Well-groomed feet are an indicator of the beauty of any woman. It's on beautiful female legs that men pay attention first and foremost when they meet. But in the hustle and bustle, women often forget to take care of them regularly and in a timely manner, to help them relax after a hard day. And it's enough just to observe a few simple rules, so that your legs will always remain beautiful and healthy.
In the evening, be sure to wash them with warm water and soap. After the legs are a little steamed, rub them with a stiff washcloth or a brush. Then rinse your feet with cool water, dry with a towel and apply a special foot cream. Apply the cream in the direction from the fingers to the heel and up. Massaging, rub the cream with light movements, it will relieve fatigue and make the skin of the foot softer.
If your feet are buzzing and whining after a busy day, make contrasting foot baths. They improve the elasticity of blood vessels, stimulate blood circulation, increase the overall tone. Place side by side two hot and cold water basins, sit side by side and place your feet first in hot and then in cold water. Alternate the water several times, while in hot water keep your feet 2 minutes, and in the cold no more than 10 seconds. Finish the procedure with cold water. Then carefully wipe the legs with a towel, brush them with cream. If you do this procedure before going to bed, put on cotton socks and leave overnight. This will allow the cream to absorb better.
To remove fatigue, you can also help the foot baths from sea or table salt (3 liters of water 3 tablespoons of salt) with the addition of chamomile flowers, pine extract or lemon juice.
If you have corns, daily do hot soap-soda foot baths (for 1 liter of water 2 tsp soda). Keep the feet in this solution for 30 minutes, then gently scrape the corn with pumice stone or a special foot brush without touching the healthy skin. In addition, after the bath you can lubricate corn with antimosol liquid and apply a corn plaster, which are sold at the pharmacy.
Also helps the gruel from crushed garlic, which is effective with spurs on the legs. 1 tbsp. garlic grate, pour 1 tbsp. water, cook a few minutes. It is also applied after the soap-soda bath, after 3-4 minutes, rinse with warm water, and scrape the corn with pumice stone.
Against the calluses are also effective baths with bark of oak, calendula, chamomile, string. But it is best to go to the salon, where you will be offered special procedures, for example, mud or paraffin, which exfoliate the coarsened skin.
Very useful paraffin masks with a lot of vitamins. They soften the keratinized layers, promote the expansion of pores and the penetration of nutrients.
But the main condition for getting rid of calluses is properly selected footwear. After all, uncomfortable and cramped shoes lead to calluses. In places that are exposed to friction, a cornified layer appears, the core of which penetrates into the depth and presses on the base of the nerve, which causes severe pain.
Some women have a problem, such as excessive sweating of the feet, which can lead to abrasions, loosening of the skin, which in turn can cause fungal and infectious diseases. If you are worried about this problem, use special lotions, make hot baths with decoction of oak bark, willow, chamomile or strong tea (1 liter of water 2 tablespoons, duration - 10-15 minutes). You can use special anteperspirants for the feet.
If you swell in the evening, you will be helped by baths made of peppermint, lime and salt (2 liters of water, 2 tablespoons of mint, lime and salt, duration - 10-15 minutes). Another effective method is warm compresses. Dampen two canvas flaps with warm water, wrap their feet around them, then wrap them in a scarf and leave them overnight. Repeat the procedure is desirable within a month, then for a month to take a break and again to repeat. But this procedure will help only if the swelling is not a consequence of a serious internal disease. Therefore, if you become swollen legs, be sure to be examined by a doctor.
A lot of unpleasant sensations cause cracks. Sometimes they are very deep and hurt. You can help foot baths with a solution of starch or potato peelings. When preparing the bath, wash the potato peel well. You can add a little flaxseed to them and cook until the consistency of thick gruel. When it is a little cool, immerse the legs in it for 15-20 minutes. After the procedure, rinse your feet with warm water and grease it with a thick cream, rubbing it until it absorbs. It is advisable to carry out the procedure at night, and after rubbing the cream, wear cotton socks.
This same foot bath will help you get rid of the burrs. Another very unpleasant problem is ingrown nail. Most often grow nails on the big toe. First, there is redness and swelling of the nail roller, It causes painful sensations, can be accompanied by inflammation, sometimes with purulent discharge. In such a situation, you should not self-medicate and urgently need to consult a surgeon. The reason for ingrown nails is most often that they are incorrectly sheared, rounding corners. In addition, the nail can grow when wearing too tight shoes.