Feet are often neglected when it comes to health and care. However, unhealthy feet can even lead to back problems and limit many other areas of life. Learn how to properly exercise your foot muscles in our blog: 5 tips for healthier feet. In today's blog you will learn how to best care for your feet and how to pamper yourself and your feet.

Caution: Don't overdo it with the care. Think of it more as a means of relaxation and well-being. The ideal is to care for your feet two to three times a week. If you have health problems, we recommend getting help from a medical professional.

Take a footbath

A foot bath is not only very pleasant and beneficial for our feet, the addition of brine salts and mountain pine stimulate circulation and revitalise stressed feet. Additives such as plant oils from rosemary and lavender even have an odour-inhibiting effect on feet that sweat quickly. However, the water should not be too hot, preferably lukewarm. Otherwise the skin will soften too much. You should also not bathe your feet for too long; depending on the temperature, a time of 10 to 20 minutes is recommended.

 

Shorten nails

The best time to trim the nails is right after the foot bath. To avoid injuries and to achieve an even result, we recommend that you work with a nail file. Of course, you can also use nail scissors, but the edges should be carefully sanded with a file. This prevents the nail from growing into the skin.

 

Remove callus

After the foot bath, the feet are nice and soft and the calluses are easier to remove. We recommend gently removing the callus with a pumice stone. A callus file, on the other hand, should only be used on dry skin. Special callus creams that intensively moisturise the skin can remove the callus after about four weeks. Preparations with a high proportion of urea or glycerine are ideal because they soften the callus. We recommend here the Tal Foot Care Balm.

 

Cracked skin

Bacteria and fungi can enter the skin through small cracks. It is therefore important to care for dry skin with moisturising substances. Special foot creams with a high urea content and nourishing additives such as ceramides are best suited for this. How the Tal Foot Care Cream that we offer. This keeps the skin supple and improves the moisture balance of the skin. Many of our socks have an antibacterial and odour-inhibiting effect, thanks to high-quality technologies. Like, for example, our award-winning Copper Jet. This has an antibacterial effect thanks to the copper content in the yarn and can thus reduce infections.

 

Oil nails

Before applying nail oils, it is worth slightly roughening the nail bed with a special file so that the oil can be better absorbed. These nail oils give the toenail improved elasticity and provide it with nourishing substances.

 

Foot care tips for diabetics

Regular medical foot care is particularly important for diabetics. This is because they often suffer from dysfunction of the nerves in their feet, so that they do not feel small injuries. In addition, wound healing is poorer in diabetics, which increases the risk of infections. Therefore, diabetics should check their feet regularly for injuries, apply cream carefully and be especially careful with pumice stones and tools. Those who are unsure should leave foot care to a medical professional, a podiatrist. For diabetics, we have special Diabetic Socks in our range. The extra wide socks are gentle on the feet and do not create pressure points.

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