Natural beauty is in fashion today. Eyelashes and nails of extraordinary length fade into the background, as well as an abundant layer of makeup. A well-groomed woman looks much prettier. However, becoming one is not so easy. To be well-groomed from top to toe, you need to constantly look after yourself, do not forget about manicure, hair, and in the summer, also about the feet.
Scrub
You can't wear open sandals with stilettos or wedges without first having a pedicure, and an important part of it is caring for your heels and feet. And for these purposes it is not at all necessary to visit a beauty salon, because there is a foot scrub. It is this remedy that is a magical panacea that allows you to quickly and at no cost bring your feet into excellent condition.
To achieve a really good effect, there is no need to buy a cosmetic product in the store. It is quite possible to prepare a foot scrub at home. And he will cope with rough skin no worse. And cook it on your ownnot difficult at all.
Product description
It would seem, why worry so much about rough skin on the legs, if it's natural? But you can’t argue with the fact that numerous cracks, corns and calluses do not decorate at all. In addition, in addition to the fact that a foot scrub gets rid of dead, old skin cells, it is also able to get rid of microorganisms that accumulate in the dead layer, causing unpleasant foot odor. And the very process of applying a scrub is nothing more than a massage of the limbs, which allows you to disperse the blood through the veins, improving, among other things, nail growth.
The main component is abrasive
The composition of any scrub should traditionally include some kind of exfoliating component, called an abrasive. These are small hard grains, which, when rubbed against the skin, remove everything that is dead and unnecessary. Foot scrub is no exception. For its manufacture, ground sea s alt, coffee beans are usually used. In addition to these standard options, you can also use semolina or buckwheat, chopped apricot pits, walnut shells. Such tools are a little more difficult to prepare, but they do a much better job with their main task. Next, consider some foot scrub recipes.
Basis
In addition to the abrasive, you need to take care of the base. It should be light, but nutritious, and even better if, for all that, it also has a softening effect. As a basis for a foot scrub, any vegetable oil that can only be found oncuisine: olive or sunflower. Another option is to buy a special composition for these purposes, since the choice today is simply huge.
In stores and pharmacies you can buy linseed, sea buckthorn, coconut, grape seed or walnut oil. Also, the base can be sour cream or cream with a high percentage of fat. The most common cream used by a woman in her daily care will also be an excellent solution.
S alty
Speaking of how to make a foot scrub at home, you should pay attention to choosing the right recipe. The most affordable, effective and therefore popular are s alt and coffee scrubs. To prepare the first, you will need 3 tablespoons of s alt (it is better to take sea s alt) and about 150 milliliters of liquid soap. Then, to the resulting mixture, you need to add a little bit of essential oil (optional), and then apply on the feet. It is recommended to massage the legs with this scrub for no more than 10 minutes. Then rinse off with warm water. It is extremely important to remember that soap should be without additional fragrances, the most common. When choosing the right essential oil, it's best to opt for rosemary or apricot varieties.
Coffee
The ground coffee bean foot scrub is also easy to make. It needs about 1 tablespoon of ground coffee, the same amount of cinnamon and cocoa powder. All 3 ingredients must be mixed, and then add another spoonful of sugar and 150 milliliters of any base oil.
Massaging the feet also costs about 10 minutes. After a while, everything is washed off with water. The advantage of such a scrub is that, in addition to removing the dead layer of the epithelium, cocoa perfectly moisturizes the skin. In essence, the coffee product acts as a foot scrub cream, moisturizing and scrubbing at the same time.
Girls' opinion about coffee and s alt remedy
These funds are really simple, and most importantly, affordable for any woman. In terms of effectiveness, coffee or s alt foot scrubs seem to work great. Reviews are the best confirmation of this. As many say, these products exfoliate perfectly, but girls also note that the effect is short-lived. Therefore, the scrubbing procedure should be carried out at least once a week. If you can't do this as often, you can try other foot scrub recipes with a harder abrasive.
With semolina
These are semolina products or apricot peeling. A semolina scrub can be made from a tablespoon of ground cereal (so-called semolina flour) and half a tablespoon of any cream.
It is necessary to bring the mixture to a homogeneous consistency, then proceed to apply to the feet and massage. Do not keep the composition on the feet for more than 10 minutes. Women who use this scrub say that the skin after it becomes not only clean, but also softer and more delicate.
Apricot Scrub
For an apricot scrub, you will need dry crushed apricot or peach pits. Particlesshould be as small as possible, it is desirable that it is impossible to separate one grain from the others by eye. The resulting abrasive in the amount of 2 tablespoons is combined with oil (1-1.5 tablespoons), a few drops of lavender or sage essential oil. Everything is applied to the heels, massaged for about 5 or 7 minutes, and then removed.
This recipe is very good, but in order to consolidate the effect, after the scrub, you need to flavor the skin of the feet with a moisturizer. Apricot peeling is great for those who have rather rough skin. Those who have not too runny heels, it is better to refrain from such a harsh remedy and opt for something more gentle, for example, a product based on oatmeal.
To prepare it, you need to mix 2 tablespoons of soaked oatmeal with 1 tablespoon of honey and massage your feet for 5 minutes. Such a scrub also does a great job with unpleasant microorganisms.
From ingrown hairs
In addition to treating feet, home scrubs do a good job with ingrown hairs. For these purposes, the s alt remedy described above is also suitable, but, in principle, the list of "helpers" of a modern young lady is not limited to them alone. Now we will tell you how to make a homemade foot scrub for ingrown hairs. To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of bodyagi powder and the same amount of hydrogen peroxide. The composition is rubbed into the places of hair ingrown into the skin for 10 minutes and washed off with water.
After all the manipulations, you need to lubricate the skin with cream. Another option that solves the same problem is an aspirin scrub. You will need about 4 crushed tablets, a teaspoon of honey and some water. All this is mixed and applied locally, only on problem areas. After 15 minutes, it is removed with warm water.
Conclusion
Whatever foot scrub you choose, you should always remember that it is important not only to follow the recipe completely, especially paying attention to the ratio of components, but also to follow the rules for performing the scrubbing procedure. Before applying any product, you need to properly steam the skin of the feet in warm water with the addition of your favorite essential oil. Having mastered a few simple recipes that have already become canon, you can start creating your own.
The main thing is not to overdo it with abrasive. And of course, it is important to understand that foot care is not limited to scrubs alone. In addition, there are also special baths with vitamin components like decoctions of herbs or oils, regular massage. And all this should be done not only in the summer, when you can afford to open your heels, but all year round. After all, it is always much easier to maintain something in good condition than to restore something that is in a deplorable state. And the legs are no exception.
