Happy Feet: The Healthy, Pretty, Pain-Free Foot Care Guide

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3 Steps to a Perfect Pedicure

You can get a salon-quality pedicure at home. For feet that look polished without the actual polish, from Roxanne Valinoti, who handles education for Creative Nail Design.

While you're in the shower or bath, exfoliate the bottoms of your feet with a foot file. Don't miss spots like the sides of your big toes, where calluses tend to form. Gently push cuticles back with a washcloth.
Hop out, dry off, then trim and file your nails. Cut them straight across, then clip the very edges at a 45-degree angle. This helps prevent ingrown toenails by softening the corners, says Valinoti. Use a three-way buffer with different grits to polish nails to a high shine.
Slather your feet with a super-thick lotion and slip on a pair of socks for an hour or, better yet, leave them on overnight. The combination of body heat and moisturizer will repair any cracks or roughness in your skin and make your feet sooo soft.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, June 2007.

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bcigbokwe wrote:

Please disregard my typo errors. What are the pros and cons of using the steam room vs the heater room.

2/27/2010 09:40:34 AM Report Abuse

bcigbokwe wrote:

Extremely helpful, thank you. However, would you please explain more on the lactic acid build up and what it may lead to. I tend to have a lot of leg cramps, burnning and itchinness on my thighs legs during workouts that actually prevents me from potntially runnig or doing aerobic exercises. People think that it is bizare; which in a way it seems; but it is as real as it gets.

2/27/2010 09:32:53 AM Report Abuse