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Get your Feet Summer Ready!
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There's nothing worse than enduring dry, cracked heels in the summertime is there? With a little DIY, you won't have to!
Summer is time for bare feet and sandals! Keeping feet gorgeous looking while being exposed all summer can be challenging. Especially when you're driving around town like this :)
I read A lot of articles about how to heal dry, cracked heels. Quite possible TOO much information as well as way too many photos, yuck. Dry, cracked heels are not a pretty sight but, with a little effort none of us have to present our feet to the world in that condition.
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The first step is to soak your feet for 20 to 30 minutes in warm water, a big bowl will do.
To your foot soak, add either 1 cup of epsom salt OR 4 tablespoons oatmeal OR even one cup of milk. A few drops of a lovely scented essential oil would be nice too, but not necessary.
Gardeners, you know what I'm talking about here...
Not wise to garden in flip flops, but hey...that's what pedicures are for.
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After heels are nicely scrubbed and clean, pat them dry and with a heel buffer like this one in the photo, or Pedi-egg or even an emery board, go back and forth on dry areas to remove the dry, dead skin. I love this part!
Once completed, rinse your feet and pat dry.
Next step is important...if faithful...you'll be flip flop ready all summer long!
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After your heels are soaked, scrubbed and rubbed you need to lock in all that moisture! Several are options are readily available.
DIY Gardeners Salve: Camp Wander's favorite!
Petroleum (free) jelly: Please think twice about using anything with petroleum products in it. Here's a great DIY how-to link from my sister's blog that shows you how to make your own petroleum free jelly: One Good Thing by Jillee!
These DIY choices are great, but you can use any oil based moisturizers in a pinch, even olive oil!
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{Summer Socks!}
I LOVE this idea!
If you take the time to moisturize your heels and cover them at night several times a week you will be amazed at how soft your heels will stay despite the flip flop (yay!) wearing season.
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Enjoy your day, pamper your feet & grab a bowl of ice cream while you're at it!
Rebecca
Yes, Yes and YES!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! I bought one of those cut off sock things from my podiatrist ($15? if I remember correctly). I like your idea better! I live in Florida, so I have to have my feet flip flop ready year round. I love it here, but I have found they end up being much more dry year round than when I lived in colder climates.
ReplyDeleteI envy year round flip flop weather! I guess it would be harder on the feet though without a sock-wearing winter season. Take care, and try the DIY skin care if you get a chance, it works great under those summer socks!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!! How often should you do the foot soak and pampering, couple times during the week as well?
ReplyDeleteOnce a week is great!
DeleteNow why didn't I think of cutting a pair of socks like that! Great tips!
ReplyDeleteExcellent advice! Living near the beach, and spending lots of time barefoot, I do this routine at least twice a month - plus a professional pedicure (relaxing time!). I left the toes on my sox to moisturize the balls of my feet and my toes,too! Aquaphor from Eucerin is fabulous for healing and softening cracked heals. Love your blog! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAquaphor... what a great tip... especially for mothers of infants or toddlers that probably already have some of that stuff laying around! THANKS!
DeleteI live in South Texas so year round flip flops are the norm for me as well. I found something that I use on my feet and it's the best thing I've ever used, it is Avon's Moisture Therapy INTENSIVE hand cream and yes, Avon does have foot care products and I tried some of them but none worked like this cream. I just rub it on and put my socks on to sleep in a few nights a week and it works like a charm on all those rough, cracked places of my heels & feet.
ReplyDeleteOne of my main pet peeves is to see women wearing flip flops/sandals with nasty cracked heels! YUK!
That's a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJust came across your blog from Pinterest. Great idea. I hate seeing people with cracked feet during the summer. I need to give these people your blog address. :-).
ReplyDeleteI too am from Florida, and even in snow in other states, I'm a flip flop girl. Love this idea, cause I hate socks!
ReplyDeleteTried it and LOVE it! :) Thanks for the tips!!
ReplyDeleteI've been using this since high school (1980) and still works!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and this tip. I winter in Southern California and suffer the same malady. The soaks are cute and practical. Great way to clean out the sock drawer or pair up "lost and found" socks from the laundry. Thanks to your readers for the other skin care product tips too. Can't have too many of those!
ReplyDeleteAnother brilliant post! Thanks for these tips too!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th of July!!
Bag Balm works overnight on heels but I never thought to cut the socks like this. I'm a FL girl too and I can do these socks! Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteFlip flops and sandals year round here, too. But the heals are worse in the summer. Great idea on the cut off socks. Probably the only part of this routine that I was missing and it is probably essential. I'll have to try it tonight! Found you on Pintrest.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try this tonight!
ReplyDeleteGreat reminder to take better care of our poor feet! The moisture/sock combo is something I've known about, but have hated in the summer due to the warmth. After reading this last night I cut up a pair. Perfect! I slept with the summer socks on & my feet didn't get hour.
ReplyDeleteThat was suppose to be "hot" not "hour." Stupid auto correct.
DeleteGreat idea! I also hate wearing socks to bed, so this should be perfect. It's funny , I remember seeing my friend's Mom's cracked heels as a teenager and thinking ewww, never me. Well, here I am. That's life . Thanks--cute blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for providing such helpful information on cracked heels.
ReplyDeleteThanks
This is a great solution for dry cracked heels. Another great skin care solution is exfoliator gloves. I love these gloves. Your body will feel so smooth and alive when your done! Use a skin care product exfoliator along with the gloves for smoother radiant looking skin.
ReplyDeletei use Vaseline every single day before wearing my socks and my feet are so smoooooth
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great ideals, my best friend has very bad dry heel s, this will help her. Thanks again
ReplyDeleteLove this, works great! I have dry peeling elbows in the winter and I found a perfect pair of long sock to cut off for my elbows this winter. Thanks so much for another great idea. I'll be silky smooth from now on.
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