Foot Corns

If you wear high heels or uncomfortable shoes you most probably like many others suffer from foot corns without even knowing it. They are small bumps or skin build ups – hard skin on your feet (usually occur on the tops and sides of the smallest toe).

How are they caused?
•    The biggest cause of foot corns is excess pressure or friction on your feet, normally as a result of wearing tight and uncomfortable shoes
•    Can be very painful if untreated

Foot Corns Tips:
•    Avoid the wearing of tight or uncomfortable shoes wherever possible
•    Never cut them! It will result in pain like you’ve never felt in your life
•    Gently file away with a good foot corn and callous file (not all in one go, try to spread it over a few months to let the skin recover)
•    If they are painful try a corn plaster before wearing shoes as these special plasters allow the skin to breathe as well as protecting it
•    There are also special foot corn creams that you can buy. They work in a similar way for cracked heels, after many applications they tend to soften the hard skin

Hope this will help reduce any pain that your poor feet have had to put up with, they do so much for us and all they ever want in return is a little tender loving care.

Pretty

pretty feet

A few girlfriends of mine used to dread the idea of wearing sandals or open toe shoes because they were scared about what people would think of their feet.

Firstly, 9 out 10 of them had nothing wrong with their pretty feet and the others had to take care of the feet a little more and everything would be fine and dandy.

Pretty Feet Top Tip:
1: Don’t get paranoid about your feet! Other people probably look at them and wish they had feet like yours (human nature, we all want what other people have: handbags, cars, ass and the list goes on)

All of the following can be done in the comfort of your own home.

Pretty Feet Treatment Part 1: Foundation for Pretty Feet:
•    Gently wash your feet with some good peppermint foot scrub (take your time and work it all over your feet), this will give your feet the instant freshness that it is probably dying for and get rid of excess skin sitting on the surface
•    Soak your feet in warm water (the warmer the better) usually adding something like peppermint or lemon deodorising foot soak (5-10 minutes), this will help relieve any pressures in the feet and soften the skin for the next step

Pretty Feet Treatment Part 2: File those Feet
•    Towel dry your feet
•    Whilst they are still moist and warm from the water gently file away the hard skin on your feet. Please do not try to attempt removing all dead skin in a single treatment, try to phase it over 3-4 treatments.
•    Rinse with water (the colder the better – make you feel fresh and alive)

Pretty Feet Treatment Part 3: Moisturise
•    Buy a moisturiser that is specifically made for feet as the skin is much thicker and harder to treat than other parts of our body. Work into the skin paying special attention to the areas with harder skin.

Other Tips:
•    Cut and carefully file toenails on a regular basis
•    Try to get a foot massage at least once monthly (can also relieve stress)

Hope this will help convince you that you do have pretty feet, they just need a little tender loving care.

Pretty

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