For dry cracked heels:
Warm olive or almond oil or jojoba oil for about 3 to 5 seconds and apply it to your feet. Massage the areas that need extra attention. Wrap your feet in saran wrap and then wear cotton socks. Of course, this would be at night. You can do the same in the AM,minus the plastic wrap.
You could also try, Elizabeth Arden's 8 hour cream, it is a bit like petroleum jelly, kind of sticky and can be used on any part of the body. One tube lasts a long time and is very reasonably priced.
Ask your pedicurist not to use a razor on your heels, just to use a scrub.
For you toe nails:
Use tea tree oil (anti-fungal properties), by soaking a Q-tip in the oil and then lightly massage the nail. Please make sure not to put the Q-tip in the bottle, instead pour some into your hand. Also as a habit, try and use cotton socks, I know they're hard to find, but they're out there somewhere.
I paint my toe nails only for about 4 months in summer, and irrespective of how expensive your brand of nail polish is, most of them leave your nails discolored. There is supposedly a Polish brand, Inglot, that has a nail varnish that is breathable. I have yet to try it, but have read rave reviews about it.
Shoes: Leather shoes, or canvas shoes are excellent. Stay away from Pleather or anything synthetic.
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For dry cracked heels:
Warm olive or almond oil or jojoba oil for about 3 to 5 seconds and apply it to your feet. Massage the areas that need extra attention. Wrap your feet in saran wrap and then wear cotton socks. Of course, this would be at night. You can do the same in the AM,minus the plastic wrap.
You could also try, Elizabeth Arden's 8 hour cream, it is a bit like petroleum jelly, kind of sticky and can be used on any part of the body. One tube lasts a long time and is very reasonably priced.
Ask your pedicurist not to use a razor on your heels, just to use a scrub.
For you toe nails:
Use tea tree oil (anti-fungal properties), by soaking a Q-tip in the oil and then lightly massage the nail. Please make sure not to put the Q-tip in the bottle, instead pour some into your hand. Also as a habit, try and use cotton socks, I know they're hard to find, but they're out there somewhere.
I paint my toe nails only for about 4 months in summer, and irrespective of how expensive your brand of nail polish is, most of them leave your nails discolored. There is supposedly a Polish brand, Inglot, that has a nail varnish that is breathable. I have yet to try it, but have read rave reviews about it.
Shoes: Leather shoes, or canvas shoes are excellent. Stay away from Pleather or anything synthetic.
Hope this helps.
March 8, 2010 - 7:25amThis Comment
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