Esthetic Plus for Beautiful Feet!
Esthetic Plus (the tweezer folks) have some really great tools for pedicures - the one I have tried lately, and liked, is their Stainless Steel Pedicure File ($20).
This is not your best choice if you have really bad callouses, but is a great choice if your feet are not too bad, or if you get regular pedicures and just need some in between maintenance. This tool is double sided, with a medium-coarse file on one side and a much smoother, “finishing” file on the other side. The handle is exceptionally strong (one of my pet peeves with pedicure files) and ergonomically designed (another peeve). This file does not bend when you use it, at all. I am VERY picky about foot files after 20 years in the nail biz, and this one is pretty good.
One more nifty feature this has is a nail file in the handle. The bottom pulls off and there is a handy dandy file for your toenails.
It may be that you need a stronger file than this - I hate to say that you might have rough feet, but I do, and I usually prefer a little coarser file than this one. Esthetic Plus also has a variety of rasps available - I haven’t tried them, but with the quality of Esthetic Plus products I have tried, I would certainly recommend you try those as well. I would love to try this nickle-plated one here. You can find their wide selection of pedicure tools, as well as many other beauty goodies on their website, EstheticPlus.com.
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Some tips for getting rid of those callouses via physical methods (using a foot file):
1. Soak your feet for 15 minutes or so before you file - either in a foot bath, tub or shower.
2. Use SeaBreeze on your feet (I keep it in a small spray bottle) as a lubricant when using a foot file. I don’t know why this works, but it definitely results in a more thorough job.
3. Err on the side of less filing, more often. If you take off a lot of skin at once, the likelyhood of scar tissue forming increases, and you don’t want that. Keep a file in your shower, and do a little bit every time you shower.
Give your feet some love this winter, and they will carry you well this Spring! :)
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3 opinions for Esthetic Plus for Beautiful Feet!
Girl Friday
Dec 4, 2006 at 12:06 pm
This blog is great and packed full with helpful advice. I agree with the suggestion of filing heals of your feet a little at a time. Let’s face it . . .it isn’t the most comfortable thing to do and it’s much more managable and nicer to your feet to do it a little each day. I notice a big difference when I forget in the shower for a week or two. At times, I don’t have the funds to get a pedicure regularly, so I took some foot care tips from this article that seem to work pretty well.
http://www.freebeautytips.org/foot-care-beauty.html
Mary Jo
Dec 4, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I had never thought of keeping a file in the shower. What a simple idea, yet one that I’m guessing has escaped many of us.
Christina Jones
Dec 4, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Well good - glad I can spring forth with something new and helpful, MJ! I have kept a file in my shower for MANY years now. :)
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