Hygiene tips for feet to make them look naturally beautiful

Foot problems can happen at any time of the year. You often look for different ways to hide your feet when they not clean and beautiful. Foot problem can be a result of dehydration, improper diet or wearing the wrong footwear. But you can follow few easy steps to get clean feet naturally. Following are few tips to keep your feet hygienic and protected this season.

Apply moisturizer
Before going to sleep always apply moisturizer containing 7% to 10% of urea and paraffin on your feet. This will help you in getting rid of the dead skin (keratolytic effect) while keeping the feet clean, smooth, and allergy-free. Avoid putting moisturizer between the toes as web spaces have moist skin and putting moisturizer will increase dampness and may invite fungal infection.

Trim your nails
Long nails pull and store ample of dirt and bacteria. Always trim your nails in straight line and file the corners. Avoid cutting too deep and leaving corners with sharp margins may lead ingrown toes nails, well kept nails will help in keeping germs away from the feet.

Get a pedicure done
Take out some time from your busy schedule and visit the nearest parlor for a pedicure, specifically during rains. Make sure the instruments and the place is neat and clean. Avoid pedicure from unhygienic places, it may be source of fungal and bacterial infection. If your budget does not permit, do it the easy way at home. Dip your feet in lukewarm water for 15 minutes and dry it with a soft cotton towel. Do not forget to add 2-3 drops of antiseptic liquid in the water. Diabetic patients should avoid putting feet in warm water, at times because of loss of sensation they may land in burn injuries.

Clean and keep your feet dry
It is a simple yet an essential thing to wash your feet after an outing. As the season gives rise to fungus, bacteria and germs, it becomes a necessity to clean your feet immediately after returning from office or school. Following the clean-up, pat them dry. Wear shoes rather than sandals while going out as shoes give the full protection compared to the sandals which make the feet wet, resulting in fungal and bacterial infections.

Foot Scrubbing
When you go for bathing, soak your feet in the water about 5 to 10 minutes. Add any soap liquids, shampoo to the water. After 10 minutes wash your feet with the scrubbers made for feet to chuck out the dead or damaged skin.

Any sign of fungal or bacterial infection as redness, swelling, itching, and warm skin associated with pain without injury must not be neglected and a visit to physician is advisable for proper diagnosis and treatment.