Give Yourself A Pedicure At Home

Good foot hygiene should be a given for any person, male or female. But not everybody has the time, inclination, or cash to go to a salon or pedicure parlor just so some stranger can mess around with their feet.

If you're a tightwad like me, and don't want to bother paying for something that can easily be done in the comfort of your own home; you're in luck. Getting an at home pedicure doesn't really require much training. If you have the right tools and a little bit of time, you could easily give yourself a pedicure.


There are a few things you'll need to enjoy a complete at home pedicure. Soap and warm water, acetone, lotion, acetone, nail polish, foot powder, a nail cutter and nail file, a pumice stone and a nail brush, some cotton balls, and a basin big enough to serve as a footbath.


All of these things can usually be found around the house, but if you find yourself short on a couple of things, all you need to do is pop over to the nearest drug store; all of these supplies are usually available there.


Pampering your tootsies can actually take a number of steps. The first step is to soften them up. Find a comfy chair, pour some warm, soapy water into that washbasin, and soak them for about five minutes. This'll soften your toenails and whatever calluses you might have, making them a lot easier to deal with.


Replacing the soap in your water with some Epsom salt and some essential oils can not only give your feet an extra boost, but you get the added benefit of getting a room that smells totally luxe.


After softening your feet up though, soak some of your cotton with acetone and remove any nail polish you have from your toenails. Acetone or any other form of nail polish remover can be really drying to the nail and the skin around it, so keep the dryness at bay by dabbing a bit of olive oil or lotion to your cuticles before breaking out the nail polish remover.


When you've gotten all the nail polish out of your toenails, trim them and file them to keep them short and healthy. Make sure that the rest of your feet are clean by getting between your toes and down on your heels with the pumice stone and the nailbrush. When that's done, soak your feet again for some extra pampering. Dry your feet completely and then slather your feet and ankles with some extra-rich lotion.


To keep those tootsies from getting stinky, dust some foot powder between your toes and if you want to go to bare, you're good to go from there. In my personal opinion though, no at home pedicure is complete without a layer of bright-colored nail polish.


Apply a base coat, wait for it to dry, paint on the nail polish color of your choice, and put on the topcoat. A good pampering can be a lot cheaper and easier to get that you expect. It's pretty easy to give yourself a pedicure if you want one. All you need to do is make the time for it.


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