How to care for your feet and what means to use?

With the onset of the warm season, many women and even men begin to put their feet in order, because summer is the time for open shoes, short dresses and shorts. Therefore, the legs should look neat and well-groomed.

Foot care should be equated with facial and hair care. The condition of the legs is one of the indicators of the health of the body, as well as an indicator of the neatness of a person. This applies to people of any age, gender and profession. In sandals or shoes, your foot should look beautiful, not have damage, rough skin, corns and other defects.

Of course, for the female there are much more different procedures. It can be all kinds of peels, scrubbing, masks and baths. Also, you can not leave unnecessary hairs on your feet (for this, the fair sex resort to different types of hair removal). Then comes a pedicure with varnish to protect the nail plate from damage and give the legs a flawless appearance. Many are scared by such a large list of procedures, but it is much worse to have unkempt legs than to spend some time taking care of yourself.

A person’s legs are under daily stress, which may result in the following problems:

• rough skin;
• corns, abrasions, cracks;
• swelling;
• an increase in veins;
• plantar warts;
• fungal lesions;
• painful skin color with spots;
• constant sweating.

Any of these troubles can affect everyone. All of them spoil the appearance, so you should not forget about the legs. They need proper cleansing, moisturizing and other health and beauty measures. From coarse skin and other defects at home, you can get rid of not only "folk", but also professional products, as well as comprehensive care. Let's consider the main nuances in more detail.

SPA procedures and the use of special cosmetics designed for the legs, can maintain their health and beauty. But there are other basic rules, without which leaving will be inferior and even useless.

We are in constant motion: somewhere in a hurry, late, run in the morning or go to fitness. Because of this, the legs are under extreme stress. As a result, edema, corns can appear, veins can expand. Therefore, it is necessary to provide sufficient rest for the legs. It can be ordinary barefoot walks on the lawn or sand. The legs will receive a point effect of small grains of sand and pebbles, which will favorably affect the blood flow. Also, during the day, try to allocate at least a little time to stretch your legs and relax your muscles.

Despite the fact that every day the legs are subjected to stress, they need special useful exercises. You can walk on your heels or toes, rotate your feet or grab objects with your fingers. So the muscles will stretch. As a result, the risk of swelling is reduced.

Compliance with general hygiene rules is necessary not only to keep the feet clean, but also to prevent diseases such as fungus and plantar warts. Any lesions and inflammatory processes are dangerous because people do not notice them until the first symptoms appear. And then these diseases can go into a more severe stage, which will harm not only the legs, but the entire human body.

Procedures aimed at foot care can be both daily and periodic (carried out after some period of time).

The procedures that should be performed every day include several key activities.

• Foot baths. Sea salt, essential oils and dried herbs are great for this procedure. Foot baths cleanse the skin of impurities, relieve swelling after a hard day's work and relieve the unpleasant odor of sweat. A handful of sea or table salt is added to the container with warm water. The legs are placed in the prepared solution and kept in it for 20 minutes. Skin under the influence of salt softens. You can also take contrasting baths with alternating cold and hot water. They do an excellent job with swelling, but are prohibited with varicose veins.

• Massage. Massaging the feet will reduce pain and fatigue in the legs. Also, such a procedure will be useful for restoring normal blood circulation. To ensure gliding during massaging movement, you can take coconut oil or cream. The cellulite remedy will cause a drainage effect, which will help to remove fluids from the tissues. The ankles should be massaged gently, in the direction from the heels to the legs. Caviar knead up and down. Thumbs knead the area above the knees.

• Skin cleansing with hard brushes, pumice. Due to the frequent exposure to dust and small grains of sand, the skin on the legs may become roughened and cracks may appear. Therefore, daily it is necessary to process the most rigid areas in a circular motion, removing excess skin.

• The nutrition of the epidermis. The skin of the legs needs daily nutrition. To do this, you can use special fatty creams or natural oils that will moisturize the feet, eliminating them from coarse areas.

Separately, the pedicure procedure should be highlighted.The nail plate, like the skin, needs care. Therefore, you must regularly visit the master or independently carry out this procedure at home.

A pedicure should be done every two weeks, following a few simple rules:

• the nail should be cut straight without making the plate too round;
• the edge of the nail should be filed so that the plate does not delaminate;
• thumbnails can be made longer than others;
• the cuticle is treated with a specially designed tool;
• varnishing will not only make the nail plate more beautiful and well-groomed, but also protect it from possible fungal damage.

In order to avoid cracks and rough skin in the future, you should regularly massage with hard brushes, and then moisten the treated areas. Effectively help scrubs that remove the stratum corneum. At home, it is better to wear socks or slippers made of natural materials (cotton, wool).

As already mentioned, in addition to cosmetics for foot care, you can use natural oils and herbal decoctions. Natural components have a positive effect on nails and feet.

In addition, most natural remedies can be bought at any pharmacy at an affordable price.

