Ask The Expert: What touches can I add to pedicures to create intensive summer foot treatments?
The correct products used in the right way can make all the difference in transforming the feet. My best advice for treatments is to make sure feet are always filed when the skin is dry and the reasons for this are three-fold.
Firstly, bathing a foot masks the areas that need to be treated; you simply can’t see the dry skin or callus in the same way. Secondly, if a foot is prone to cracks in the skin then bathing it will weaken the tissues, making the crack more likely to open up. Thirdly, skin does not adhere as well when wet, so products will not be as effective.
Similarly, intensive moisturisation is essential to a superior pedicure as feet go through theageing process in exactly the same way as the face. The skin thins, the subcutaneous fat is lost and sweat glands reduce in effectiveness, so it’s important to reintroduce moistureinto the skin of the feet. You wouldn’t consider exfoliating your face without following up with a moisturiser and the same rule applies to feet.
It must also be remembered that skin on the feet is 12 times thicker than the rest of thebody, which is why a body lotion just won’t work so seek out products that are specifically designed for the feet, such as my Fabulous Feet range.
Margaret Dabbs is a fully trained podiatrist and the founder and chief executive of foot care brand Margaret Dabbs London. She also set up a number of clinics in the UK and UAE.
