YOUR FEET
Eighty-seven percent of Americans have foot trouble—bunions, corns, calluses, foot odor, etc. Despite their prevalence, however, such problems are not inevitable, most can be prevented via a simple five-step foot-pamperinc regimen…
• Soak your feet at the end of each day. Use lukewarm water along with Dr. Scholl’s Soap ‘n Soak Instant Foot Bath or another product containing sodium bicarbonate. This compound lowers the skin’s acidity, rendering it less susceptible to fungus and calluses.
After soaking, dry your feet thoroughly—especially between your toes.
Massage moisturizer into your heels after each soak. Moisturizer will help prevent skin fissures and calluses. These problems are common in summer—especially if you wear open-heeled shoes.
Use foot powder twice a day. After soaking at night and then again in the morning, dust your feet with Quinsana Deodorant Foot Powder or another product containing the perspiration-fighting agent benzethonium chloride.
Foot powder is especially beneficial during summer months, when foot perspiration is a big problem.
• inspect your toenails once a week. If they need trimming, cut them straight across using a long-handled nail clipper. Each time you trim your nails, scrub your toes and the soles of your feet to remove calluses.
For dry skin, use Kerasal or another foot mask containing salicylic acid or another «keratolytic agent.» This rids the feet of excess keratin, a moisture-repelling protein found in skin.
• Do nightly foot exercises. Before going to bed, spend a few minutes picking up a pencil with your toes…pressing on an imaginary accelerator pedal with each foot…and using your toes to trace the outlines of letters of the alphabet on the floor.
Nightly foot exercises help minimize the foot swelling that inevitably occurs during the day.
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