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Hands & Foot Treatment |
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Exercising the hands can help to make them flexible and improve circulation.
Try performing these exercise at least 6-10 times a day.
*** Clench your fists tightly for a second and then throw open the fingers as wide as possible.
*** Place hands in front of you, palm down. Press the fingers tightly against each other and then thrust them apart as widely as possible.
*** Allow the hands to be limp and relaxed. Then rotate them from the wrist in circles, first clockwise and then anticlockwise.
*** You can give an instant refresh treatment to your hands at home by soaking your dry hands in warm olive oil. Fill a teacup with the warmed oil, dip in your fingers and let them soak for a few minutes. When you remove them rub the oil into your hands and allow as much of it as possible to be absorbed before rinsing away the excess. Alternatively, you can smother your hands with rich cold creams.
Liquid Hand Soap
1-1/4 Cups Super Concentrate
32 oz distilled water
1/2 Teaspoon Soap Crafters Fragrance
8 drops of Liquid Colorant
Up to 1 ounce of Humectants (Optional)
Use distilled (purified is not distilled) water for best clarity in the end product; tap water will add a cloudiness. Use a stick blender to mix in the Super Concentrate, colorant and fragrance. (A stick blender must be used to mix because hand stirring will not mix it in properly.) Mix for about 1 minute. Allow mixture to sit overnight before bottling to give the air time to escape and the mixture will return clear. If you use non-distilled water, it will be cloudy. If you add oils to the mixture then it will be opaque.
This simple foot care routine does not take long-you can try it a couple of times in a week.
* Remove obvious hard skin with a pumic stone or sloughing cream. You might need to soak your feet in a bowl of fairly hot water, to soften the dirt and dead skin for fast removal. If you use a foot file rub your skin very gently before rinsing off the flaky residue.
* Soak your feet for 5-10 min in a bowl of warm water to which you have added some mineral salts or palm sea salts. Add a couple of drops of lavender essential oil to soothe aches and ease swelling. |
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*Dry your feet well, especially between your toes, trim your toe nails by cutting straight across the tip and sharp corners with an emery board.
* Massage your feet with a nourishing cream by cupping your hands one side of your foot and using your thumbs, firmly pressing the upper part of your foot while pushing your thumbs outwards.
* Grasp each ankle and gently massage the ankle bone in a circular motion to ease away any stiffness.
* Wipe off excess grease of your nails and place cotton wool tufts between your toes to keep them separate. |
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* Apply a base coat of nail polish and then cover it with the second coat if required. Whenever you apply nail polish, start in the middle of the nail with one quick stroke and then work outwards.
* Wait for at least 1/2 an hour before putting your shoes on. |
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Milk and Water Foot Soak
7 cups of water
2 cups of milk
Mix the water and milk and heat on stovetop or in the microwave. You want the mixture to be as hot as your feet can take.
Put the milk mixture in large bowl and soak your feet in it for at least 10 minutes.
Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Apply some lotion to your soft feet.
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