What do pedicures feel like

While many of these treatments help the way you look, they can also help the way you feel physically and mentally. Here are just some of the many ways that pedicures are good for your health. They prevent infections There are a few ways you can get infections in your feet. Additionally, the clipping, cleaning, and cutting of toenails that takes place during pedicures prevents the nails from growing inward and causing an infection. They promote circulation During a pedicure, you receive a massage of your feet and lower legs.

The massaging helps promote the circulation of your blood. Increased blood circulation can prevent things like pain, arthritis, and varicose veins. Healthy blood flow also helps evenly distribute heat throughout your body. Finally, increased blood flow can help your lymph nodes clear toxins out of your body. The particular business I visited even served complimentary wine and soft drinks while your feet and hands are being spoiled, so there's that.

Perhaps doing so is a given at most nail salons — I wouldn't know — but the massage chairs, the drinks, and the atmosphere were just about perfect in my book. After spending so long being a little weirded out by the idea of some stranger rubbing my scaly feet, I finally decided to get over my pedi-anxiety it was a little petty, too and take the plunge. It was a girls' day with a sweet friend — a sort of extended celebration of my birthday two days before — motivated by being told how lovely it is to get a pedicure while you're pregnant I'm 28 weeks.

So, I headed out to the mall without knowing exactly what to expect, but nevertheless excited. If you've never had a pedicure before, here are some emotional reactions you might experience. And if you're a pro at getting pedis, you'll know exactly what I mean. Well, there was no point making them look pretty for this, right?

I'm aware of the fact that the only toe that still has remnants of polish from months ago on it is my big one, and that the hardened dead skin has got to go, but I'm really hoping these people don't judge me too badly for the state my feet are currently in.

That's why I need their expertise! Oh, there are actually dudes who do this, too? I know this makes me seem completely ignorant, and somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that the nail business like any business shouldn't be one defined by gender. But prior to actually going to the salon, I figured it'd be a woman checking out my terrible-looking feet. Oh, I feel so sorry for this guy. But hey, kudos to him. Now there's actual proof that my husband can learn the tricks of this trade.

Wink, wink, babe. Well, I had no idea I'd be reading a menu at a nail salon. What do I get? What the heck is a paraffin wax? Should I indulge? The cheapest one just looks dull at this point. As for tipping, no need to feel awkward about the amount you should give your pedicurist. Just follow this handy dandy pedicure tipping guide so you can feel good both inside and outside as you walk out of the salon.

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