This DIY Exfoliating Treatment Is Perfect For Extra Dry Feet

Dry winter air impacts all of my pores and skin to some extent, however nowhere does it wreak extra havoc than my heels! They get actually dry and flaky, and if I’m not extraordinarily diligent about making use of lotion, they’ll even develop deep, cracks that may make it painful to stroll.

However I’m hardly the one one who suffers from dry heels, particularly throughout the winter months. So after I lately got here throughout an intriguing therapy that promised to assist exfoliate and revitalize extraordinarily dry toes, I knew I needed to give it a attempt so I may share it right here with you—not only for my very own sake, however for all of ours! 🙂

How Does It Work?

This exfoliating therapy banishes useless pores and skin with the assistance of two family substances I guess you a lot of you have already got available: aspirin and lemon juice! Not solely are aspirin and lemon juice broadly accessible, however they’re additionally cheap and extremely efficient for combating dry pores and skin.

Aspirin incorporates aminosalicylic acid, a cousin of salicylic acid which is usually present in zits therapies. This acid helps break the bond between tough, useless pores and skin cells and the highest layer of your pores and skin, serving to to slough off that robust layer on the underside of your toes that may get so dry throughout the winter. (The consequences of aminosalicylic acid are why aspirin performs a starring position in my favourite DIY toner too!)

Like aspirin, lemon juice additionally incorporates pure acids that not solely assist to take away useless cells, but in addition assist the aminosalicylic acid penetrate extra deeply into the pores and skin. The 2 work collectively to disclose delicate, supple pores and skin from beneath these layers of robust dryness.

So now that you already know what goes into this therapy and the way the substances work, it’s time to discover ways to put it to good use! 🙂

DIY Exfoliating Treatment For Dry Feet

You’ll want:

• 5-6 non-coated aspirin (or 2-Three packets of BC Powder)
• 1 lemon
• Small mixing bowl
• Foot tub, dishpan, or related sized container
• Towel
• Plastic wrap
• Clear socks
• Pumice stone or foot file
• Moisturizing lotion (the richer, the higher!)

Instructions:

Step 1 – Prep

Place the aspirin tablets or aspiring powder your small mixing bowl and set it apart, then replenish your foot tub or dishpan with scorching water. (You’ll come again to the aspirin a little bit later, however it helps to place them someplace simply accessible so that you don’t should go monitoring moist footprints by way of the home in a while!)

Step 2 – Soak

Subsequent, soak your toes within the scorching water for about 20 minutes. Simply earlier than you’re carried out soaking, squeeze as a lot of the juice from the lemon as you possibly can into the bowl of aspirin. Use a fork or spoon to smash up the aspirin tablets (if utilizing) and blend till the aspirin and lemon juice kind a gritty paste.

Step 3 – Apply Aspirin Combination

When your soaking time is up, take your toes out of the water and dry them completely with a towel. Then scoop up a few of the aspirin paste and apply to the bottoms of your toes, paying particular consideration to the dryest areas.

Step 4 – Cowl And Wait

Subsequent, seize the plastic wrap and use it to wrap every of your toes to carry the aspirin combination in place. When your toes are all wrapped up, put a pair of fresh socks on over the plastic wrap to safe it, then depart it on for a minimum of 2 hours.

(It could actually really feel a little bit bizarre and probably slippery to stroll round with the plastic wrap and socks on, so I recommend watching a film, studying a ebook, or engaged on another exercise you are able to do sitting down!)

Step 5 – Rinse And Exfoliate

When the therapy time is up, take away the socks and plastic wrap (ideally in or over your bathtub to keep away from making any messes) and rinse your toes completely. Comply with up with pumice stone or loofah to assist slough off the loosened pores and skin, which ought to come off shockingly simply!

Step 6 – Moisturize

If you’re all carried out, rinse your toes once more after which apply a beneficiant quantity of your favourite wealthy moisturizing lotion (or a superb quantity of Sleep Salve if it’s near bedtime!) Your toes ought to be markedly softer and smoother, and far simpler to maintain hydrated!

So should you’ve been scuffling with dry or cracked heels, give this extra-strength exfoliating therapy a attempt to let me know what you assume!

What kinds of issues do you do to battle winter dryness?