DIY softening Foot salve

I love walking barefoot during summer feeling the grass or the soil or the sand under my feet makes me feel grounded or somehow closer to nature.

Are you a barefoot walker?

Does your feet get dry and does the skin crack during summertime? Maybe your feet need some love and care ?

Today I want to share my favourite homemade foot salve with you.

I definitely need to give my feet some extra love from time to time … I mean they do a great job carrying me around all day … and the skin gets dry and cracks if I don’t take foot soak, use the foot scrub and use my footsalve.

Cracked skin on the heel comes from dry, dead skin cells building up, so it’s important to scrub the feet well before adding the salve.

This salve is made from 100% natural ingredients. Coconut oil, sheabutter, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, beeswax and essential oils.

It’s a greasy salve so it’s good to use at night. Add a thick layer to feet and maybe a pair of cotton socks to keep the moisture. This will make your feet soft and the skin will feel fresh.

The peppermint will give a cool sensation to the skin, the lavender is relaxing and moisturising and the frankincense is protecting and building new skin cells and are good for skin health.

Vitamin E oil is good for skin but are a astringent and extend the shelf’s life of the salve as well.

Super Softening Foot Salve

1 tbsps coconut oil

1 tbsps sheabutter

3/4 tbsps beeswax pellets

1 tbsps jojoba oil

30 drops vitamin E oil

10 drops lavender essential oil

5 drops frankincense essential oil

2-3 drops peppermint essential oil

Melt sheabutter, coconut oil, jojoba oil in a saucepan on low heat. Take the pan off from the heat and add vitamin E oil and essential oils.

Stir well and add the mixture to a clean glass jar with airtight lid.

Let cool.

The salve is ready to use when hardened.

At room temperature this salve will stay soft and “creamy” enough to easily put on the skin.