Easy DIY Pedicure at Home: Step-by-Step Foot Care Routine

Our feet carry us everywhere and yet we don't really take care of them so today I'm going to show you how you can properly take care of your feet and pamper them here are a few things we're going to need and some tools and then we can finally start our foot care routine

what happens when you don't take care of your feet is that you get calluses you get extreme dry skin on your heels under your toes and that's where a foot filer.

Foot Filer

comes in this is a foot file and it is used to remove the dead skin from your feet mine has two sides but I only use the one side that is more rough and I'm going to use that today personally for me it works the best when I use it on dry skin so that's what I do and I do it very gently making sure I'm not scratching my skin these are rough these foot files are actually rough and they can really scratch you if you go in too hard so make sure you do it gently also if your skin is sensitive I recommend you to use it after the foot soak that we will be doing in this article but for me personally after hidden trial I have realized that it works the best when I use it on my dry skin before the foot soak so that's what I'm doing the dead skin on your feet is hard to touch so wherever you touch it it's hard and more white that is the dead skin I get most of the dead skin and calluses on my heels and under my toe the biggest toe and that's where I use my foot file and once I'm done as you can see this is the dead skin this is after I'm done filing my feet and all the dead skin is is on my foot file and now how do we take it off we wash it with water whenever you have a full foot file or even nail file for hands you can just wash it and put it under running water and it will be good as new you don't have to scrub it or wash it in any other way just keep it under running water for a minute or two.

Nails

and it will be new and now we're going to take care of our nails now these are the tools and I wanted to mention here that whatever tools you use you should always clean them before and after use with an alcohol pad so that's what I did and I like to keep my toenails really short because I feel like that looks the most tidy on my feet and I keep them really really short as you can see you can hardly see the white part and I could see on one of the toes so I'm cutting the nail on that one and I cut them really flat I don't really shape them that much I don't really work hard on my toenails uh I just keep them flat and short and do a light nail polish on them so after cutting my nails clean C and I cut them 2 days ago but this is all I do for my toenails so if you want to keep them long it's up to you but I like to keep them short and really flat and after this you can remove any hair.

Foot Soak

that you have on your toes some people have them so this is a good time to remove that hair on your feet and then we are going to do this foot soak I am filling this plastic tub with some warm water you can take the tap water it doesn't matter or you can boil it on the pot but make sure it's not too hot it just has to to be a little warm to soften the skin and then make sure you have everything before you sit in for the foot soak because once you're in the water it will be hard to move around because your feet will be all wet and I'm using this body wash this is from Dove this is amazing it smells incredible and it's so hydrating you can use any body wash that you use for showers I'm using this one because it smells really good and then we also going to use a body scrub I'm using the one from Dove I really like it and then I'm just shaking the water trying to dissolve the body wash that I put in making it more foamy and you can see the bubbles coming up and my inner child is so happy right now the bubbles I love them I love how the surface on the water and then to make this foot soak more.

Scrub

relaxing and spa-like experience I got some roses and I am going to add one of them to the foot soak these smelled so good and I picked the light one because I don't know it looked so pretty and I'm adding the petals and now we have that spaik soak and it's finally time to soak our feet into the water something about this whole process was so relaxing I do this once a month sometimes twice a month if I have time but usually I do it once a month and putting your feet in warm water that smells so good it's so relaxing and I put on some good music when I do this and after about 20 minutes it's time to give your feet a good scrub you can also use exfoliating gloves if if you don't have a body scrub but a body scrub will give you a deeper exfoliation so I do recommend it and then it's time to put on some scrub in this whole routine this is the step that takes the most time for me I make sure I get all the parts off my feet I scrub every inch of my feet during this process and I take my time doing this I also mentioned this in my hand care routine when I scrub my hands because you you don't do it every day right so you do it once in a while and you deserve all the love and time so if you're going to do it do it properly I get the heels and sometimes I get dry skin and that also gets darker because of my sandals because the sandal keeps hitting the feet on the same spots so I make sure I get all those spots so that everything is nice and clean and the dead skin is off my feet are soft so as you can see and I didn't even even record the whole thing here I just recorded half of it that's how much time I take when I scrubbing my feet so if you're doing this do it properly after a.

Cuticles

good scrub I'm going to wash it and then Pat them dry with a towel and now it's time to take care of our cuticles off our toes I'm using the same tool that I used in my hand cartine for my fingers and this time I'm using the other end of that tool this tool is not sharp it looks dangerous and scary but it's not and this is how I hold it I hold this tool flat to my nail surface and then I work on the cuticles and as you can see the cuticles are coming off so easily this is all the dead cuticle that came off from the biggest toe and luckily the cuticles on my toes are not as stubbor as my fingers so I don't have to use a cuticle Nipper and I just use this tool and the cuticles come off and my nails my toenails start looking really really tidy so this process is easier and I'm just working on my cuticles if you haven't done this cuticle work before I recommend you to read my hand care routine because I do explain in that and then I take this little tool and I clean under the toenails because sometimes I get dead skin there too and you might too A lot of people do so make sure you clean the you clean under the nails and also above the nails and then I also scoop any leftover cuticles that were not that I didn't get before and then I just clean it with a paper napkin and.

