{"id":7655,"date":"2011-08-05T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2017-09-19T09:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T16:34:56","slug":"happy-feet-pamper-your-peds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/happy-feet-pamper-your-peds\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Feet:  Pamper Your Peds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/PrettyFeetbycombustionchamber.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7656\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/PrettyFeetbycombustionchamber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/PrettyFeetbycombustionchamber.jpg 448w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/PrettyFeetbycombustionchamber-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a reader asked about how to get smooth feet.\u00a0 This is not just a wintertime problem.\u00a0 Rough, dry, scratchy feet seem to be a year \u2018round issue.\u00a0 Summertime can give feet a workout, and with sandals and flip flops being footwear du jour, it is extra important to have smooth and pretty feet.<\/p>\n<p>Have you tried the <a title=\"Ped Egg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00113FENI\/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=fgs20-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00113FENI&amp;adid=1Y5PKD4APFYD2RFXKKXS&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Ped Egg<\/a>?\u00a0 Well, rough feet have always been a dilemma of mine. And I did purchase one a couple of years ago.\u00a0 The thing I have found with this tool is that the razory edge (to be used with caution\u2026seriously!) does not do that much to help get rid of the calluses and dry spots.\u00a0 But, if I use the sandy side consistently \u2013 every other night or so \u2013 and then remember to lotion my tootsies at bed time, they really do stay much softer.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a little diy recipe for you to try.\u00a0 Combine a small dish of organic sugar (1\/4 cup-ish) with enough organic milk to make a paste.\u00a0 Now you have yourself a very effective scrub.\u00a0 Works great on the face and body too, just be sure to buff gently.\u00a0 You can also add a bit of honey if you\u2019d like, to make use of its healing and softening properties.<\/p>\n<p>These are my favorite ped-smoothing tricks.\u00a0 Simple and inexpensive.\u00a0 What could be better?\u00a0 Now choose a pretty <a title=\"Healthy Nail Polish by Scotch Naturals\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2011\/07\/16\/feelgood-quickie-healthy-nail-polish-by-scotch-naturals\/\">natural polish <\/a>and you are set.<\/p>\n<p>If you have ped-perker-uppers of your own we\u2019d love to know about them!<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Writer:\u00a0 Liz Thompson \u2013 <\/em><a title=\"Organic Beauty Source\" href=\"http:\/\/www.organicbeautysource.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Organic Beauty Source <\/em><\/a><em>\u2013 Green beauty news, trends, and reviews.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0 combustionchamber at Flickr.com, Creative Commons license<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smooth and soften summer-weary feet with these quick and easy (and affordable!) tips. <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/happy-feet-pamper-your-peds\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":7656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-09-19T16:34:59Z","apple_news_api_id":"a83089da-e171-4ba3-ba1e-346410bd5457","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-09-19T16:35:00Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AqDCJ2uFxS6O6HjRkEL1UVw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[11,29],"tags":[5285,5805,5806,5807,5808],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/PrettyFeetbycombustionchamber.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}