How to Give Yourself an All Natural Pedicure

You will walk almost one hundred and twenty thousand miles in your lifetime. Each day, your feet take a beating. To keep up with your busy lifestyle, you need to take care of your feet; so why not pamper them with a natural pedicure that will keep them healthy and beautiful for the years (and miles) to come.

Things You'll Need

• Cotton balls or pads
• Non-acetone, fragrance free polish remover (such as Honeybee Garden's Odorless Polish Remover)
• Bowl or tub, large enough to put both feet in
• Epsom salts
• Clean, soft towel
• Pumice stone
• Toenail clippers
• Emery board
• Orange stick (wooden cuticle pusher)
• Carrier oil (such as almond, coconut, grapeseed or jojoba)
• Foot lotion (such as Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme)
• Pair of clean, white cotton socks

Instructions

1. Remove polish using cotton balls or pads and non-acetone polish remover.

2. Soak your feet for five to ten minutes in a warm (not hot) foot bath. For an extra treat, add half a cup of Epsom salts to the water to relax and refresh your feet.

3. Pat your feet dry with a towel, paying extra attention to the spaces in between your toes.

4. Slough away dead skin using a pumice stone. Rub gently in a circular motion, paying extra attention to your heels and the balls of your feet.

5. Trim your toenails using toenail clippers. Cut straight across to help prevent ingrown toenails.

6. File your toenails with an emery board. File straight across, gently rounding the edges. Do not file down the sides of your nails.

7. Clean under your nails using the pointed end of an orange stick.

8. Rinse your feet with warm water to wash off any dead skin and emery board dust. Pat your feet dry again.

9. Use the flattened end of the orange stick to push back overgrown cuticles. Massage a drop of essential oil (such as almond or coconut) into the cuticle.

10. Massage a rich foot lotion into your feet. Concentrate on your heels, and the balls of your feet, as these areas are especially prone to calluses.

11. Slip your feet into a fresh pair of white cotton socks. The socks will help your skin absorb the lotion to moisturize and replenish your feet.

12. Kick back, relax and put your feet up.