Homemade Foot Cream Recipes
Yes we often talk about exfoliation, mask for the face, the legs but we come to forget our feet, so here is are a few homemade foot cream recipes.
No more dry, chapped feet and cracked heels! You will see again that there is nothing complicated and above all you will get a 100% natural and economical cream. But before that discover these tips to optimize the effects of foot cream.
Optimizing the effects of a homemade foot cream:
Our poor little feet support a lot of things. Enclose them in trainers or shoes… They experience humidity and then cold in winter or sand in summer… So, it is important to pamper them so as not to end up with cracks that appear with very dry skin.
– A scrub for the feet to be able to hydrate in depth:
To avoid chapping problems, nourishing and moisturizing the feet is very important. But for homemade foot cream to be really effective, you have to prepare your feet beforehand. And that goes through a foot scrub. Yes, scrubs aren’t just for the face!
All of our skin renews itself on average over a 28-day cycle. But to promote this phenomenon, we can help it by exfoliating dead skin to make room for new cells. So by performing this treatment you can then hydrate your cells more deeply and avoid dryness. This advice is suitable for all your skin, therefore the face, the legs…
– Apply a homemade scrub on the feet:
- Before exfoliating, take a hot shower to soften the skin.
- Then you can simply use coarse grain salt with a vegetable oil such as olive or sunflower oil.
- Then perform circular movements, emphasizing the rougher parts such as the heels.
- Be careful not to slip and rinse with clear water.
- And now your feet are ready to be deeply hydrated and nourished.
DIY recipe: homemade foot cream
– Ingredients for a homemade foot cream:
There are several versions of nourishing foot care. You can opt for a creamy version which will be easier to apply and penetrate your foot. Otherwise if your feet are really very dry with split heels. In this case, you can choose the balm version which is more nourishing.
Cream version:
Oily phase:
- 20 g shea, cocoa or coconut oil butter protective and nourishing
- 10 g sweet almond, argan or avocado oil restorative, nourishing and healing
- 5 g olivem or polawax natural emulsifiers
Aqueous phase :
- 10 g of true lavender or chamomile hydrosol or water
Additives:
- 15 drops of true lavender, rose geranium or chamomile essential oil antiseptic and healing
- 10 drops of vitamin E natural preservative
This cream can be kept for 3 months away from the sun.
Balm version:
Oily phase:
- 20 g shea butter, cocoa or coconut oil protective and nourishing
- 10 g sweet almond, argan, or avocado oil restorative, nourishing and healing
- 10 g of beeswax
Additives:
- 15 drops of true lavender, rose geranium or chamomile essential oil antiseptic and healing
In a balm, vitamin E is not necessary because there is no water and the essential oils are enough to preserve the balm.
This balm can be kept for 3 months away from direct sunlight.
If you are missing ingredients, you can find them in organic stores or drugstores.
– Make a foot cream:
Cream version:
- Melt the oily phase in a bain-marie,
- Also slightly heat the aqueous phase in another bowl in a bain-marie, this will facilitate the mixing,
- Once the oils have melted, you can take the two bowls out of the bain-marie,
- Then it will be necessary to mix the aqueous phase in the oily phase using a mini whisk,
- Mix until you get the texture of a cream,
- Then you can add the essential oils and mix well again,
- Finally pour the preparation into a glass container disinfected with 70° alcohol or sterilized.
Balm version:
- Melt the oily phase in a bain-marie,
- Once the oils and wax have melted, you can take the bowl out of the bain-marie,
- Then it will be necessary to mix the oily phase using a mini whisk,
- And you can add the essential oils and mix well again,
- Finally pour the preparation into a glass container disinfected with 70° alcohol or sterilized.
- Apply the care after the shower by massaging your feet in the evening before going to bed to give it time to penetrate.
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I hope you enjoyed these homemade foot cream recipes and found them useful . Comment down below what you think, have you ever tried any. Or share with us your own recipes.
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