What to Look for to Protect Your Feet From the Possible Dangers Before Getting a Salon Pedicure!

Before you sit in a salon chair, you'll want to read this.

Salon pedicures are certainly relaxing more so than one that you do at home.  However, before you treat your feet to salon pampering, there are some simple precautions that you should take to best protect the health of your feet.

Look for the salon’s license along with the names of the technicians near the door area is important. An elegant interior does not guarantee the cleanliness of the operator’s workstation or how the tools used are sterilized.  If you see an unkempt station that may have tools lying about or notice too much trash piling up in the operator’s waste can, this can be a clue to how sanitary that workstation is.  

Sally Hansen Moisturizing Foot Creme, Prep Your Pedi Foot Smoother Kit, and Go Toe to Toe Toenail Nippers Review

Disclaimer:  This post is based on a free product provided by a company as a press sample so that I may offer my own  opinion, which may be the same or differ from yours.

Sally Hansen Moisturizing Foot Creme, Prep Your Pedi Foot Smoother Kit, and Go Toe to Toe Toenail Nippers

After my amazing experience with Sally Hansen's Pumice Foot Polish in what it did to repair my corn without pain I might add, then I had to try more products from their pedicure line.  Trust me, this is a true find if you are suffering with corns because it does work. 

Read my earlier review of the level of exfoliation for each of the previous Sally Hansen pedicure products I used working on my feet because they do differ.

Before I tried anything from the new products sent, I soaked my feet first to soften up the skin and toenails with one of the homemade foot soak recipes I shared in a previous post.   

Afterwards, I dried off and checked out the Prep Your Pedi, the foot smoothing tool.  This is a brush on one side and the other allows for interchangeable heads for various degrees of filing tough skin such as the micro-fine steel file, the ceramic stone head for a gentle exfoliation and buffing once reversed.  

The Prep Your Pedi Foot Smoother Kit is wonderful for tackling the roughest parts of your feet.  However, I only used the ceramic stone head for smoothing out my heels and it helped shed skin without needing to resort to that micro-fine steel file.  I didn't care for the idea of putting a micro-fine steel file that looked like a cheese grater against my skin.  The brush side was great while you are working to brush away that discarded skin.

I never used toenail nippers before I was sent the Go Toe to Toe Toenail Nippers.  I always used toenail scissors when I gave myself a pedicure.  Frankly, I found them harder to maneuver than cutting with nails scissors.  In fact, I thought they were a bit scary to work with because it felt like you have less control.  On the other hand, those with really thick toenails may find nippers a better choice as a way to chisel toenails down.

The Moisturizing Foot Creme was an excellent way to smooth and soften feet.  This product has lavender and vitamins to enhance its moisturizing and conditioning properties of that tougher skin.  Your feet will look and feel pampered.

Do check Sally Hansen's pedicure line and treat your feet!

*Disclaimer:  Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

Beautify Those Tootsies With Sally Hansen Exfoliating Foot Products to Smooth and Help Avoid Pain! (Review)

Disclaimer:  This post is based on a free product provided by a company as a press sample so that I may offer my own  opinion, which may be the same or differ from yours.

Sally Hansen Sole Control 2-Step Foot File (left), Soften Your Step, and Pumice Foot Polish (right).

Summer is when you need your feet to look their best.  After all, you have new sandals to wear and don't want to scare potential admirers off with ugly rough skin, let alone corns and calluses when you expose them swimming or sunning.   Exfoliating will smooth and soften them, but also help you avoid cracked heels.  However, I got you covered with several Sally Hansen exfoliating foot products with their Pumice Foot Polish, the Soften Your Step, and Sole Control 2-Step Foot File.

The first product I wanted to test was that Pumice Foot Polish.  This is lavender scented, grainy scrub that can be used to get rid of any rough, dry skin.  Besides lavender, there is also tea tree oil so this foot polish can smooth, nourish, and deodorize.  

Although you can work with this product on wet feet as well as dry, I found it did a better job when I rubbed those granules against my fresh washed, dry feet to help in getting rid of rough skin.  This was really nice for softening the soles of your feet.  However, I found it a wonderful aid in dealing with a corn even more.  

