Feet First- An Introduction to Foot Care

Almost every magazine has an article on feet, from well groomed, well kept toes, painted and shimmering in a large array of modern colours to soft, smooth feet encased in ravishing sandals and open toed heels or flats. In the past, feet have been one of the most overlooked and least cared for areas of the body. But today, there are an array of options available that ensure feet can be pampered and professionally treated, so there’s no excuse for neglecting feet any longer.

There is an aesthetic need for proper care of the feet, and more defined treatments for this area are in demand for numerous reasons. Your feet spend hours at the office, waiting in lines, running errands, hurrying to appointments, travelling on short and long-term trips, hitting the floor during powerful workouts, and just keeping up with the day-to-day rush. Your feet take you where you need to go, but where do you go to restore, relax and replenish this vital body part?

In response to the growing industry of total body care, aesthetic skin care has turned its attention to the feet, one of the few areas of the body that requires attention beyond the realms of diet and exercise. Caring for feet always has been a challenge for professionals and non-professionals alike.
Feet show the signs of day-to-day stress and abuse with roughness, hardened and cracked soles, calluses and persistent problems caused by excess moisture.

Achieving an excellent pedicure generally can been an arduous task but by receiving specialised spa foot treatments, you are opening the door to a refuge, to a world of relaxation and invigoration. Pevonia’s homecare and treatment recipes introduce a new way to treat the foot area plus you can
step out into the everyday world with softer skin, new vigour and a lighter step. It is necessary not to underestimate the importance of using home foot care products and the value in maintaining feet that are soft, smooth and callus-free. Millions of pounds are being spent annually on the care of nails alone; there is little doubt that proper care for feet is a definite bonus.

Common Foot Conditions

FOOT FACTS\

1. 75% percent of people will experience foot health problems of varying degrees of severity atone time or another in their lives.

2. The foot is an intricate structure containing 26 bones. 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles, and tendons hold the structure together and allow it to move in a variety of ways.

3. The 52 bones in your feet make up about one quarter of all the bones in your body.

4. Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit. It is important that women wear correctly fitting footwear as on average they walk 3 miles further every day than the opposite sex.

5. The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day. Those cover several miles, and they all add up to about 115,000 miles in a lifetime --more than four times the circumference of the globe.

6. There are times when you are walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.

7. Shopping for shoes is best done in the afternoon; your feet tend to swell a little during the day. Have your feet measured every time you purchase shoes, and do it while you're standing. When you try on shoes, try them on both feet; many people have one foot larger than the
other, and it's best to fit the larger one.

8. Trim your toenails straight across with clippers specially designed for the purpose. Leave them slightly longer than the tips of your toes.

9. Walking is the best exercise for your feet. It also contributes to your general health by improving circulation, contributing to weight control, and promoting all-around well-being.

10. Your feet mirror your general health. Such conditions as arthritis, diabetes, nerve and circulatory disorders can show their initial symptoms in the feet -- so foot ailments can be your first sign of more serious medical problems.

11. Corns and calluses are caused by friction and pressure from skin rubbing against bony areas when wearing shoes. If the first signs of soreness are ignored, corns and calluses rise up as nature's way of protecting sensitive areas.

12. There are approximately 250,000 sweat glands in a pair of feet, and they excrete as much as half a pint of moisture each day.

13. Plantar warts are caused by a virus, which may invade the sole of the foot through cuts and breaks in the skin. Walking barefoot on dirty pavement or littered ground can expose feet to this sometimes-painful skin infection.

The importance of pedicures and the use of home foot care products must not be over looked; maintaining feet that are soft, smooth and callus-free is useful maintenance, no matter the season. The daily use of Pevonia’s Multi-Active Foot Cream will moisturise, providing antiseptic care and
smoothing rough skin. Pevonia’s Tension Relief Foot Gel will ease fatigue and overheating and can be used any time of the day, even over tights whilst Pevonia’s Silky Foot Peel will remove dead cells and hardened skin if used on a weekly basis.

Pevonia’s spa pedicure treatment and Foot Line introduce an in-spa and home care experience that treats to feet to long-awaited and much-needed care.

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