THE PERFECT PEDI
I’ve been dedicated to testing the strength of our Kanreki Cream on the dry skin of my heels. But after 5 days I noticed that my right heel still has some flakiness that simply needed to be removed to allow the treatment to better benefit my skin.
CURRENT PROGRESS
Before I get into the steps of the C’watre/Sea Salt pedicure I performed, I wanted to bring people up to date on the progress with simply product (Kanreki Cream) alone.
My left heel has some of the most dramatic results. As you can see in the area marked with the red circle I had a significant crack in my heel that was nearly ready to break the skin.
My right heel shows the progress of a particularly dry and scaly patch. As you can see on the right side of my right heel, the skin is particularly thick due to the increased scale and overall dryness. I was particularly impressed with the change in color that you can see from this image. The color change has to do with the increased hydration and moisturization of the outer layers of skin. Skin is actually semi translucent and gets its vibrancy when the light reflects off the blood vessels beneath the skin. You can see in the After image how the color shows more vibrancy, or as I announced “they’re pink again!”
THE PEDICURE
It was clear from the images of my right heel that I still had flecks of dry scale that simply needed to be removed. So I put together a C’watre Pedicure using sea salt to exfoliate the dry scale without tearing up my heels.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Fine grain sea salt
First squeeze about a nickle sized amount of Kanreki Wash into the the well of one palm. Then pour about 1 heaping tablespoon of the fine sea salt over the Wash in your palm. With the index finger of my other hand I swirled the two together and began to scrub my heel.
This shot was hard to get, so apologies for the blurry image. Sitting on the edge of the tub, having just scrubbed one heel, I must have been a little teetery when I tried to get a good zoom shot. Also, when prepping to scrub your own heels, I recommend assembling your Wash/Sea Salt combo in the opposite hand from the foot you wish to scrub. I found I had much better leverage for scrubbing the tough end part of my heel.
Here we are at the end of the scrub. It was a great chance to get a nice foot massage too. I’m usually much too ticklish to really get a good scrub at the nail salon, so I was able to get a good polish from heel to toe. After I patted my feet dry I put another dose of Kanreki Cream on my heels. Following the pedicure this is doubly beneficial – first, because the scrub will help the penetration of the Cream, and second, because it helps to seal in the moisture from the bath for that added moisture boost.
I was really impressed with how well this treatment succeeded in removing the surface scale. Also, I’m very surprised at how much time I now spend looking at my feet.
I highly recommend the at home pedicure! It’s a great and simple tool in the arsenal of treating dryness.
Look for the results post next!
HEELS HEALING IN UNDER A WEEK
First off a big thank you to Robin Yasinow for the great blog title. She saw our last update and came up with the cleaver wording for this update.
I’m going to start off with a personal note that I am so pleased with the progress of this heel therapy challenge. It was a bit of a challenge to put my “before”photos out on the web for everyone to see. But, I’m so glad I did because it would be harder for everyone to understand my excitement at these results without seeing where I started!
STRONG RESULTS AT 5 DAYS
I was traveling over the last several days, so I need to get everyone caught up on my progress!
You might notice the *lovely* hotel carpeting in the shot. Just a reminder that your skin care regimen is so important when you travel. Hotel air is so dry and often air quality while traveling is quite poor. Its very important to cleanse and moisturize while traveling.
But about my feet… The change in texture has been the most dramatic difference. My heels are much softer and smoother. They actually feel better as I walk because the callus on the ridge of my heel is largely gone due to the increased moisture level.
With my right heel you can see the significant change in coloring. The top layer of skin is largely moisturized. That glorious pink color that was not visible beneath the dry scale is returning to my heels. You can still see some rough patches of dry, dead skin that really needs to be removed, so I have decided to give myself a C’watre Pedicure and I’ll post those photos tomorrow.
PROTOCOL
My protocol, or heel therapy regimen, has remained the same with 2 pumps per heel – once in the morning and once in the evening.
ALREADY LOOKING BETTER!
I’m two days in to this dry heel recovery challenge and I thought I should update people with the progress. After all… most people are concerned with immediate results. So, I thought it would be best to show everyone what is going on Now. So I headed outside again and snapped a couple of pics this morning.
MY REGIMEN
Before I get to the photos, I want to give a quick update on what I have been doing. I’ve been applying Kanreki Cream to my heels twice a day. Once in the morning after I hop out of the shower and once more when I climb into bed. For anyone else out there trying to follow the same procedure, I am using 2 pumps of the retail cream on each heel, for each application. I started with just one and my poor dry heels just absorbed it all so quickly that I added the second pump to work on some serious repair.
