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
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 on...
Risks of Wearing High Heels
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 ego-boost. Whether they’re sky-high...
How to Safely Get Rid of a 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 get...
Getting Your Feet Prepped for 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 you want your feet to look great...
Why You Get 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 take your first few steps....
5 Tips for Relieving Hammer Toe Pain
Hammer toes 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 toe,...
Key Differences Between Calluses and Bunions
Foot problems come in many shapes and forms, two of them being calluses and bunions. Some people believe that calluses and bunions are the same thing. However, the truth is...
Finding the Best Foot Care Routine for You
Foot care is often an afterthought that occurs once you begin to experience pain or see something out of the ordinary. Perhaps it’s been several months since your last pedicure...
Causes of Toenail Fungus and How to Prevent It
Toenail fungus is a common condition that affects about 1 in every 10 people. Onychomycosis, the medical name for a fungal nail infection, usually begins as a white or yellow...
Why Your Feet Smell Like Vinegar: Causes & Solutions
Have you noticed that your feet smell like vinegar? You’re not alone! Many people find that not only do they have foot odor, but that their feet smell like vinegar....