• Essential oils perfectly moisturize and give a healthy shine to the skin of the legs. In addition, they eliminate inflammation and heal wounds. Oils can be added to therapeutic foot baths or mixed with nourishing creams to enhance the effect. Avocado, peach, almond and rosewood oils are well suited for feet.

• Herbs have always been an effective remedy for any disease, including they are used to maintain healthy legs. Calendula and chamomile flowers help with inflammation and scratches. Mint, St. John's wort and nettles reduce perspiration. Potato broth with chamomile softens rough skin. Almost every person has aloe in the house. The juice of this plant heals cracks and scuffs. Celandine has always been prescribed for the treatment of warts. Foot baths with calendula and chamomile have a disinfecting effect. In this case, it is not necessary to independently collect medicinal herbs, ready-made sets of dried flowers and leaves can be bought.

Herbal collection is brewed in boiling water, and the necessary skin is treated with the obtained liquid or added to the baths.

• For running cracks, prepare a solution of 2 tablespoons of starch and 1 liter of water.
• You can also wet the fabric in tea leaves and lather it with laundry soap. Then you need to wrap her leg and leave it overnight. The next morning, the skin will become much softer, and the cracks will begin to heal.
• An apple is added to boiling milk (1 cup) and boiled for 10 minutes. After that, the whole skin is removed from the fruit, and the pulp is turned into mashed potatoes, adding a few drops of castor oil to it. The resulting slurry is applied to the roughened heels and held for half an hour. Then the legs are washed in warm water. Such a compress relieves fatigue and swelling.

• An egg foot mask will help in the fight against an unpleasant odor. To do this, take 1 raw chicken egg, 1 tablespoon of vinegar and the same amount of vegetable oil. All ingredients are mixed and applied to the feet. Wear socks for the night.
• Peeling with orange peels cleanses the skin well. To do this, the peels of the orange are dried and crushed to a fine crumb, adding olive oil to it. The resulting mixture is applied to the skin and rubbed with massage movements.

In the summer, the legs attract special attention.

And if the skin of the feet is rough, there are cracks, and the nails are uneven, yellowish in color, then it is better not to wear open shoes, but to tidy up your feet, taking this as a rule.In order to always keep your legs healthy, you must follow the general recommendations.

Shoes should not cause discomfort. After all, basically the condition of our legs depends on it. Do not spare money on the purchase of quality shoes. If these are winter boots, then they should be made of natural fur and leather or suede. The heel must be stable so that gait and posture do not deteriorate. For the warm season, you also need to buy shoes only from natural materials in which the skin will “breathe”. It is better to spend a little more, but buy a reliable thing that will provide you with convenience.

If you choose artificial materials, then be prepared for increased sweating, unpleasant odors and the likelihood of corns. Such shoes are certainly cheaper, but they will last only one season. And her legs will feel constant discomfort.

In addition, shoes that you wear every day should be washed periodically. After all, the dirt remaining on the insole will accumulate, which will lead to increased sweating and a strong odor.

Keep your feet clean. Take a shower every day and rinse your feet thoroughly. Cleansing is necessary after a hard day at work or training.

And during the summer season, when dust gets into open shoes, you can wash your feet twice a day. To take care of the feet, you can use either ordinary soap or shower gel, or antibacterials. Antiseptic soap not only flushes dust and dirt, but also eliminates bacteria, the smell of sweat.

It should be borne in mind that hard water dries the skin even more. Therefore, after the procedure, the legs and areas between the fingers are wiped with a soft towel, and then a cream is applied. As additional activities, you can breed baths with salt and herbal preparations, which are described above.

Even if you do not have obvious problems in the form of rough skin, this does not mean that your feet do not need hydration. You can use not only cream, but also coconut or olive oil. Such natural remedies are very beneficial.

It is much easier to identify the first symptoms of the disease than to further treat its chronic form. Therefore, dermatologists are advised to independently examine the skin and nail plate of the legs.

The skin on the feet is likewise exposed to sunlight, which may make it redden. To get rid of sunburn stains, you can take rose water, lemon and glycerin. It is necessary to mix all the components and apply the resulting mask on the reddened areas of the skin. The procedure is repeated for 3 weeks.

Increased sweating causes a person a lot of trouble. This is not only an unpleasant odor, but also constant corns. Specialty drugs for hyperhidrosis are sold in pharmacies, but many of them can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it is better to wash your feet and put on cotton socks more often. You can also make baths from herbs.

To maintain health and well-groomed appearance of the feet, you must regularly take care of your feet. Do not think that visiting a pedicure master once a month is enough. After all, even to maintain an external result, you need to make a little effort, not to mention health, which requires prevention and constant implementation of various activities.

Therefore, it is worth allocating daily time for SPA and wellness treatments for legs. The skin needs to be moisturized and nourished daily (especially for women). Nails should always be neat. Remember that varnishing can minimize the risk of fungus that can easily get infected on public beaches or in pools. Pamper yourself with essential oils and herbal baths.Do not be lazy to devote time to such procedures, because health, comfort and self-confidence are his best investment.

You can learn more about how to properly care for your feet in this video.