- 2 pumps per heel of Kanreki Cream in the morning
- 2 pumps per heel of Kanreki Cream each evening
THE UPDATE!
Here is my right heel again. As you can see the majority of the dry scaly skin has been moisturized and healed. The treatment that has already succeeded makes it very easy to see the most severe damage to the skin along the lower part of my heel with the dry flakes that remain still. I want to remind everyone that I have not scrubbed or used a pumice on my heels – this is just the result of Kanreki Cream alone.
This next photo is my left heel and as you will recall it was the one that had the big crack that was nearly ready to break the skin. you can see what really appear to be much more dramatic results on my left heel. The crack, while still there, is already less than half its original size. You can really see how the nutrient base in Kanreki Cream is helping to repair the damaged cells and heal my skin’s structure, not simply to moisturize the scaly, flaky surface.
I am so impressed with the results so far that I think I will update again in another 2 days and show people what can be done in less than a week! I’ll also update any adjustments in my use of Kanreki Cream (in case I decide to drop down to 1 pump per heel).
I recently bumped into Paula online in Twitter. Paula has a blog, Older Girl Beauty, which I thought was a great site for women (like me) who are starting to experience some subtle or dramatic changes in our skin as we move through our 30s. I could go into these changes in much greater detail… and I think I should, but it will have to wait for a later post. This is about being inspired by Paula’s idea to test just how great our Kanreki Cream is for dry skin!
Paula confided that her heels were in a bit of a state and she boldly decided to share her “heel rehabilitation” with her readers. It’s great! Paula snapped a before shot and will be applying Kanreki Cream to her heels and charting their recovery.
UNTREATED, UNCARED FOR SKIN
I looked at Paula’s post and then took a good look at my own heels. I am sorry to say that I think mine are much worse. And how awfully embarrassing given my position with C’watre! I have long preached to ALL how wonderful and powerful Kanreki Cream is for treating troubled skin. We have even shared on this blog the stories of people with extreme eczema and psoriasis and how they have found relief with Kanreki products.
I quickly sent Paula a message and told her that I was so excited about her idea that I was going to join her in her challenge. Of course, I already know that the nutrient rich ocean water filled with trace minerals and the plentiful antioxidants and moisturizers will do wonders for my dry, cracked, scaly, untreated heels. But I’m going to take lots of pictures along the way and try to give everyone a real appreciation of how well this treatment works.
THE UGLY BEGINNING
I am sharing images of both of my heels. Below is a picture of my right heel that I took this morning. You can see that it has clearly been ages since my heels have seen a buffer, let alone a pedicure. But I want to be completely open about this, so I intentionally did not rummage through my bins in the bathroom to dig out a pumice.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
As sad as my right heel is, my left is actually worse. When I got a good look at my left heel I spotted a large looming crack that is clearly very close to breaking the skin. I share this one with a little more embarrassment than the right heel. But also I want everyone to take a look at your own heels and remember that strappy sandal season is fast approaching.
JOIN THE CHALLENGE!
If you took a look at your heels like I did, you may find that you need to join this challenge yourself. I don’t blame you! Indeed, I want to encourage you! So, for the next month, while Paula and I are tracking our progress C’watre is going to give everyone 15% off of Kanreki Cream. You will need to type in a promo code on our eShop. When you get to checkout, enter CREAM15, and it will automatically give you a 15% reduction on the Kanreki Cream in your cart.
If pick up Kanreki Cream, or use the bottle you already have, to participate in this challenge – please comment here or on Paula’s blog! We’d love to hear how you’re doing!
HOW DO WE GAGE PROGRESS?
We were more than a little shocked to learn that women were more likely to use creams, vitamins, and dermatologic procedures to look younger if they believe these tactics aren’t working. Yes, you read that correctly. We learned about this shocking study from the Editors at Allure magazine. They quoted the researchers at Bath University in England and Qatar University who found shocking results that “when women felt that the anti-aging methods weren’t working, 73 percent wanted to continue with them, compared to 45 percent when the women believed the treatments were effective.”
The researchers use this to delve into deeper psychological issues about worry and dissatisfaction. Frankly, there is enough worry and concern in world right now, we’re not interested in dwelling on that. What we do want to point out is the savvy potential of sticking with a plan that works! So we challenged one woman who was interested, but had yet to try our products, to make the commitment to regimen and to share her thoughts and experiences along the way.
Follow her progress here and learn from her regimen and hear from her as she talks candidly about the experience. We’ll also follow her journey as she shares her photos along the way.
Tell us how we are doing!