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Aching feet: Nothing is more ageing than the walk of a woman whose feet hurt. Aching, tired feet cause a halting walk, which has no spring or lift, simply because you can’t stand the pain of the weight pressing on your arches. The pain increases with each pound above the normal weight for your age and height, so watch your weight.
Daily routine: Aim for a daily bath or foot soak. With a soak, start by wiggling your toes in warm water, then add hot and finally cold water. This simple routine, especially at the end of a day, draws the blood to the feet and closes the pores, leaving the feet refreshed and feeling lighter than they have done all day. Add bath salts or even table salts for foot baths to help diminish the tired feeling in aching joints.
Regular maintenance: Daily, or several times a week, tackle minor blemishes. Use a pumice stone to get rid of dried hard skin. Foot creams and oils, applied regularly, help to reduce the horny pads on the heel and ball of the foot. Toenails need regular trimming. Cut them straight across and use an emery board for filing at the corners.
Foot exercises: Strengthen arches by walking about on the outside of your feet or on tiptoes. Swimming is also great exercise, although nothing beats walking barefoot. Children especially should be allowed to run about barefoot as much as possible in warm weather.
Daily massage: Massage feet once a day after your bath or shower, using a body lotion or moisturizer. When your feet ache, rub them briskly with cologne.
Hot foot: If perspiration is your problem, splash on astringent, let it dry, then dust your feet with talc.
Banish bunions: If you want to discourage bunions, try this exercise— hold your foot in one hand and your big toe in the other. Gently pull it apart from the other toes and rotate it, again with a gentle movement.
Pedicure routine: Soak your feet in warm, soapy water (while you bathe or shower). Smooth any rough spots by rubbing them with a pumice stone or abrasive lotion. Clip nails straight across using nail nippers. File smooth using a nail file or emery board. Push back cuticles using a cuticle pusher.
Foot Infections: These are quite common and are usually caused by fungi living on the sole between the toes and under the nails. If you suspect trouble of that sort, see your doctor. It’s important that these conditions are cleared up speeding, or they soon spread.
Ingrown toenails: See your doctor or a chiropodist if your nails start to grow inwards. Don’t try to resolve the problem yourself.
Stubborn corns: Go to a chiropodist if you have stubborn corns or a build-up of hard skin.
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