It's raining outside. It's winter. Who's thinking about feet? Me. I have a theory that it is easier to have pretty sandal toes in the summer when you have secretly pretty winter feet. It's all about maintenance. I'm just saying... even if you are the only person who knows, let's keep the feet pretty!
Here's how you can, Adovia makes a delightful foot scrub.
Basics: It's made with Dead Sea Water (it's true... listed second in the ingredients), and lots of hydrating goodness like Shea Butter, and calming stuffs like Aloe Vera and Chamomile... and of course, Dead Sea salt.
Extravagance: It's a scrub and a moisturizer in one. You know how I love my double-duty products!! Plus it has a soothing smell. I can't really explain it, but it reminds me of the smell of my Auntie's house when I was a little girl - clean and feminine. (Men, don't let the scent keep you from using this. You need soft feet as well!)
Imperfections: It's messy; especially when you don't plan ahead. For example, you are instructed to apply to clean, dry feet. Easy. Give yourself a loverly massage - in circular motions. Then rinse. Fine.
So, I set about to use this for the first time. I decided to make a full ped of the experience. I do maintenance on the toesies. I take a refreshing shower to get the nail polish remover residue off my feet. I'm happy. I dry my feet, and go about the massage. I sit on the edge of the bathtub, then I am faced with the predicament of how to keep my feet dry when the shower is still wet. No problem... I'll just face out, feet on the floor. I get through one foot and realize that I'm not going to rest that one on the floor. A towel would work, but I didn't think to grab one, and I don't trust my hopping abilities. So, I straddle the edge of the tub, one foot in, the other ready for it's delightful massage.
Um... I now have the scrub all over my hands, and have to squeeze more from the tube. I am making a right mess! Whatever, the tube is easily rinsed.
So, I take care of the business at hand... er, foot... and proceed to try to do a swivel to get the other foot into the tub without completely wrecking the experience altogether. Note to self: Do not use the shower curtain as leverage. Not stable.
Okay, feet back into tub. Water running... YIPES, feet back out of tub. Addendum to note to self: Let hot water find its way through 1930's pipes before placing feet under stream. Feet rinsed. Feet REALLY SOFT! YAY! Flash forward to husband taking a shower... yeah, shea butter is really slippery. Second Addendum to note to self: I must stop leaving shower slick whenever I try a new product. I'm really not trying to kill him. I promise.
So, my point is this... the product is great. The instructions suck. Here's my stab at new & improved instructions:
- Squeeze a generous amount of the foot scrub into a small container (that will now always be used for bathroom goodness). This will prevent sliming up the tube.
- Lay down a towel that spans from the toilet to the bathtub - preferably one that you don't mind gooing.
- Fill your tub enough to cover your feet. Or, better yet, use one of those dish washing tubs (I think they have them at the 99 cent store) and place it next to you. Make the water a little warmer than you like so that if you indulge too long in your foot massage the water does not get too cold.
- Sit on the toilet seat (much more stable than the edge of the bathtub) and massage on in circular motions.
- Pad across your soft, towel-covered floor, and ease yourself onto the edge of the tub to rinse feet. I don't recommend standing in the shower (read slippery note above)
- Scrub shower to prevent later dangers.
I've now used this several times, and lived to tell. (thankfully, so has my husband)
Dead Sea Foot Scrubs
