Scale update: Pepe Ganga doesn't have scales!! AHH!!! Carlos' mom recommended another place too, so we will have to look there. Fingers crossed that we will find one!
One issue that I have been having here relates to my feet. I usually do a home pedicure at least once a week, and use a heavy cream on my hands and feet all the time. Well, I didn't bring any of my usual stuff because I was trying to limit bringing things I wouldn't need. Since I was planning on taking advantage of the cheap pedicures I figured there was no need. Well there is a need. My feet are a mess. You know it's bad when you choose a blanket for the bed based on if it gets stuck to your feet or not. Even after my pedi, my feet are not completely soft. Today our plan consisted of running errands and getting a few important things for me. The main thing being foot cream. I wasn't able to find anything specifically made for hands or feet.. In fact, this body butter was the heaviest thing I could find.
I have used this in the US, and it is good, but definitely not the best. Not by any means. In the US, I had bought a 4 pack of this stuff for about $18 at Costco. Here, I paid about $15 for ONE. Yikes. I guess it will have to do until I can get to a store here that specifically sells imported body products. It is kind of like a Sephora type place, but all the stuff is normal US stuff, not necessarily fancy. I also had my eyes open for a foot scrub, but I didn't think I would find anything, especially not anything that was a decent price. I did a search online, and found a recipe for a scrub that uses sea salt, brown sugar, and olive oil. Since we had all of that at home, I planned on just making that. Hopefully it works since it is SO easy to make (you just mix everything together!)
So I filled a tub of hot water, some oatmeal, a little honey, and a touch of milk, and I set to soaking my feet!
I let them soak in there for about 20 minutes or so. I could tell a difference before I even used the scrub!! When I started to scrub my feet they got softer and softer! The salt and sugar scraped them down, and the oil made them so soft! I even used it on my grandma hands while I was at it :) I did feel like I was cooking though since the olive oil smells pretty strong. I dried my feet, and put on the lotion, and then put some socks on to let it absorb a little better.
O.M.G. I am amazed at the results. I would recommend this soak/scrub to everyone!! I showed Carlos, and he said, "wow!! you have normal human feet now!!" Totally worth it! And it was so cheap! I didn't have to buy anything for the scrub, or the soak! I had everything I needed in the house! Yay! Hopefully the manicurist won't have that horrified look on her face next time :)
I should have done before and after pictures, but I didn't think anyone would want to see the before :)
I have used this in the US, and it is good, but definitely not the best. Not by any means. In the US, I had bought a 4 pack of this stuff for about $18 at Costco. Here, I paid about $15 for ONE. Yikes. I guess it will have to do until I can get to a store here that specifically sells imported body products. It is kind of like a Sephora type place, but all the stuff is normal US stuff, not necessarily fancy. I also had my eyes open for a foot scrub, but I didn't think I would find anything, especially not anything that was a decent price. I did a search online, and found a recipe for a scrub that uses sea salt, brown sugar, and olive oil. Since we had all of that at home, I planned on just making that. Hopefully it works since it is SO easy to make (you just mix everything together!) 
So I filled a tub of hot water, some oatmeal, a little honey, and a touch of milk, and I set to soaking my feet!
I let them soak in there for about 20 minutes or so. I could tell a difference before I even used the scrub!! When I started to scrub my feet they got softer and softer! The salt and sugar scraped them down, and the oil made them so soft! I even used it on my grandma hands while I was at it :) I did feel like I was cooking though since the olive oil smells pretty strong. I dried my feet, and put on the lotion, and then put some socks on to let it absorb a little better.
O.M.G. I am amazed at the results. I would recommend this soak/scrub to everyone!! I showed Carlos, and he said, "wow!! you have normal human feet now!!" Totally worth it! And it was so cheap! I didn't have to buy anything for the scrub, or the soak! I had everything I needed in the house! Yay! Hopefully the manicurist won't have that horrified look on her face next time :)
I should have done before and after pictures, but I didn't think anyone would want to see the before :)
Oh la la. I'll be trying this!
ReplyDeleteNice work kid! I will be trying this:)
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