5 foot care products to use to get happy feet

Best Foot Forward: 5 foot care products to get happy feet

rachelzheng

09 Aug 2017

updated the 10 August 2017 à 06:47

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Sephora Collection
Lavender Foot Mask, SGD6

What it does: Sephora's Lavender Foot Mask comes in the form of a disposable sock. Soak tired, aching feet in its rich formula for 20 minutes for comfort and relaxation. Chock full of moisture, it also contains lavender extract and menthol, which give a refreshing effect.

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Burt’s Bees
Coconut Foot Creme, SGD26

What it does: Massage the Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme into your feet, paying attention to the callused areas, to allow them to fully absorb its goodness. The coconut oil in the product produces an extremely moisturising oil and a sweet scent that melts into skin on contact to rejuvenate dry feet. It also contains rosemary and peppermint extracts to soothe weary soles.

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L’Occitane
Shea Butter Foot Cream, SGD15.50 for 30ml

What it does: Soothe irritated and tired feet with the Shea Butter Foot Cream from L'Occitane. Specifically formulated to provide relief to tired feet, this cream, which is rich in 15% Shea butter, also contains lavender essential oil for its soothing effect and arnica extract for its anti-inflammatory properties. Feet are left feeling refreshed, softened, and hydrated.

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Lush
Volcano Foot Mask, SGD24 for 125g

What it does: Leave on the Volcano Foot Mask from Lush for ten minutes and let it do the work. Ingredients like kaolin and pumice draw out the buildup of dirt in the skin and exfoliates dead skin cells. The addition of fresh papaya and lemon juice helps to cleanse, while tomatoes, potatoes, and anti-fungal essential oils deodorise the feet against nasty odours. After washing it off, your feet will be refreshed and tingly from the cinnamon leaf oil. Another useful foot care product from Lush is T for Toes (SGD25), a foot powder which soaks up moisture and wards off microbes with antifungal and antibacterial tea tree and lime oils.

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The Body Shop
Peppermint Smoothing Foot Scrub, SGD21.90 for 100ml

What it does: Massage The Body Shop's Peppermint Smoothing Foot Scrub all over your feet in circular motions and wash it off with warm water to get softer feet. It contains pumice granules from exfoliating volcanic rock which can slough away even the roughest patches of hardened skin. The inclusion of Community Trade peppermint oil fights odour-causing bacteria and leaves a cooling sensation on the skin to leave feet feeling refreshed and smelling fragrant. Use it together with their Peppermint Smoothing Foot Lotion (SGD21.90), a daily moisturiser for the feet which is enriched with natural skin-smoothing ingredients such as almond and grapeseed oil and cocoa butter.

Photo: The Body Shop

Get a leg up with these products that will care for dry, callused feet!

So you’ve got your beauty routine down pat, but have you been paying attention to your feet? Although our feet support us all day, we tend to forget to care for them because they’re not in plain sight. If you’re taking note of your feet now and they look a little worse for wear, read on.

The skin on the soles of our feet is thicker because they are required to endure friction from performing harsher tasks. However, it makes them no less susceptible to damage. Did you know that unlike the other parts of the body, the feet do not contain oil glands? This is why foot care is important in order to keep the feet adequately moisturised. Wearing exposed footwear such as open-heeled shoes or sandals can dry out the feet, and cracking can also occur where pressure is most heavily and frequently applied. Cracked feet are not only unsightly, but can become extremely painful and lead to bacterial infections. Other problems such as corns and calluses can happen from wearing poor fitting shoes.

Don’t lose your footing – from masks to creams and scrubs, check out our gallery above for foot care products that will give your feet the love they deserve!

Rachel Zheng

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