection of the right shoes, because they also have to endure the vagaries of a volatile fashion - today we walk on tall stilettos, and tomorrow on the platform. Therefore, it is very important to buy shoes with heels of the order of 3-4 cm, and at least occasionally wear such shoes - thanks to this, blood circulation will improve significantly, and therefore the general condition of the legs.
Well and the last - foot care is not complete without the use of various baths.
Foot baths
- 1-2 tsp Dissolve drinking soda in one liter of water, add 1 tbsp. soap cream or shavings, whip soap foam. Immerse your feet in a basin. To clean steamed legs from rough skin in a circular motion using pumice.
- A handful of salt and 1 tablespoon Dissolve drinking soda in 3 l of water at room temperature. Use this bath as above.
- 2 tbsp Mixtures of flaxseed, chamomile and pine needles are poured with 1 liter of boiling water. Insist 30 minutes and use the same as the previous ones.
- Contrast baths perfectly help eliminate leg fatigue - hot (about 5 minutes), cold (about 10 minutes). It is advisable to add salt and herbal infusions to water: 2 tbsp. pine needles and salts for the general normalization of blood circulation; chamomile, flaxseed, nettle, pine needles - with inflammatory processes; 1 tbsp. l salt and 50 gr. linden blossom - with fatigue and swelling.
After applying the foot bath, wipe it dry with a clean, soft cloth and grease with a moisturizer, starting at your fingertips and moving higher. After that, a light foot massage is recommended . At the same time, it is worth noting that it is contraindicated for women suffering from vein dilatation or thrombosis.
Foot massage
Thanks to regular massage, the skin on the legs remains smooth and supple for a long time. You need to take two dry brushes with medium-hard bristles, and at the same time rub them with circular, confident movements - from the feet, moving higher to the hips. Massage should be done until the skin turns red. In conclusion, you need to use a moisturizing or nourishing body cream.
Thanks to the regular conduct of these simple procedures, every woman will become the owner of beautiful legs that attract the attention of everyone around her.