Things You'll Need:
- Plastic bowl
- Baking soda
- Bath oil
- Sea salt
- Hazelnuts or almonds
- Oatmeal
- Honey
- Cocoa butter
- Towel
- Pumice stone
- Toenail clippers
- Cuticle stick
- Nail file
- Egg yolk
- Pineapple juice
- Lemon juice
- Lemon oil
- Nail polish
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Step 1
Soak your feet to soften them. Fill a plastic bowl with warm water. Mix in 1 tbsp. baking soda and 1 tsp. scented bath oil. Soak your feet for 10 to 15 minutes. Discard water.
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Step 2
Loosen dead skin cells by soaking your feet for a second time. Fill the basin with warm water and 1/2 oz. sea salt. Soak for 10 minutes. Pat feet dry with a soft towel.
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Step 3
Exfoliate with a homemade natural paste. Grind 1/4 cup hazelnuts or almonds coarsely. Mix in 1/4 cup dry oatmeal, 2 tbsp. honey and 3 tbsp. cocoa butter. Rub the paste into your feet.
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Step 4
Rub your feet vigorously with a pumice stone to remove dead skin cells. Pay careful attention to the skin on the balls and soles of your feet. Rinse with cool water.
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Step 5
Clean under the tips of your toenails. Clip long nails to a moderate length. File rough edges with an emery board or nail file. Take care not to split or crack soft nails. File in a circular motion, going slowly in both directions.
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Step 6
Make a natural cuticle softener. Mix 1 egg yolk with 1 tbsp. pineapple juice. Add 5 drops of lemon juice and 1 drop of pure lemon essential oil. Apply to the cuticles. Wait a few minutes.
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Step 7
Push the skin back from the cuticles with a cuticle stick. Gently push the skin slightly back from the nail.
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Step 8
Apply nail polish. Begin with a thin layer of clear base coat. Allow this coat to dry. Follow with two coats of your favorite color of nail polish. Finish your perfect nails with a clear top coat for protection.
