So often we neglect our 10 little toes during the cold months. Who says you only need a pedicure during sandal weather?While going to a professional to have a pedicure during the warmer months is a must have staple in every woman's beauty diet, opt during the cooler months to do your own pedicure.
Not only is a do it yourself pedicure cheap, it's easy and feels great too! So stop neglecting those 10 little piggies and pedicure those feet with these simple instructions!
Tools you'll need to give yourself a pedicure:
1 Orange stick
2 Moisturizer Cream
3 Warm soapy water
4 Towel
5 Nail scissors
6 Emery board
7 Pumice stone
1.) Exfoliate wet feet. You can choose to soak feet if you have time. This step will make exfoliating easier. Use a body or foot scrub. Scrub each foot for at least 5 minutes in a circular motion. Rinse well. Pat dry.
2.) Apply moisturizer. This is a great time to give your feet a quick massage.
3.) Apply a cuticle remover cream. Then push back cuticles gently with cuticle stick. Never cut your cuticles.
4.) File toenails into square-oval shape. You may choose to do this step before you soak and scrub.
5.) Buff toenails with white buffer.
6.) Shine toenails with 3-way buffer. Black, white, gray is the order!
7.) Wash toenails with soap and water to remove oil.
8.) Dehydrate nail surface with primer. You can use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to do this. Just apply to cotton ball then swipe over nails and allow to dry. This will remove all oils and access moisturizer.
9.) Apply a thin coat of clear base coat. Let dry.
10.) Apply 1st coat of colored nail polish. Let dry a minute or 2. Then apply 2nd coat of nail polish, if needed, and let dry a minute or 2 again for best results.
12.) Finish with a topcoat polish. Sit still and let your toenails dry! Nails will take a minimum of an hour to dry before shoes can be worn.
Cuticle Softener
Ingredients:
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
Directions:
Combine and massage into nails and cuticles.
Cuticle Cream
Ingredients:
1 Tsp. natural clay
1 tsp. olive oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
Directions:
Mix into a paste and put into a sterile ointment jar or small pot. Wash and clean old make up jars, they make great storage containers! Massage into nails and cuticles.
Sweet Milk Foot Soak
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. moisturizing lotion
2 cups milk
7 cups water
Directions:
In a large saucepan, heat the milk and water. When steaming, add sugar and lotion and mix to a slightly soupy consistency. Allow to cool, till the mixture is cool enough for you to place feet in. Pour into a bowl large enough to fit both feet. Soak for 10 minutes. You can either rinse now, or use some extra sugar to scrub your feet. Rinse well then apply moisturizer.
Peppermint Massage Oil
Ingredients:
10 tsp. grapeseed oil
3 drops eucalyptus oil
4 drops rosemary oil
2 drops peppermint oil
these oils can be bought at any natural store or even some craft stores.
Directions:
Combine oils. Store in a small jar.
Warm up oil before doing any massage. Your toes will love the minty, refreshing feeling!
Hand & Foot Exfoliator
Ingredients:
2 Tlbsp of fine sea salt
2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal (same kind as in your cupboard)
1 tsp. baking soda
Directions:
Combine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skin and rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.
Minty fresh nail Whitener
Ingredients:
2 tsp.whitening tooth paste
1 tsp.lemon juice
Directions:
Mix ingredients to form a paste. Apply to nails and leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse well. The lemon removes stains and the tooth paste will whiten and buff nail beds.
Tips for storage:
Since these are all natural recipes, we do not add any preservatives. Store in refrigerator for as long as you would normally keep fruit. Maximum 2 weeks, sealed.
Ideas for storage:
1 baby food jars
2 make up jars such as the ones that eye shadows come in or foundation jars
3 skin care jars, glass
1 Orange stick
2 Moisturizer Cream
3 Warm soapy water
4 Towel
5 Nail scissors
6 Emery board
7 Pumice stone
1.) Exfoliate wet feet. You can choose to soak feet if you have time. This step will make exfoliating easier. Use a body or foot scrub. Scrub each foot for at least 5 minutes in a circular motion. Rinse well. Pat dry.
2.) Apply moisturizer. This is a great time to give your feet a quick massage.
3.) Apply a cuticle remover cream. Then push back cuticles gently with cuticle stick. Never cut your cuticles.
4.) File toenails into square-oval shape. You may choose to do this step before you soak and scrub.
5.) Buff toenails with white buffer.
6.) Shine toenails with 3-way buffer. Black, white, gray is the order!
7.) Wash toenails with soap and water to remove oil.
8.) Dehydrate nail surface with primer. You can use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to do this. Just apply to cotton ball then swipe over nails and allow to dry. This will remove all oils and access moisturizer.
9.) Apply a thin coat of clear base coat. Let dry.
10.) Apply 1st coat of colored nail polish. Let dry a minute or 2. Then apply 2nd coat of nail polish, if needed, and let dry a minute or 2 again for best results.
12.) Finish with a topcoat polish. Sit still and let your toenails dry! Nails will take a minimum of an hour to dry before shoes can be worn.
Cuticle SoftenerIngredients:
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
Directions:
Combine and massage into nails and cuticles.
Cuticle Cream
Ingredients:
1 Tsp. natural clay
1 tsp. olive oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
Directions:
Mix into a paste and put into a sterile ointment jar or small pot. Wash and clean old make up jars, they make great storage containers! Massage into nails and cuticles.
Sweet Milk Foot Soak
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. moisturizing lotion
2 cups milk
7 cups water
Directions:
In a large saucepan, heat the milk and water. When steaming, add sugar and lotion and mix to a slightly soupy consistency. Allow to cool, till the mixture is cool enough for you to place feet in. Pour into a bowl large enough to fit both feet. Soak for 10 minutes. You can either rinse now, or use some extra sugar to scrub your feet. Rinse well then apply moisturizer.
Peppermint Massage Oil
Ingredients:
10 tsp. grapeseed oil
3 drops eucalyptus oil
4 drops rosemary oil
2 drops peppermint oil
these oils can be bought at any natural store or even some craft stores.
Directions:
Combine oils. Store in a small jar.
Warm up oil before doing any massage. Your toes will love the minty, refreshing feeling!
Hand & Foot Exfoliator
Ingredients:
2 Tlbsp of fine sea salt
2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal (same kind as in your cupboard)
1 tsp. baking soda
Directions:
Combine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skin and rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.
Minty fresh nail Whitener
Ingredients:
2 tsp.whitening tooth paste
1 tsp.lemon juice
Directions:
Mix ingredients to form a paste. Apply to nails and leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse well. The lemon removes stains and the tooth paste will whiten and buff nail beds.
Tips for storage:
Since these are all natural recipes, we do not add any preservatives. Store in refrigerator for as long as you would normally keep fruit. Maximum 2 weeks, sealed.
Ideas for storage:
1 baby food jars
2 make up jars such as the ones that eye shadows come in or foundation jars
3 skin care jars, glass
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