Having a regular treatment will help you to take care for your feet and keep them healthy and appealing all year round. Setting aside time to do a treatment on your feet once a month will not only greatly improve their appearance but will also soften the skin and help boost circulation.

You will need at least an hour to do the treatment properly - or if you really want to treat yourself set aside two hours. Use this pamper time to relax and you will find that your day-to-day worries will be gone.

Foot Pamper Routine

This routine uses the luxury foot scrub which will be found at the bottom of the page. If you don’t have time to make this particular foot scrub then you can just buy one from the shops. Make sure you buy one that includes essential oils so that you can benefit from their soothing properties. You will also need a foaming bath or foot gel, a large foot bowl, one large towel and two smaller ones, two plastic bags that are larger enough to slip your feet into, a pumice stone and pedicure tools.

Step 1

Half fill a large bowl with warm water. Place the bowl on a large towl on the floor. Add a little foaming fel, and perhaps a couple of drops of essential oils which will need to be diluted first in a carrier oil. Swish the water around with your hand to create plenty of bubbles and to release the aroma of the essential oil. Put both of your feet into the water, then sit back and relax as you soak them for a good five minutes. Remove your feet from the bowl and rub on the floor towel to remove most of the excess water.

Step 2

Put a towel on your right knee and rest the left foot on top. You will need to massage the foot scrub over the sole, paying alot of attention to any rough areas, also rub the scrub into the cuticles. Then you will need to place your feet into a plastic bag and leave for a while.

Step 3

Repeat the same step for your right foot. Wait ten minutes and then remove the bag from the left foot, sliding it firmly down the foot to remove the foot scrub. Put both feet into the water. The water would have cooled down which will stimulate the circulation.

Step 4

Remove your feet from the bowl and then place your left foot on the right knee. Get the pumice stone and rub it over the sole. Use firm pressure on the heel and ball, and light pressure on the arch. Now rub the pumice over the top of the foot, using light pressure. This well help improve your skins texture and bring nutrient rich blood to the surface, which will help improve the overall appearance of the foot. Repeat this action on the right foot. If you have callouses then you will need a peddi paddle which you can buy from any chemist. Make sure your foot is damp and then start rubbing where the hard skin is.

Step 5

Trim your nails straight across and then smooth the edges with an emery board. Use a cotton bud (swab) to apply cuticle remover, wait a few minutes, then gently push the cuticle back with a hoof stick (cuticle pusher). You will then need to soak your feet again, carefully clean under the nail. Then dry the feet, apply a clear base coat, polish and top coast, using cotton wool to separate the toes and allowing each layer to dry before applying the next.

Luxury Foot Scrub

This is an excellent recipe that will cleanse and soften the feet. You can use this whenever you feel that your foot needs it. For best results, though, set aside enough time for a long pamper session.

Ingredients

1 Teaspoon each almond oil, jojoba oil and glycerine

1 teaspoon each fullers earth and rock salt

2 teaspoon foaming foot or bath wash

3 drops of essential oil (choose whatever oil you like - lavender is great)

In a small clean bottle, mix the foaming wash, essential oil and glycerine. Shake and set aside while you prepare the other ingrediants. Put the Fullers earth and rock salt into a medium sized dish and mix together. Mix in the almond and jojoba oils. Add the glycerine mixture to the bowl , and mix all the ingrediants together with a metal spoon. You should now have a runny paste.

Lemon verbena and lavender foot bath

Ingredients

15 grams dried lemon verbena

2 tablespoons of dried lavender

5 drops lavender essential oil

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Put the lemon verbena and lavender into a basin and pour in enough hot water to cover the feet. When it has cooled add the lavender oil and cider vinegar. Sit down and immerse your feet in the bath for 15 minutes. Dry your feet properly afterwards.

To make a pedicure kit you will need:

Nail-polish remover - try and buy a conditioning one

Cotton wool - great for removing nail polish and also useful for separating toes

Nail brush or orange stick - (tip covered with cotton wool) Great for cleaning under the nail

Hoof stick or cotton buds - Vital for pushing back cuticles

Toenail Clippers - These are often easier than using scissors

Emery Board - Toenails are harder than fingernails so you’ll need a strong one

Nail polish and a clear top coat - great for sealing the polish and preventing chipping

This post was requested by Debbie R.