Foot File

then at this point you can use the foot file if you didn't use it before as I said if your skin is sensitive you should not use it on dry skin so after the foot soak after patting your feet dry at this point you can use the foot file I already used it before so I'm not going to do it again and now we're going to do a foot mask these are finely ground oats and I'm mixing some cold milk in it to make a paste this mask is so soothing and so hydrating after making it you have to leave it for 5 minutes and it will get goopy and sticky and that's when it's really really effective so after 5 minutes of making.

Foot Mask

this paste you can start applying it on your feet this process is really messy okay this mask is really messy and this whole routine is really messy so for me I do it before I take a shower and I usually do it in my bathroom today I'm doing it in my room only because the lighting is better here and I was filming it otherwise I do it in my bathroom because the whole thing is so messy even the foot soak and everything else so I do recommend doing it in the bathroom if you can and here I'm applying the mask on my whole feet go ahead and use it on your lik to if you made some extra like I did I make sure I get all the parts I do not apply it on the heels because then how will I rest my feet I only apply it on the upper part of my feet but I make sure I'm covering the whole part and including the toes and the parts where I feel like there's more dead skin milk is also a gentle exfoliator that's why I use it in my masks I love it if you have seen my hand care routine I used a detoxifying mask and I added cold milk in that that was the purpose of that as well because milk is a very gentle exfoliator and it also has really good hydrating properties that's why I use it in my mask so I just completely cover my feet in this mask and I also want to mention here this mask is really hard to take off and once it dries so make sure it's a little damp and wash it off it's still effective 10 minutes are enough to use.

Lotion

this mask and then we are going to apply a lotion and sealing the moisture I'm using this Vaseline Advanced repair this is a great lotion alternatively you can use body butters from The Body Shop these are great and smell incredible but mine is finished so I'm going to use the Vaseline one and then to seal in the moisture I'm going to use this body Gel Oil this is a great product I love it so much it seals in the moisture and keeps your skin hydrated for a very long time these two in combination are so good.

Foot Massage

while my skin is still Dam I'm going to start applying lotion and this is a really good time to give yourself a foot massage right now my feet were feeling so soft the dead skin is all gone and my feet feel so silky and smooth they're also brighter because of the milk and because of the mask the oat mask and I am just covering all the parts of my feet and you can see my you can see my heels you saw them in the beginning and they are they have no dead skin on them anymore and they are so soft they felt so soft and after I do any routine any selfcare routine I feel taken care of and I feel so good not only physically but mentally I feel so good so I'm giving myself a nice massage a nice foot massage take your time you deserve the love your feet deserve the love so take your time during every step of your self-care routines and massage your feet gently after this I'm going to seal in the moisture this is a gel oil as you can see the consistency is a gel and a little goes a long way so do not apply too much otherwise it will not absorb and it will get on your clothes so I use a little and then it absorbs and seals in the moisture that we applied before I make sure to get in between the toes and on the heels on the ankles this is my time and I am going to fully enjoy this so again I'm giving myself a nice deep foot massage and I'm absorbing the lotion and the gel oil in my feet and my feet feel really silky and really soft and really smooth I also want to mention

Foot Care Tip

here that if you don't have the Vaseline Gel Oil you can use the petroleum jelly instead and this will also help sealing the moisture but if you can get the body Gel Oil I highly recommend it here's a tip for you whatever is left use it on your hands I always do this in my routines if I'm doing a hand cartine I use the rest on my feet and if I'm doing a foot cartine I use the rest of the products on my hands and everything gets the benefit and then I'm going to dehydrate my nails because we are going to apply some nail polish dehydrating your nails before applying a nail polish will help the nail polish stick better to your nails and it will also make your manicure or picure last so much longer the nail polish that you apply so I am dehydrating my nails with some nail polish remover I have a detailed article on how to apply nail polish perfectly on your fingers or on your toes so if you're interested in that you can go visit my website I will also link it in the description box I am applying this red color I us usually prefer nudes for my toenails but today I'm in the mood for this red nail polish so I'm going to use that and of course we cannot forget the base coats and the top coats and the cuticle oils so for my base coat I always use this nail nourisher from La girl you can use any base coat from the market that you like but I like to use this nail nourisher because it doubles the benefit of the base coat so I'm using this and I'm quickly using this as you can see uh as you can as as I'm saying what I'm missing guys it's the middle of the night when I'm doing this voiceover so sometimes I'm messing up I don't know what I'm saying but after applying the base coat I'm going to let it dry and then I'm going to start applying this nail polish and then I'm going to use a glossy top coat on it this is from Daiso and most of my nail polishes are from Daiso and then we cannot forget the cuticle oil because our cuticles need hydration and we don't want them to be crusty so I'm applying this cuticle oil sometimes I like to massage in the cuticle oil as well and our feet are ready and then here's a thing guys your feet also deserve sun protection it's summer even in Winter you should use it but especially in summers you should definitely use sunscreen and here I am failing to make a heart on my feet so let's just massage it I always use sun protection on my feet especially in summers and especially when I'm wearing open shoes or sandals I know most of you 90% of you reading this article right now don't use sunscreen on your feet comment below and let me me know how many of you reading this right now use sun protection on your feet every day no but in all seriousness you have to use sun protection on your feet your feet deserve all the love your feet carry you around all day long you have to keep them healthy you have to take care of them anyways this is the end of the fot care routine I hope you really enjoyed this article and learned a lot and let me know what you think of it and I'll see you soon in another article take care.