Secret Spa Recipe for the Feet

Spa treatment for the feet and hands is an expensive affair. So, if you’re in the mood to save yourself from splurging then this is ‘the’ way to do it! Unshackle the worries of going out for a paraffin wax treatment, stay home and do it yourself with enough comfort and fulfillment and with all the ingredients at your disposal.

Pedicures and manicures are the more commonly used methods of taking care of the most worked parts of our bodies- the hands and feet. However, this tenor could deliver much to relieve you from pain, stiff joints and tired muscles.

Foot treatment ¾ All you need is:

• 4 bars of Paraffin wax (available at any grocery or hardware store)
• A microwave oven
• A rich moisturizer
• Warm water
• 2 Plastic wraps for your feet

Process:

• Melt the Paraffin bars in the oven
• Massage with moisturizer
• Dip feet in the water
• Do this thrice and allow the feet to dry each time you take it out
• Wrap each foot tightly with the plastic
• Keep it on for 20minutes
• Remove the wrap and peel off the wax

Try this for sure! Wondering whether you can do this for your hands, yes would be the answer.

Benefits/ Uses of this therapy:

• Hygienic
• Soothing
• Moisturizes the skin and renders it soft and healthy

The idea of such a therapy is, to saturate, infuse and coat with paraffin. Apart from health and beauty issues, it also serves other purposes and is used as an important component in many spheres, like:

• In candies to make them look shiny (food grade paraffin)
• In candlemaking
• As car polishes
• For sealing jars and bottles
• As corrosion protectors
• In paper production
• In carbon papers, crayons and pencils
• Also used in the pharmaceuticals industry