10 Things you should be doing to make your pedicure last longer

Maintenance is the key.

Imagine you go to the dentist to have teeth cleaning, but after the appointment, you don't brush your teeth and you just don't take care of them at all. What would happen the next time you come back to the dentist? For sure they will be in bad shape and the cleaning will take longer and probably will be more painful. Same happens to your feet if you went to the podiatrist or a nail salon to have your pedicure done and everything seems perfect, but you don’t take proper aftercare in a couple of weeks the results would be gone.






Steps to follow to maintain the results until the next appointment:

1. Use foot lotion at least once a day, this will help to maintain the hydration of the skin, avoiding calluses build up. Twice a week put Vaseline on your feet and cover with socks, and leave it overnight.​
2. Use cuticle oil over dry and clean nails, yes it’s not only for fingernails, this improves the elasticity of toenails while softens cuticles. Moreover, oil forms a barrier for water so will help to avoid excessive moist in our toenails.
3. Clean underneath your toenails with a Birchwood stick after taking a shower, push your cuticles back, don’t cut them, is just to keep cuticles from growing attached to nails. After taking a shower, dry your feet thoroughly, with a special focus on drying between the toes.
4. If necessary, file or cut your toenails in a square shape avoiding cut really close to the skin underneath your nail (hyponychium).
5. Suffering from ingrown toenails? just clean the sidewalls of the toenail daily and push a little bit the skin to help the nail go over the skin, don’t try to cut it by yourself go to the specialist.
6. After 3  weeks remove the nail polish until your next appointment. Use pure acetone to remove it and then use cuticle oil to moisturize your nails and skin. Another option is going to the salon to change the nail polish every 2 to 3 weeks to keep it fresh and in good condition, you don’t need to have the full pedicure.
7. Once a week use a fine foot file to gently remove dead skin from your feet, or you can mix a tablespoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of olive oil to create a scrub, use it twice a week to remove dead skin.
8. After wearing sandals all day long wash your feet to remove any debris and avoiding odors. You can soak your feet in a bowl with warm water and 2 tablespoons of salt -this will help to relax and reduce swelling in your feet-, or 2 tablespoons of vinegar -this will help to disinfect and soft your feet-.
9. Wear socks and closed shoes when possible to protect your feet from weather conditions.
10. Avoiding high heels as much as possible, because high heels contribute to callus build up.

Having nice feet is easy and inexpensive. 

As you can see, you don’t need to wait for the next appointment to treat your feet as they deserve. Therefore, most of the supplies you need to take care of your feet are already in your home or they cost a few dollars, so you don’t have excuses to don’t succeed, just pick one single thing on the list and do it today.


Remember, little changes can transform your life.

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Mirielle Ficacci

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