How to take care of your feet and what means to use?

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

Foot care should be equated to face 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 a person’s tidiness. This applies to people of any age, gender and profession. In sandals or shoes, your foot should look beautiful, free from damage, rough skin, corns and other defects.

Of course, for the female there are many more different procedures. It can be all sorts of peels, scrubbing, masks and baths. Also, you should not leave unnecessary hairs on your feet (for this, the fair sex resort to different types of hair removal). Then there is a pedicure with a lacquer coating to protect the nail plate from damage and to give the legs a flawless appearance. Many are frightened 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.

Human legs experience daily stress, which may result in the following problems:

• rough skin;
• calluses, scuffs, cracks;
• puffiness;
• enlarged veins;
• plantar warts;
• fungal lesions;
• painful skin color with stains;
• constant sweating.

Any of these troubles can affect everyone. They all spoil the appearance, so the legs can not be forgotten. They need proper cleansing, moisturizing and other health and beauty activities. Not only “folk”, but also professional products, as well as comprehensive care will help you get rid of hardened skin and other defects in the home. Consider the main nuances in more detail.

Spa treatments and the use of special cosmetics designed for the feet, allow you to maintain their health and beauty. But there are other basic rules, without which the care will be incomplete and even useless.

We are in constant motion: we are in a hurry somewhere, we are late, we run in the morning or go to fitness. Because of this, the legs have a very heavy load. As a result, edema, natoptysh may appear, veins may expand. Therefore, it is necessary to provide sufficient rest to legs. This may be the usual walk barefoot on the lawn or sand. The feet will receive a pinpoint 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 be on heels or toes, rotate your feet or grab objects with your fingers. So the muscles will warm up. As a result, the risk of puffiness is reduced.

Compliance with the general rules of hygiene 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 feet, but also the entire human body.

Treatments aimed at foot care can be both daily and periodic (carried out over a period of time).

The procedures that should be performed every day include several major 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 of work and relieve the unpleasant smell of sweat. In a container with warm water add a handful of sea or salt. In the prepared solution put the legs and keep them in it for 20 minutes. The skin under the influence of salt softens. You can also take contrasting baths with alternating hot and cold water. They do an excellent job with puffiness, but are forbidden for varicose veins.

• Massage. Massaging the feet will reduce pain and fatigue in the legs. Also, this procedure will be useful to restore normal blood circulation. To ensure the slip during the massaging movement, you can take coconut oil or cream. A remedy for cellulite will cause a drainage effect, which will promote the removal of fluids from the tissues. Ankle need to massage gently, in the direction from the heels to the legs. Calves knead up and down. Thumbs knead zone over the knees.

• Cleansing the skin with hard brushes, pumice. Due to the frequent exposure of dust and small grains of sand, the skin on the legs may become rough, and cracks may appear due to this. Therefore, every day you need in circular motions to handle the most hard areas, removing excess skin.

• Nutrition 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 foot, eliminating them from rough areas.

Separately, it is necessary to highlight the procedure of pedicure. The nail plate, as well as the skin, needs care. Therefore, you must regularly visit the master or independently carry out this procedure at home.

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

• 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 stratify;
• nails on the big fingers can be made longer than on others;
• 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 moisturize the treated areas. Effectively help scrubs that remove the stratum corneum. At home, it is better to wear socks or sneakers from natural materials (cotton, wool).

As already mentioned, in addition to cosmetic foot care products, you can use natural oils and herbal teas. Natural ingredients have a positive effect on nails and feet.

In addition, most natural products can be purchased at any pharmacy at an affordable price.

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

• Herbs have always been an effective remedy for any diseases, including those used to maintain healthy feet. Calendula and chamomile flowers help with inflammation and scratches. Peppermint, St. John's Wort, and nettle reduce perspiration. Potato broth with the addition of chamomile softens coarse 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. It is not necessary to independently collect herbs, ready-made sets of dried flowers and leaves can be bought.

Herbal tea brewed in boiling water, and the resulting liquid is treated with the necessary skin or add to the bath.

• For running cracks prepare a solution of 2 tablespoons of starch and 1 liter of water.
• You can also wet the fabric in the tea brew and soap it with soap. Then you need to wrap her leg and leave for the night. In the 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 the fruit is removed all the skin, and the flesh is turned into puree, adding a few drops of castor oil. The resulting gruel is applied on the coarsened heels and hold for half an hour. Then the feet are washed in warm water. Such a compress relieves fatigue and swelling.

• Egg mask for feet will help in the fight against 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. At night, wear socks.
• Orange peeling peels clean skin well. To do this, orange peels are dried and crushed to fine crumbs, adding olive oil to it. The resulting mixture is applied to the skin and rubbed with massage movements.

In summer, the legs attract special attention.

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

Shoes should not cause discomfort. Indeed, the state of our legs depends on it mainly. Do not spare money to buy quality shoes. If it is winter boots, then they should be made of natural fur and leather or suede. The heel must be stable so that gait and posture are not spoiled. 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 item that will provide you with convenience.

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

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

Legs must be kept clean. Take a shower every day and wash your feet thoroughly. Purification is necessary after a hard day of work or exercise.

And during the summer season, when dust gets into the open shoes, you can wash your feet twice a day. To care for the feet, you can use either regular soap or shower gel, or antibacterial agents. Antiseptic soap not only washes away 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 the area between the fingers are wiped with a soft towel, and then the cream is applied. As an additional event, you can dilute the bath with salt and herbal preparations, which are written above.

Even if you have no obvious problems in the form of hardened skin, this does not mean that your feet do not need moisturizing. You can use not only cream, but also coconut or olive oil. Such natural remedies are very useful.

It is much easier to identify the first symptoms of the disease than to treat its chronic form in the future. Therefore, dermatologists advise to independently examine the skin and nail plate of the feet.

The skin of the legs is also exposed to the sun's rays, as a result of which it may turn red. To get rid of sunburn stains, you can take rose water, lemon and glycerin. It is necessary to mix all the ingredients and apply the resulting mask on the reddened skin. The procedure is repeated for 3 weeks.

Increased sweating causes a person a lot of trouble. This is not only an unpleasant smell, but also permanent calluses. Pharmacies sell special drugs for hyperhidrosis, but many of them can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it is better to wash your feet more often and wear cotton socks. You can also make trays of herbs.

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

Therefore, it is worthwhile to set aside time daily for spa and foot treatments. The skin must be daily moisturized and nourished (especially for women). Nails should always be neat. Remember that varnish coating can minimize the risk of fungus, which can easily become infected on public beaches or in swimming pools. Indulge yourself with essential oils and herbal baths. Do not be lazy to devote time to such procedures, because health, comfort and self-confidence is his best investment.

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