Tips To Get Salon Like Pedicure At Home

How to do a great pedicure at home

Getting a pedicure is one of the best ways to pamper yourself. However, booking a salon appointment for a great pedicure is not necessary, you can do it in the comfort of your own home all by yourself.

Here is how to do a great pedicure at home. All you need are a couple of essentials like a tub of warm water, bath salt or shampoo, a good foot scrub, nail clippers, cuticle pusher, nail file, pumice stone or foot file, nail scrubber, nail polish remover, cuticle cream, a clean towel, moisturizer and cotton pads.

* Start with a clean canvas

Using a nail paint remover, remove the old nail polish with a cotton ball/pad.Then, clip your nails using a nail cutter, but make sure you cut across straight. Don’t cut corners too deep, or you will end up with painful ingrown nails.Decide the shape of your nails (square, oval, pointed, or squoval) and you can file them accordingly.Use a nail filer to shape the nail to the desired shape. Do the filing with enough force to reshape the nail, but be gentle enough not to weaken them. Resist doing the back and forth motion across the tip of the nail, as it will weaken them. Instead, file in a single direction to get the desired shape.

* Soak and scrub

Soaking your feet in warm, fragrant water is a great way to relax and unwind after a stressful day.Fill up some warm water in a tub to cover your ankles. If you want it plain and simple, you can just add shampoo and a few crystals of rock salt into the liquid. You can also add a few drops of essential oil if you have any at home. These usually calm the nerves and give your feet the spa treatment they deserve.Sit comfortably and soak your feet for a good 15-20 minutes.Dry your feet with a towel. Massage a little cuticle cream on the base of your toenails. While the cream softens the dead skin, scrub your skin using a pumice stone. You can also use a foot file instead of a pumice stone. Remember, the key is to be firm, yet gentle.

* Care for your cuticles

Remove the cuticle cream, and push your cuticles with an angled cuticle pusher. Cuticles are the soft skin at the bottom of your nail where the fingernail cartilage and skin meet. With the help of the cuticle remover cream, remove the cuticles. Never cut your cuticles. This removal of the cuticle helps your nail grow and promotes healthy nails. Make sure you are gentle. Scrub your nails using a nail scrubber. Quickly wipe your feet with a towel.

* Exfoliate

Use a scrub to exfoliate your feet. You could use a foot scrub or a face scrub for this. Scrub your heels, soles, and don’t forget the areas between your toes, and the sides of your feet. Scrub your ankles too.

* Moisturize

Your feet are now fresh and clean, but you need to moisturize them for that ultimate feeling of rejuvenation. Any heavy moisturizer should do. If you are not a fan of moisturizers, you can also use a mixture of almond oil and olive oil to massage your feet post the cleaning process. Massage your feet, ankles, and calf muscles for about 10 minutes. Once you are happy, you can apply a fresh coat of nail polish on your feet.

* Polish it up

Once you are done with all the above steps, you can polish your nails with a nail colour of your favourite shade.Apply a base coat on your nails first. You can also apply a transparent or a white nail polish as the base coat. Then, apply the shade of your choice and let it dry for some time.Apply another coat over it and once the second coat also dries out, seal it with a top coat. This will enhance the appearance of your nails.