We asked Donna Perillo, owner of New York’s Sweet Lily Spa, for an at-home recipe to pamper your feet and help get them ready to emerge from winter’s boots and wool socks. “The caffeine in the coffee reduces redness and swelling, while the salt, coffee grinds, and vanilla beans—along with the lactic acid in the whipped cream—are all natural exfoliants,” Perillo says.
What you need:
¼ cup sea salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground coffee beans
1 tablespoon ground vanilla beans
¼ cup olive oil
1 pot of coffee, at room temperature
Whipped cream
Follow these steps.
1. Mix salt, coffee and vanilla bean grounds, and oil in a bowl.
2. Pour the coffee in a basin and add the whipped cream.
3. Place feet in the basin and soak for about 10 minutes.
4. Take a scoop of the salt mixture and rub it over feet and calves, concentrating on callused areas.
5. Rinse feet with warm water, dry them lightly with a towel, and follow with a hydrating moisturizer.
By Michele Bender
Comments (4)
sounds tantalizing i am going to tell all my friends about it let them try ,most of them wear heels to work and have very tired feet everyday
i could’nt find some of the ingredients so instead i used ground coffee, mayo, and olive oil. it really works! thanks for ur help
Sounds good to eat minus the salt.
I don’t drink coffee and don’t even like the smell of coffee. Im on my feet all day and my feet are very tired, do you have any other idea maybe with peppermint or lavendar?