What Are Parabens and Should You Avoid Them?
Parabens and Skin Care Products What Are Parabens? Parabens are chemicals often utilized as preservatives in cosmetics and personal care products. The chemicals have been used in cosmetics since the...
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What Makes a Good Foot Care Regimen?
How to Care for Your Feet Why Skin Care for Your Feet Matters Did you know that your feet are home to around 100 different kinds of fungi? Before you...
5 Tips for Preventing Calluses on Your Hands & Fingers
Calluses? Lifting weights at the gym, playing guitar, and working with your hands (i.e., tailors, gardeners, etc.) all have something in common: they put you at risk for developing calluses...
Risks of Wearing High Heels
High Heels? Think Again Do high heel contribute to back, hip, and knee problems? Unfortunately, some studies suggest yes.[1] Sliding into a pair of high heels can be an instant...
How to Safely Get Rid of a Hangnail
Hangnail? Despite its name, a hangnail is not actually part of the nail. Hangnails are small pieces of torn skin that loosely “hang” or sit beside a nail. Most people...
Getting Your Feet Prepped for Summer
Getting Your Feet Ready for the Summer There’s an old saying that goes “summer bodies are made in the winter,” and the same can be said for summer feet. Whether...
Why You Get Foot Pain in the Morning
Foot Pain in the Morning? Have you noticed an intense, stabbing pain in your feet the moment you wake up? Perhaps you have foot main in the morning when you...
Hammertoes: 5 Tips for Relieving Hammer Toe Pain
Hammertoe Pain Hammertoes are painful deformities that occur when the end of the toe bends downward and the middle joint curls upward. Although they are most common in the second...
Calluses and Bunions: What is the Difference?
Calluses and Bunions: What is the Difference? Foot problems come in many shapes and forms, two of them being calluses and bunions. Some people believe that calluses and bunions are...
Finding the Best Foot Care Routine for You
What Should be Included in a Foot Care Routine? Foot care is often an afterthought that occurs once you begin to experience pain or see something out of the ordinary....
Toenail Fungus and How to Prevent It
Do You Think You May Have Toenail Fungus? Toenail fungus is a common condition that affects about 1 in every 10 people. Onychomycosis, the medical name for a fungal nail...
Foot Odor: Why Your Feet Smell Like Vinegar: Causes & Solutions
Why Do My Feet Smell Like Vinegar? Have you noticed that your feet smell like vinegar? You’re not alone! Many people find that not only do they have foot odor,...