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Pedicure can be done at home. It is a simple procedure of 25-30 minutes. It starts with cutting nails, giving it shape, feet bath, massage and lastly applying nail polish. Pedicure helps to remove the dead skin from the feet along with the dirt that settles down deep inside the pores.

It is essential to pamper the feet in today’s hasty lifestyle that demands indefinite physical body movements like walking, running and standing etc. In all these activities feet holds up the entire body weight and exerts most thereby gets stressed out. Hence, cosset the feet with Pedicure. It can be done either professionally at beauty salons or at home in few simple steps.

First gather all the things that shall be required for pedicure. Besides, too much movement in between the pedicure will not give complete rest to the legs. The things required are nail polish remover, ear bud, nail cutter, nail file, napkins, towel, olive oil, tub half filled with slightly hot water, pumice stone, rock salt, rose water, fresh flower petals, one lemon, herbal shampoo, cream and moisturizer. Subsequently, begin the process to coddle the feet.

Step 1: Clean the feet under the running tap water and wipe it off with a napkin. Dip the ear bud in the nail polish remover and remove the old nail polish from the nails.

Step 2: In the tub half filled with hot water, add half teaspoon olive oil, one teaspoon herbal shampoo, half lemon juice, little rock salt, few drops of rose water and fresh flower petals. Now immerse the feet in this water for 10-15 minutes. In between keep scrubbing the heels and toe with pumice stone to remove the dead skin. Past 15 minutes, take out the feet from the tub and wipe with a napkin.

Step 3: Push back the cuticles with orange stick very gently. Apply one drop of olive oil on each nail and massage well. Now massage entire feet with a regular massage cream for 7-8 minutes.

Step 4: Nails would become soft now, so proceed to cut the nails with the help of a nail cutter. It is always advised to keep the nails of the feet short else it restricts the free movement and become prone to frequent chipping. Then give the desired shape to the nails using nail filer. For the toe nail, move the nail file to and fro while for other nails move the file only in one direction.

Step 5: Dip the towel in hot water having the left over half lemon juice, squeeze the extra water and wrap this towel around the feet for 2-3 minutes. Repeat it once more. It can be done alternatively on each leg.

Step 6: Now thoroughly dry the feet with a napkin. Ensure to wipe off well in between the leg fingers because any moisture left can lead to fungus or some other infection.

Step 7: In this last step apply the nail polish. In order to enhance the color of the nail polish, first apply the base coat (transparent nail polish) followed by other colored nail polish.

Pedicure is the best mode of making legs beautiful and attractive. It also grabs the attention of any passer by. In these few steps one can easily take very good care of feet after all we all know that little care brings a lot of difference!

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