Your Legs and Feet Can Look Younger Today With This Anti-Ageing Treatment
Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2006
by Adrienne Davis
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We rely on our legs and feet to carry us around all day
without a thought, but few of us spend any time or effort to maintain their
beauty. Most women use cleanser, toner,
moisturiser on their face – even
anti-wrinkle cream – morning and evening.
But your legs have a much harder life and they need care too, as part of
your overall anti-ageing campaign. If
they are not cared for all year round, blemishes can appear and the skin
becomes rough and thick. These are
harder to treat the longer they are left.
There is no need to spend your life at the beauty parlour to
get great-looking legs and feet. After
a long day, legs and feet should be massaged with a rub or massage oil
containing peppermint or menthol, to soothe and invigorate. Massage also improves blood circulation,
soothes muscles and reduces the formation of cellulite. Stroke lightly down the leg and firmly back
up again. This helps encourage blood
flow to the heart and lymph drainage.
Lymph is the channel that carries toxins away from the body, and it
needs good muscle contraction to flow
properly. Gently lift, squeeze and roll
the muscles at the back of the legs and knead the thigh and buttock area. Then
stroke the length of each leg down to the foot, work over the whole foot using
your thumbs in circular movements, particularly on the soles to relieve
pressure. Finally stroke up the legs to
the buttocks several times and relax.
Hot weather can be particularly nasty for tired toes because
heat causes your feet to swell, tightening your shoes and creating considerable
discomfort. In winter, the opposite
problem can occur cold feet suffer from a lack of blood supply and sluggish
circulation. Here are some simple steps to make a treat for your feet:
- Fill a bowl with warm water and add a few drops of essential oil (tea tree, rosemary or lavender) and soak your feet for at least five minutes.
- Dry your feet carefully with a clean warm towel making sure to dry between each toe.
- Apply an exfoliating foot scrub and slough away dry, dead epidermal cells on the soles of your feet
- Rinse your feet with clean water and dry thoroughly once more.
- Moisturising cream or lotion should be applied to your feet with great care as the skin on the feet is tougher then elsewhere and needs longer to absorb treatment creams. Concentrate on the pads of skin just below your toes, where your feet do the most work and dead skin can accumulate. Apply a little cream on your toenails to keep them soft and supple.
- Apply cuticle lotion to soften your toenails
- Using a sharp pair of nail scissors trim your toenails straight across, and don’t be tempted to create an oval shape (this can lead to ingrown toenails)
- Apply cuticle remover to your nails, then gently push back each cuticle with a clean orange stick.
- Insert a set of toe separators and apply a base coat, nail polish and topcoat.
Another simple but effective treatment for beautiful feet is
to apply Vaseline over the feet at night and wear heavy cotton socks to bed
(not on a night when you want some romance!!) When you wake up, your feet will
feel absolutely wonderful!
Regular walking and simple leg and calf muscle exercises are
vital to keep the legs well toned! By
just taking simple measures at home you can have a perfect pair of legs and
feet to show off this summer!
About the Author
SHASHI GOSSAIN is a qualified pharmacist and cosmetic
scientist. She is the author of ‘The
Ultimate Anti-Ageing Book’, available online at
an eBook guide to younger-looking, healthier skin at any age. Shashi has created her own range of anti-ageing skin care, www.PharmaClinix.com, at her clinic in London’s Kensington, which is available online.
good advice - I have started following it
