I have very dry skin and I have learned to take care of my skin, toes and hands. I am also allergic to many products so I must be very careful what I use.
~O FEET O~
OUR FEET ARE THE MOST NEGLECTED PART OF OUR BODY:
Did you know that by the time you are 50 years old you will have walked 124, 000 kilometres/75, 000 miles? That’s more than walking the circumference of the World more that 3 times!
It’s fortunate that our feet were designed to take all of this stress.
Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles. That means 1/4 of our body is in one foot!
Each foot has 250, 000 sweat glands that take up to a ½ a pint of water out of our body each day.
The Sun, (even in the Winter), can cause your skin to dry out. Please use a sun screen that has at least a 15 SPF, (Sun Protection Factor), on your face, legs and arms once a day/
WHAT I DO:
I have very hard nails so I have to cut them before I can make them smooth by filing them. I cut and file them straight. If I don’t do this I get an ingrown toe nail and that hurts a lot.
I used to use a cream that was water based but I find that it was not strong enough to remove the calluses. I never use a callus scraper because once you do you get more of them. I use a product called Bag Balm, (in Canada you can by it at a Drug Store), and it is sold in Stores that sell products for Animals. If I am on a beach I walk a lot on the sand because it’s a natural way of removing the calluses.
I find that if I take to many baths my skin gets drier. I love baths so I do take one once a week and put a little Epson Salts and Baby Oil into to it.
When I shower I use an Avon Bath wash and after I get out of the bath or shower, (before I apply the Bag Balm), I use an Avon Body Cream.
I use to push back my cuticles and clip my hangnails off. I learned long ago that I shouldn’t be clipping my hangnails as it caused a few infections. I just heard that I shouldn’t be pushing my cuticles back because I have lost ½ inch of this protective skin.
I have one ugly toe because I have onychomysosis. It’s not painful but I don’t like the thought of having fungus growing under my toe. There is an expensive treatment that only lasts a year so I soak this toe in tea tree oil twice a day.
I wear low shoes that fit properly and that stops be from getting bunions, corns and calluses.
~O HANDS O~
I cut my nails short, (strait across), and then file then to make them smooth.
If I have any stains on my fingers I cut off a 1/4 of a lemon and rub my skin until the stain is gone.
I soak my hands in Dishpan soap before I give myself a manicure. I don’t cut my cuticles or push them back. I do clean the guck under my nails
I finish my manicure by buffing my nails. Then I put on an Avon Hand Cream and the Bag Balm. I apply both up my arms as well.
~O MY CONCLUSION O~
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