Finally gave myself a pedicure tonight!

My feet have been so dry and itchy, not to mention sore from walking on callouses.. I've been wanting to have a pedicure, but the last place I went would only use a pumice sponge (softer than a pumice stone) on my feet and wouldn't cut my nails because I'm diabetic! 

Basically when I left there my feet were smooth but I still have long toe nails and callouses. I could have achieved that myself with a foot file.  A callous is a diabetic's worst enemy when it comes to feet. So I've been doing them myself.

I soaked my feet in nice hot water for about 1/2 hour, then pumiced the heck out of them, did my cuticles and cut my nails, and even exfoliated my lower legs which tend to get ignored in the shower.  Then I slathered them with a nice thick foot cream, and use my Homedic back massager on the bottoms. It would have been so much better if someone else did it so I could relax and enjoy, but my feet feel way better now!

You should try Ped Egg!  SOOOO much better and easier than pumice and no soaking. 

SwampWitch said:

 
You should try Ped Egg!  SOOOO much better and easier than pumice and no soaking. 

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I use a foot file that has different sized blades on each side; one course and one smooth.   The "pumice" I use isn't really pumice, it's a rough stone of some kind. It never wears out. http://www.drugstore.com/dr-scholls-pedicure-essentials-exfoliating-stone-file/qxp138601 

I actually like soaking my feet when I do a pedicure.  I have in grown nails, so soaking softens the nails and allows me to get the corners that tend to dig in when I put on shows, plus I can exfoliate the whole foot and lower leg.

That sounds nice!  I second a Ped Egg!  I've never soaked before using it but it does help (when I do it. lol).  I usually sit on the couch and watch something on TV while I use it.  I saw something on Facebook for a home pedicure foot soak that involved a bottle of mouthwash.  I was tempted to try it.  Maybe someday; if I find it again.  My feet are awful right now.

I've had one professional pedicure in my life. It was 4 days before my son was born and it was HEAVEN!!  A friend had given me money to go get one as a baby shower gift since he was my 2nd baby.  I still tell her it was the best gift of all!   An equally pregnant friend met me there because I was nervous about having someone mess with my feet.  Funny enough; that morning we went I woke up with swollen feet and ankles for the first time that pregnancy.  The massage felt sooo good on all that!  I ended up spending that afternoon at the hospital being monitored so it really was good timing to go!  I would love to go now; I walk barefoot a lot and my feet became wide and flatter thanks to the pregnancies so they hurt sometimes.  It's just not where I chose to spend money I guess. 

I need to take time out and give myself a pedicure. Especially with the cold and my walking; my heels are not in the best of shape. I don't take proper care of my feet at all. My nails grow so quickly (so do my fingernails) and I don't trim them often enough.

My kids gave me a foot spa one year for Christmas. I think I used it once. It's so difficult to take the time to soak my feet because there's always something that needs to be done. I need to take some time out.

SwampWitch said:

 
You should try Ped Egg!  SOOOO much better and easier than pumice and no soaking. 

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I had a Ped Egg and it didn't do much for me. 

I need a pedicure badly. I'm not sure why my heels are so dry, it's not like I am on my feet all day.

Winchester said:

 
I need to take time out and give myself a pedicure. Especially with the cold and my walking; my heels are not in the best of shape. I don't take proper care of my feet at all. My nails grow so quickly (so do my fingernails) and I don't trim them often enough.

My kids gave me a foot spa one year for Christmas. I think I used it once. It's so difficult to take the time to soak my feet because there's always something that needs to be done. I need to take some time out.

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I had a Bubble Bliss foot spa but only used it a few times. I ended up giving it away to a charity. I just use a basin, much easier than having to pull out an extension cord to plug in a foot spa. Besides, I didn't find the bubbles strong enough to make any difference to my foot pain; in fact I could hardly feel them at all, and the massage was just a vibration which really didn't accomplish much either.

Soaking, using my files and then my Homedic back massager worked wonders.

Natalie_ca said:

 
I had a Bubble Bliss foot spa but only used it a few times. I ended up giving it away to a charity. I just use a basin, much easier than having to pull out an extension cord to plug in a foot spa. Besides, I didn't find the bubbles strong enough to make any difference to my foot pain; in fact I could hardly feel them at all, and the massage was just a vibration which really didn't accomplish much either.

Soaking, using my files and then my Homedic back massager worked wonders.

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Your downstairs neighbors might appreciate you not using one of those things if it's like my step-sister's was!  Her bedroom was above the living room and there was NO missing it when she was using it!  I remember coming in the room and asking my Mom "WHAT is THAT NOISE!?"