Know how to get feet clean and keep them that way as part of personal hygiene. If you are one of those who prefers going barefoot, avoiding shoes like the plague, you know feet get dirty; really dirty. How to get feet clean? Here are tips and, in addition, you can learn how to keep them pretty and soft, too. Ready for your foot photoshoot?

Dirty feet lead to foot-related infections. Bacteria love growing in dark, moist spots, particularly when a person is a shoe and sock wearer. Socks and shoes trap moisture. This creates a place for bacteria to thrive.

Basic Things to Do to Clean your Feet

Washing every day — and more than once a day if you are a barefoot type — is imperative. Clean feet are not as susceptible to bacteria and infection as are dirty ones. Wash them thoroughly using warm water and soap, which kill bacteria.

After a good washing, collect your footcare supplies and start taking care of your tootsies. Use a pumice stone. A pumice stone is created from lava, which has high gas substance, producing bubbles. The lava cools and a light rock forms. The texture of pumice is comparable to sandpaper.

Before using the stone, soak feet in warm, soapy water, which softens skin. Dip the pumice stone into water.This softens the stone. use the stone on the rough, thickened areas. Rub in a spherical motion. Rinse and watch as the dead skin floats away.

Give your hard-working feet and tootsies a visual once-over at least once a week. This helps you spot problems early. People tend to neglect this part of the body. Down the road, they wish they hadn’t because some really gnarly things can take place if you’re not paying attention.

Wearing clean socks and changing them frequently is one way of keeping hygienic and free of microbial infections. Socks make feet sweat unless you are smart and wear wicking socks that pull sweat away from the skin and into the material. When sweating, micro-organisms have a heyday. They grow and proliferate.

Dry skin requires moisturizing soap. Un-milled soap contains more moisture content than milled soap. The milling process removes glycerin, which is an extremely effective moisturizing agent; however, glycerin makes it more difficult to shape soap and glycerin-containing soap is not as hard so that is why glycerin is often removed.

When finished, pat dry. You want to leave a bit of moisture on and in the skin. Remember to dry thoroughly in between the toes.

Slice a lime in half and scrub the bottoms of your feet. The acid in the lime removes toxins.

Extra Things You Can Do for your Feet

The feet are clean. Now you need to give them some extra TLC so they will look and feel better.

• Massage using olive oil or lemon juice. The latter removes any lasting stains.
• Wiggle your toes, stretch each foot.
• Massage is very relaxing. Maybe you can convince your better half to do it for you but if not do it yourself. It’s almost as good.
• Rotate your ankles to the right and then to the left. Rub the ball of the foot with your thumb using circular motions, hitting pressure points. Aaaaah!
• Slide your fingers up and down the channels located between the long bones on the top of the foot.
• Use a moisturizer specifically designed for foot care. Rub, rub, rub it in. Do not put the moisturizer in between toes.
• Use a foot serum that soothes tired, cracked, dry feet. The serum refreshes cool and eliminates odor.
• Trim your nails, using a nail clipper. Cut them straight across.

Invest in a foot massager that relaxes stiff muscles, relieves swelling and pain and increases blood circulation. Infrared light therapy along with high frequency vibrations massage feet and rejuvenates the entire body.