What is a pedicure all about?

The basic fundamentals for any pedicure are the same - soak, smoothen, pamper and polish. 1. Cut your nails straight across with nail clippers. Use a file to smoothen the edges. Square nails with rounded edges are popular. 2. Soaking the feet in warm soapsuds is the first critical step to a good pedicure. Throw in your favorite bath salts or just a teaspoon of olive oil. You could add a cup of Epsom salt, a natural disinfectant. The warm water works wonders on the tired and hardened skin on the feet. Ensure that old nail varnish is removed prior to soaking the feet in water. Aromatic oils such as chamomile are used to soften the skin while lavender heals cuts and fissures. 3. Smoothen the dead cells off the heels with a foot scrubber or pumice stone. Use a foot file to smoothen the heels and the balls of your feet. Apply an exfoliating scrub or paste to smoothen the skin on the feet. 4. Use cuticle oil and push back cuticle and gently clean them. Use exfoliating scrubs with a ...  more