5 Homemade Beauty Treatments For Feet

Hard skin needs to be filed away as gently as possible with a fine grit foot file. Use vigorous strokes but be really careful to avoid areas of healthy skin. Once you've filed the hard skin down, nourish with a urea moisturizer - urea is a bit of a magnet for moisture and if you apply it every day, your skin will be softer and much more supple.

Epsom Soak

Epsom salts are a sedative for the nervous system, and when magnesium sulfate (what Epsom salts are made of) is absorbed through the skin when you take a bath or soak your feet, it works to draw out toxins from the body, relaxing muscles and reducing swelling. It's also a great exfoliator and will work to soften and smooth your feet. Putting the salts into a foot soak is a brilliant way to prepare your feet for moisturizer.

Sugar Scrub

Most oils are nourishing, but you'll also find that almond oil, olive oil and coconut oil are particularly nourishing, as they're plant-based. For scent, you could add a couple of drops of essential oils. Soak feet in a combination of warm water and feet (milk is wonderfully nourishing) for around 10 minutes to soften and loosen dry skin. Massage the scrub onto feet in circular motions, then rinse off. Apply a moisturizer to nourish feet further.

Tea Tree and Mint Scrub

Sterilize a jar and fill in 2/4 of the way with sea salt. Cover the sea salt with a carrier oil, such as almond, coconut or olive oil until it sits a few mm about the top of the salt. Add 6 drops each of tea tree essential oil and mint essential oil and stir well. To use, gently massage into feet and toes in a circular motion after soaking feet in warm water. Rinse off, pat dry and moisturize.

Honey and Buttermilk Mask

Honey is incredibly nourishing and is perfect for using on feet it contains hundreds of vitamins and minerals as well as a number of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It's also moisturizing, making it a great addition to any homemade beauty treatment for feet.

Leave the mask on for an hour or so, then soak your feet in warm water to dissolve it.

Strawberry and Vitamin E Mask

Mash two strawberries and add a broken vitamin E capsule, along with 5 tbsp. coconut oil, 1 tbsp. olive oil and a few drops of mint or tea tree essential oil. Massage into feet, cover with socks and leave on overnight. In the morning, you'll have silky soft skin!