Tip Tuesday: Beauty Edition: Happy Feet

For most people, keeping the skin on your feet healthy requires routine exfoliating and moisturizing. Did you know outside of feeling someones forehead for fever, feet is a great way to tell the health of any given person. Shouldn't we want to take care of something in our body that houses a quarter of all our bones? Here are some great tips for keeping your feet happy. :)

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• Massage feet with lanolin based lotion to prevent dryness.

• To prevent ingrown toenails, trim nails straight across not into the corners.

• Keep your feet dry and clean to prevent toenail fungus. Remove workout shoes immediately after working out.

• Relieve swollen feet by alternating hot water soaks (3 mins) with cold water soaks (1 min). Approx 15 mins total.

• Always soak your feet prior to using a pumice stone.

• Having foot pain? Place hands under the arch and press firmly, draw the hands upward past the ankle for a quick relief.

• Be certain that your shoes fit with room to wiggle your toes.

• Try not to cross your legs when you sit down. This can limit circulation. (I'm really bad at this, I tend to sit cross legged in my chair and when I get up my feet are usually asleep. :/ )

• Skip walking barefooted, esp outside your home. It can increase your risk of contracting viruses (think warts), fungus (like athlete's foot) or bacteria (which can cause a skin infection).

Got any other happy feet tips for me?