Even after one use, the Pumice Foot Polish was helping break down my corn more gently than other things that can also hurt.  I definitely will keep using this to fix that corn and recommend it to anyone else suffering the price of what  our stylish high heels can often do to us.  Follow with foot cream, lotion, or even body butter and your feet are softer and you're good to go.
  
The Soften Your Step pedicure tool that  I received is handy to own with two sides to exfoliate heels and soles.   One side has a ceramic stone and the other has a brush.  

Here's what I did.  I soaked my feet first before washing and drying them to soften the skin the best I could.  I worked with brush first to help gently work over the area.  Next, I followed with the ceramic stone side and rubbed over my heels and soles gently.  I prefer using  this gradually than overworking and causing raw skin, but it does help in smoothing that area with a bit more vigor.  I always followed with my foot cream to further help the softening cause along.

Sally Hansen's Sole Control was the last product I was sent with the most exfoliation power for tougher problems like calluses or super thick, rough skin.  This is another two-step foot file with coarse and finer grit sides. 

I followed the same steps as I did with the Soften Your Step and it does help with roughness.  However, I don't recommend trying this on your corns because this is the most extreme method of the three and they are tender enough without attempting to hurry the process along.  All other tough skin is wonderful to tackle with this.

I do like what these Sally Hansen pedicure products have done for my feet and think they are well worth looking into!

Review: Every Beauty's All in One Foot Smoother and 3 in 1 Nail File to Make Your Feet and Hands Happy!

**Disclaimer:  This post has been compensated through a free product (s) or monetary payment.  Opinions are solely mine. All links are "no-follow" links.**

Every Beauty's All in One Foot Smoother and 3 in 1 Nail File

I am so hyped over these products from Every Beauty that unexpectedly arrived at my door.  You may think big deal over ordinary products to work on your hands and feet for smoothing nails and skin.  However, you have no idea how extraordinarily well they performed.  Once I explain the situation, you will understand and want to buy these also.

My mother is older and has a bent (hammer toe) on one foot from arthritis.  Thick, very hard skin surrounds that toe nail at the bottom and close to the top of the nail across.  This makes it uncomfortable for her to walk in shoes.  We have tried all sorts of soaks, lotions, oils, pedicure tools, and files without much success--that is until we used the All in One Foot Smoother from Every Beauty. 

Every Beauty's mani-pedi products

Unlike a pumice stone, this is a gently curved sponge for easy maneuvering with a coarse and finer side along with useable edges for dermabrasion as well.  You will be able to get any higher spots with rough, thick skin so much better with this tool because of this design but also due to the texture of the sponge itself.

My mother soaked her feet in warm water and suds to soften them the best she before thoroughly drying.  We started with the coarse side and rubbed with steady, but soft pressure over that problem spot.  Before long, we noticed that lump beginning to decrease.  We kept going until the area became tender after a while of filing.  

Nonetheless, the high rough skin near the top of that hammer toe was nearly smooth now and almost flat, which excited us tremendously.  Let me tell you how much easier this made it later when she slipped on her shoes. 

I almost forgot to mention this product helps with corns.  We worked on one on her little toe with the finer side briefly.  In the process, we peeled some skin and smoothed over the corn a bit.  We didn't get rid of it, but this was a good start because it did cut into the corn somewhat.  We will continue using this but gently and gradually to further take it down.

Maintenance of this tool is simple.  Cleaning involves running hot water over it.  Next, I doused it with alcohol over every part to saturate it for killing germs.  I parked it for about ten minutes and then rinsed it with more hot water before allowing it to dry.

I found the Every Beauty 3 in 1 Nail File was also wonderful.  This looks like a mini computer mouse with a stainless steel edge that is straight then curved for filing.  This device does not fray nails like emery boards often can or make all that dust when you file.  

Honestly, I think these products are outstanding and you need to pick them up.  Normally the All in One Foot Smoother and the Every Beauty 3 in 1 Nail File retail for $4.99 each, but they are currently on sale for $3.99 a piece.  Visit Every Beauty and buy these!   You can thank me later.  

*Disclaimer:  This is my own honest opinion.  Free products were provided to facilitate this review.*