How to Give a Man a Pedicure

Men can enjoy pedicures just as much as women do.

Though it's tempting to consider pedicures and other spa treatments women's pastimes, men can benefit from these treatments as well. Over the past decade, the stigma has largely disappeared from beauty treatments for men, and men increasingly take pleasure in receiving pedicures. However, a man's pedicure is not identical to a woman's, because it usually does not involve nail polish. Nevertheless, a male pedicure can smooth and groom the feet in pleasant ways.

Things You'll Need

• Basin
• Bath salts
• Small brush (such as a nail brush)
• Pumice
• Nail clippers or scissors
• Nail file
• Cuticle stick
• Lotion
• Body or foot scrub

Instructions

1. Cover the bottom of a basin with bath salts, then fill the basin three-quarters full with warm water. If the bath salts do not fully dissolve as you cover them with water, stir the water with your hand until they disappear completely.

2. Soak the man's feet in the basin for five to 10 minutes. This will relax him and soften the skin of his feet.

3. Take one foot out of the soak and brush it gently but firmly with the small brush to remove dead skin. When you have finished one foot, rub it with a body or foot scrub and replace it in the basin, then repeat the process with the other foot.

4. Polish each foot gently with the pumice stone to remove stubborn calluses that the brush did not remove.

5. Take your feet out of the basin and dry them completely with a towel. Apply lotion as desired.

6. Push back the cuticles of your toenails gently so that they are closer to your skin, using a cuticle stick, also known as an orange stick. Rubbing lotion on each toe beforehand will ease this process. Repeat with all five toes, then the other foot.

References

• Pedicures and Footcare: Men Pedicure
• Real Life Solutions: How to Give Yourself a Pedicure