If you already moisturize your feet occasionally, elevate your routine with these professional techniques recommended by top pedicurist Bastien Gonzalez.
Time: 10 minutes daily.
Materials: Specialized foot cream.
How to: Apply cream while massaging thoroughly. Grasp skin at the base of toes and roll between thumb and index finger to mobilize it independently from bone, reducing corn risk. Rotate big toe in circles for mobility. Massage the fat pad under toes (shifted forward by body weight) back toward heel. Gently rotate ankle right then left to relax.
Time: 20 seconds per foot, evenings.
Materials: Your fingers.
How to: Shoes, especially heels, cause toes to claw. Manually stretch to relax—no injury risk, even firmly. A 'click' sound? Just air escaping.
Time: 2 minutes per foot daily.
Equipment: Dedicated toothbrush (electric or manual).
How to: Remove dead skin from nail furrows for pristine contours. Brush 20 times gently; bristles clean effectively. Electric is fastest (use extra head). Skip cuticle cutters or sticks—they damage nails. See a pro pedicurist if needed.
Time: 15 minutes every other day if severe; weekly otherwise.
Equipment: Basin, hot water, coarse ceramic grater (not pumice—too harsh) or foot scrub.
How to: Soak feet 10 minutes to soften dead skin. Gently grate calluses like a light caress—aggression triggers regrowth. For small flakes, exfoliate damp skin softly.
Expert advice from pedicurist Bastien Gonzalez.
