2009/10/04

Barefoot

Feet support the weight of the whole body and, still, are the most forgotten area. After a long working day, spoiling them can make the difference.

Hidden, we notice them barely but when spring comes and we start wearing sandals, then we come across the disaster, feet that seem eager to play a horror film, dry and rough. To keep them like a baby takes some nice and easy pampering every day.

Doubtless, heels make look fabulous, optically enlargening our legs and making us look better proportioned, but they are harmful mostly if they are over 5 cm and stilettos. Not for free, they are the cause of several low labor and in United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph newspaper, in late September it’s been debated to banned them at work, as the wearers could suffer of “short-term health problems or longer terms injuries to their knees”, Lorraine Jones, of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists says. So, whenever possible avoid them and remember that very flat shoes are as harmful for your health.

If you work standing, use compression stockings for improving your blood circulation and if you use safety footwear, use socks off that would make your feet feel more comfortable.

At home, use a massage roller for feet. It’s made of interconnected rollers that will relax your sole after walking over them. Then you can go for a bath or if you need an extra, a spa (Scholl Party Feet Foot Spa or Ufesa Foot Spa Aqua Plus Relax). Pour bath salt (The Body Shop Peppermint Reviving Foot Soak), and enjoy for a few minutes. Next, clean with the appropriate washer, dry your feet, and apply a cream to soften them, better with lavender or mint in its formulation (Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle High Comfort Foot Cream or Lush Fair Trade Foot Lotion).

Weekly, you can go for a pedicure, with a scrub (The Body Shop Peppermint Soothing Scrub) and a mask (Yves Rocher Lavande Essentielle 3-minute Restorative Mask Sore Feet or The Body Shop Peppermint Purifying Foot Mask), and sleep with moisturising socks (Bliss Softening Socks). When partying, don’t forget in your bag the plasters (Compeed Blister Hydrocolloid Plasters) and cold spray (Boots Botanics Cooling Foot and Leg Spray or Scholl Party Feet Cool&Refresh Spray).



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