How To Do Home Pedicure

Body Care

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By Super Admin

Thursday, June 30, 2011, 13:53

Feet are sometimes the forsaken features that crave to be attended to. They cannot be ignored as beautified feet provides the completion of a beautifully defined 'you'. Hence feet care is essential and here are some

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simple pedicure steps that go into adding beauty to your feet.

Things Needed

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Nail Cutter

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Nail Filer

Nail Brush

Cuticle Cutter

Cuticle Pusher

Pumice Stone

Foot Scraper

Orange stick

Basins

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Materials

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Acetone

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Bath salts

Epsom salts

Liquid soap

Hydrogen peroxide

Moisturizing lotion

Cuticle remove

Nail polish
Luke warm water

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Home Pedicure

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Remove existing nail polish with cotton dipped in acetone. Cotton band is better than cotton balls as they tend to stick to the nail

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Soak your feet in luke-warm water with liquid soap and Hydrogen peroxide. You can also add Epsom salts or bath salts to the water. Soak for 10 minutes

Clean your feet with the nailbrush, foot scraper and pumice stone. The idea is to smoothen the skin.

Remove your feet from the basin

Cut your toenail straight across which helps prevent ingrown toenails

After cutting your toenails, file them to make the edges smooth

To the base of the skin, apply cuticle remove and rub in. Slowly push the skin back with an orange stick to the
place where it meets the skin

You can use a cuticle moisturizer if the cuticles do not push back.

Massage your feet with a moisturizing lotion

You can also use an exfoliating lotion if your skin is too dry

You can also massage your feet with a good cream.

Separate your toes with cotton in between them

Apply the first coat of nail polish and allow it to dry for some time

Clean up any stray polish on the toes and apply the second coat and allow it to dry.

Add a clear coat of polish once dried.

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Your feet are now ready to add charm to your beauty.