Our grandmothers often possessed a wealth of knowledge about natural remedies and home treatments that modern medicine sometimes overlooks. One such gem is a simple, yet incredibly effective, method to achieve smooth, baby-soft skin on your feet. Say goodbye to dry skin and cracks with this age-old grandma’s remedy.
You will need:
- 1 cup Epsom salts (optional)
- 10-15 Aspirin tablets
- 1 lemon
- Plastic wrap
- Cotton or woolen socks
Preparation
Add the cup of Epsom salts in 4 liters of hot water and Soak your feet
in it. You should soak your feet for at least half an hour. Now take a
small bowl and take aspirin tablets in it. Squeeze the juice from one
lemon in it. Mix it until you get thick paste. When the mixture is ready
cut 2 pieces of plastic wrap large enough to cover your foot.
After putting your feet out of the hot water dry them with towel and rub
the aspirin against the rough parts of your skin in order to loose some
of the dead skin. You should apply more paste on the driest areas of
your feet. After that wrap you feet in plastic wrap and then put on the
socks. You should stay with the paste from 4 to 6 hours (until you go to
bed). Then remove the wraps and wash your feet with soap and water.
Apply a thick layer of moisturizer and put the socks back on. Leave it
to work over the night, because the lemon juice can be very drying. You
can pull the peeling skin off as long as it doesn’t hurt to do so, or
you can use pumice stone regularly.