Homemade DIY Foot Scrubs

Pampering your feet is a must. Earlier we had a post about how to do pedicure at home. Today we shall know how to make foot scrubs for pedicure. More than your skin, your feet are prone to get all kinds of dirt and damage. The hard skin of your foot cannot be exfoliated with face scrubs, which are usually soft and mild. This is why we need special foot scrubs that take away all the dead skin. Here we have few DIY foot scrubs that can be done easily at home.

Baking Soda Foot Scrub

Ingredients

Baking soda – 1 tbsp

Olive oil – 1 tbsp

Brown sugar – 1 tbsp

Direction to use

• Take a bowl and then add brown sugar, baking soda into it.
• Now add some olive oil, mix all ingredients together to form a thick paste consistency.
• Apply this scrub on your feet and massage it for about 5 minutes.
• Allow it to dry for about 10 minutes.
• Rinse off well using cold water.

Sea salt Foot Scrub

Ingredients

Sea salt or sugar – 4 tbsp

Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

Vitamin E oil – 1 tbsp (optional)

Essential oil – 3 drops (optional)

Direction to use

• Take sea salt or sugar in a bowl and then add coconut oil into it.
• Always use sea salt and coconut oil in a 2:1 ratio.
• If your foot affected by tanning means you can add vitamin E oil also this will helps to remove tan area.
• So you have to take coconut oil into 1 tbsp and vitamin E oil 1 tbsp.
• If you want some fragrance means you can add some drops of essential oil into it.
• Now mix all the ingredients well and apply this mixture on your feet and toe.
• Massage your feet for about 4-5 minutes.
• Then rinse off using cold water.

Peppermint Foot Scrub

Ingredients

Aloe vera gel – 4 tbsp

Honey – 2 tsp

Fresh mint leaves – 2 tsp (optional)

Peppermint essential oil – 6 drops

Eucalyptus oil – 2 drops

Direction to use

• Take fresh mint leaves and then rinse it well before use, now grind it using hand mortar and pestle.
• Add this paste into a bowl and then add all the oils, honey and aloe vera gel.
• Mix all together to form a thick paste consistency.
• Now apply this paste on your feet and toes.
• Massage it for about 5 minutes and then rinse it with cold water.

Tea Tree Oil Foot Scrub

Ingredients

Tea tree essential oil – 3 drops

Coconut oil – 2 tbsp (or any carrier oil)

Peppermint essential oil – 3 drops

Sea salt – 4 tbsp

Direction to use

• Take sea salt in a bowl and add the coconut oil so that it completely covers the salt.
• Now add tea tree oil and peppermint oil into it.
• Mix all together to form a paste consistency.
• Apply this scrub on your feet and toe.
• Massage well for about 5 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, rinse off your feet using cold water.
• If you have very sensitive skin, add just a couple drops of essential oils. These oils are pretty strong while compare to others.

Sugar Cookie Foot Scrub

Ingredients

Brown sugar – 2 tbsp

White sugar – 2 tbsp

Vanilla extract – few drops

Olive oil – 1 tbsp

Direction to use

• Take a brown sugar and white sugar in a bowl.
• Now add olive oil and vanilla extract.
• Mix all together to form a paste consistency.
• Apply this scrub on your feet and toe.
• Massage well for about 5 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, rinse off your feet using cold water.

Regular use of these DIY foot scrubs can reduce the roughness of your feet. Make your feet smoother and softer.