So are you wondering how to pamper your feet at home the best way? Treat your feet to the ultimate treat this week with this luxurious DIY at-home spa treatment!
Taking time out to pamper yourself each week is so important. Not only is it calming and relaxing, but it can be so refreshing, too! It’s something to look forward to all week long, and you’ll feel just lovely after you’ve give yourself some DIY at-home spa treatments!
Pampering your feet can be one of the most relaxing at-home spa treatments ever! Check out these step-by-step tips to pamper, soften, and smooth your tired feet. You’ll LOVE the results, and your feet will thank you!
Here’s what you need to do…
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How to Pamper Your Feet
Step 1: Scrub and Exfoliate Your Feet
The first step to pampering your feet is to give them a good scrub. This will help exfoliate and slough off those dead skin cells. Here are some of my favorite DIY scrubs to use…
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
Coconut Salt Foot and Body Scrub Recipe
Step 2: Soak your Feet… and Soften Your Heels with a Pumice Stone!
Now that you’ve exfoliated your feet, it’s time for a good soak! Soaking your feet in a warm and cozy scented epsom salt foot bath is SO relaxing… you’re going to love this step! Here’s what you’ll do…
- Grab a Foot Soak Tub and fill it with really cozy warm water.
- Then add 1/2 cup of Homemade Bath Salts to the water.
- Optional: Add marbles to the bottom of the basin to roll your feet along as a little massage. {it feels AMAZING!}
- Optional: Add some pretty rose petals from your garden to float in the water!
- Who wouldn’t want to soak their feet in this?!? This foot soak is a great stress reliever, and will soften those feet up even more!
- If your heels still feel rough, consider using a Pumice Stone to soften up your heels even more.
Homemade Bath Salt Recipes
Step 3: Moisturize and Push Back Your Cuticles
After you’ve soaked your feet, towel dry them off. Now it’s time to give some love to your cuticles!
You’ll love this dreamy DIY Coconut Oil Cuticle Cream to use when caring for those cuticles! Simply apply some to each cuticle, rub in, then gently push your cuticles back.
DIY Coconut Oil Cuticle Cream
Step 4: Paint those Nails a Pretty Color!
Now that you’ve scrubbed, soaked, and pampered those cuticles, it’s time to apply some pretty polish to those cute little toes!
Step #1: Remove Old Nail Polish
Step #2: Clip & File Nails
Step #3: Apply a Base Coat to Nails & Let Dry
Step #4: Apply 2 Coats of Polish to Nails {Letting Dry Between Coats}
Step #5: Apply a Top Coat to Nails & Let Dry
Step 5: Moisturize with Body Butter… and Trap the Moisture with Cozy Socks
- Once your polish has dried COMPLETELY, it’s time to lather up your feet with moisturizer. I love using thick and dreamy DIY Body Butter.
- Then, put on your favorite pair of Fluffy Socks to trap in the moisture.
- This is great to do before you head to bed! When you take your socks off in the morning… you’ll have brand new smooooooth feet! As one reader of The Frugal Girls said… “you’ll have feet that no longer need to stay on your side of the bed!” 😉
DIY Whipped Body Butter Recipe
So wasn’t that easy?
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What are some of your favorite tips for how to pamper your feet at home?
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Laura says
If your feet are in really bad shape, after the scrub, use Crisco, and wrap them in Saran Wrap. Your feet will look, and feel like children feet.
Tasha says
If you are making the above scrub as a gift for a diabetic friend, make sure you use the salt suggested, not the sugar. As a massage therapy student, I remember a teacher telling us a story about giving a “salt glow” with sugar once. He found out the patient was a diabetic when her blood sugar levels jumped through the roof! I may have to make this scrub for my Mom for her stocking–with the salt–since she is a diabetic! Thanks for posting such great ideas!
Lorraine says
I found the best way I’ve found is to soak in the tub and them use your nails to scrape it off.Can use on any part of the body and adjust pressure… it’s free! Use towel when drying to remove more and especially on your cuticles to push them back. Completes a whole mani/pedi and removes all dead skin cells. I then use Hempz Body lotion which is not cheap but is Vegan and I’m worth it ; ) Plus, I save on all the other stuff and never worry about bacteria in a loofah/stone etc…
Mindy says
Oh also i found a pedicure spa at walmart for $5! What a great buy this has been!
Mindy says
Adding baby oil to this soak helps too! Also if u r using a stone to scrub ur feet, make sure to get a foot file as well. Some stones can leave behind some rough patches, the file will help catch catch those! Make ur own hot towels: soak and wring out a few hand towels, fold in half length wise and roll them up. Grab your slow cooker/crock pot, if it does not come with a rack use a vegetable steamer, add a little water to the bottom. Place ur towels on top of the rack n replace the lid. Set the heat on low. Be careful when removing the towels n make sure they r not too hot for ur skin!
Heather says
Ive found that Johnsons Foot Soak packets are the best when it comes to making my feet soft! I always add peppermint, eucalyptus, tea trea oil, and lavendar essential oils. The peppermint and eucalyptus invigorate the feet, while the tea trea disinfects, and the lavender mixes nicely with the peppermint!
Jessica says
Another fun thing to do that you can use over and over is to use fake flower petals. It still makes the water look pretty but when you are done you can just lay them out on a towel and let them dry and then store them in your Dollar Store tote until next time and tah dah you always have pretty water to soak your tired tootsies in!
maria says
to continue the flower petal idea frugally……I go to the florists and ask the old flowers ( mostly roses)…….most of the time they just give them to me….or charge VERY little for the bunch…..I either soak in the bathtub of petals or soak my feet.
Sherry says
Oh, how my feet need this especially for upcoming sandal season! 😀
Amy @ Raising Arrows says
My absolute favorite way to pamper my feet is for my wonderful son to give me a foot massage! 🙂
Ashley says
I love dollar stores, but I never thought to look for at-home spa stuff there… I’ll have to have a Moms’ Night In sometime soon! Thanks for sharing!
Heather says
Flower petals are a great idea! I like to use Johnsons Foot Soak (walgreens around $3 for several packets), i only use a 1/2 packet per foot soak, a few drops of peppermint oil for tingly rejuvination on tired, hurting feet, or few drops of lavendar for calming before bed. And of course, i always light a candle for extra relaxation!
Rett says
I have also used a Wal-mart brand (Equate) deep moisturizer that is less than $4. It is great!! Follow the same steps above only you don’t have to mix Olive Oil and salt. Smooth feet in the morning! But if you have Olive Oil and salt available – this is a cheaper route because you don’t have to buy anything. 🙂
Dina says
A really cheap and effective way to soften rough feet is to liberally apply vaseline to your feet before bed. Then put on a pair of cotton socks. In the shower pumice off the dead skin. tada! soft feet with minimal work:)
Stephanie says
Lotion before bedtime!
Crystal says
Great tips! My roommate and I often do at-home-spa days very similar to the tip you mentioned!