Foot care is often neglected. However, take care of them no less important than the face and other body parts. One of the easiest ways to do this - to regularly use the cream for the feet.

Now the shops have a wide variety of creams for the feet; many of them are very cheap. The cream for legs includes a variety of ingredients. For example, tea tree oil and green tea extract have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties - creams for the feet with such ingredients help prevent fungal diseases. Foot cream, which include honey have antibacterial and antiseptic properties.

Why use foot cream?

Foot Cream is needed if the skin cracks and the deposition of dry corn, but it is better not to bring the foot to the point regularly caring for them. Choose creams for the feet with the listed ingredients, as well as those which include beeswax, glycerin, lanolin, paraffin oil, sunflower oil, olive oil and vitamin E. The cream with these ingredients provide skin leg essential nutrients and moisturizing it. Because the feet are very few sebaceous glands, without hydration and nutrition, they quickly become dry.

If the skin is already cracked feet, use special creams, has a strong moisturizing and regenerating properties. This foot cream is likely to cost more than normal; it is best to buy it at the pharmacy, after consulting with a pharmacist.

Those who have feet sweat a lot, we recommend creams containing extracts of peppermint, menthol and tea tree oil Tea tree oil . Not only do they themselves have a pleasant fresh scent, but also inhibit bacterial growth, because of which there is an unpleasant smell. This cream is best applied in the morning and use a special spray for feet or shoes. Before going to bed it is recommended to smear his feet more fat cream.

How to use foot cream?

First of all, you need to carefully wash your feet with warm water and soap. Then dry the feet and put them on the cream. At the same time you can do a foot massage - there are many acupuncture points stimulation of which positively affects the work of many body systems. For best results, after the cause foot cream before going to bed Dreams: how to understand our dreams , Wear warm cotton socks (soak them for half an hour on the battery or the hot iron). Since the skin feet is wetted more effectively. The cream provides even deeper hydration and nutrition, if you are using a pre-scrub for the feet. Scrub can buy in the store, and use exfoliating sea salt or coffee grounds. Lemon juice is also perfectly softens hardened skin and removes dead skin cells.

Foot Cream homemade

It is not necessary to buy foot cream in the store. You can prepare your own cream with mint Mint and its useful properties: aromatic freshness Which will be particularly useful for fatigue and pain in the legs.

You will need:   Essential little mint gerbamen-2 (available in hobby stores), liquid glycerin, stearic acid, emulsifying wax, cocoa butter, distilled water and clean the small glass containers.

Mix all ingredients except gerbamena and essential oil Essential oils and conception: can help the roses?   mint in a pot that can be used in the microwave oven. Reheat the mixture in a microwave oven or in a double boiler top section until all ingredients are melted. Do not let the mixture boil. Add gerbamen-2 and all carefully mix.

Allow to cool the resulting mixture and add the essential oil of mint. Mix all thoroughly with a hand mixer or blender, until the cream becomes thick and lush. Let the mixture cool completely, stirring regularly. Ready peppermint foot cream expanded in containers and seal.

Cream for hair removal - it is a product that has an alkaline pH, which, when applied to the hair slowly cleaves them, leading to a jelly-like consistency. The process of depilation using such cream takes about five to ten minutes. At the end of the procedure the cream along with the hair simply removed with a napkin or towel. But is this information about this cosmetic procedure? What about security?

As soon as the body ages, the elasticity of the skin is reduced due to the reduction of collagen - the main protein of connective tissue. In addition, with age, the skin cells are updated less active. Cuts and scratches heal more slowly, make themselves felt on the skin during exposure to sunlight, wind, low and high temperatures, smoking, alcohol, and other factors.

With proper care of skin can look very good, despite their age, but only on the condition that you choose the right tools to care. For example, it should carefully study the composition of depilatory creams that contain substances that attack not only on the hair, but also on the skin. This is important not only for middle-aged women but also for those whose skin has not yet begun to grow old.

What's inside?

Early depilatory was more organic materials such as tar, animal fat, bile and blood, cat feces, and other ingredients. Later they began to enter the composition of a caustic substance such as quicklime and orpiment - arsenic sulfide. No wonder that the razor became so popular very quickly after it was invented.

Today, the main ingredient in depilatory creams are highly alkaline substance that literally dissolve the protein structure of the hair, so that they can easily wash or wipe with cream. It is due to the high pH level of hair removal cream easily removes hair. However, the alkali has a negative effect on the skin, so the creams add a lot of additional ingredients that should soften and soothe the skin after hair removal. But even though it is a cream for hair removal can cause numerous side effects - from redness to actual chemical burns. Therefore, you need to use these creams with caution.

Safe use of depilatory creams

The first question that should arise when choosing a hair removal cream - which of all these creams is the safest? Government organizations, for quality control of cosmetic products can not guarantee that the contents of any tube you buy, you will not hurt. Analysts believe that about 89% of hair removal cream ingredients have not been sufficiently thorough security checks do not, so buyers need to take care of yourself. The following precautions greatly reduce the risks associated with the use of depilatory cream:

The following recommendations, which most producers are placed in the instructions for use depilatory cream: always test the product on a small area of ​​skin. If after 24 hours there are signs of irritation and other adverse reaction, you can apply the cream on large areas of skin. Carrying out such a test takes some time, but it avoids the damage to sensitive skin.

Carefully follow the instructions for use depilatory cream. Fully read the instructions before applying the cream on the skin. In addition, always read the other information about the product. Some creams are designed to remove hair only on the hands and feet, others - for more sensitive skin areas such as the bikini line and face. Be sure to consider this when choosing a cream for depilation.

Remember that the more - is not always better. If the package says that the depilatory cream to keep the skin no more than five minutes, well, hold it for ten minutes in order to achieve better results. Most likely, it will harm your skin, so strictly adhere to the specified time frame. Also, do not use the cream more often than specified in the instructions.

Never apply depilatory cream on the damaged skin, as well as too close to the cuts and burns. Be extremely careful when removing the hair next to the eyes, genitals, ears and mouth. Remember that the creams contain potent chemicals that can cause serious damage to sensitive skin.

If you have any additional questions about the use of depilatory creams, consult a dermatologist, or call the information service of the manufacturer.

Is it safe to use the cream for depilation during pregnancy?

Depilatory creams are considered safe for pregnant women, although there is an increased probability of an adverse reaction to some of their components. For example, fragrances can cause skin irritation or an allergic reaction, it is more likely during pregnancy, when the skin is particularly sensitive. For this reason, many pregnant women prefer other methods of hair removal Hair Removal: Which method is right for you?   - Usually shave as waxing Hair removal: perfect skin without hair   wax also becomes too painful.

If you do decide to use depilatory creams, follow these guidelines:

• Carefully read the instructions before you use the cream;
• Do not use depilatory cream on broken skin and face;
• Use depilatory creams designed specifically for sensitive skin Sensitive skin: causes and care ;
• Always test the cream on a small patch of skin about a day before an intention to make depilation;
• Spend depilation Waxing: the easy way to beauty   in a well-ventilated area. Most creams for depilation sharp, unpleasant smell, which in pregnant women can cause nausea;
• Do not keep the cream on the skin for longer than is necessary - always pinpoint the time on the clock. Too long exposure of the active ingredients of the cream to the skin increases the probability of an adverse reaction.