I recently received the following email question.
“I would like your input. I need to file down my thick toenails. I checked out a pedicure set online and it is battery operated. Looks good to me. Let me know your take.”
The answer is fairly easy. Unless you have really thick nails and prefer the faster filing of a 
battery-operated unit, a regular file would fine. For thickened toenails however, a callus file is larger and files more nail at a time—and can be bought for as little as $4.00. A regular nail file is about 1/2 inch wide while a callus file is over an inch wide and often slightly curved. Good callus files are stiffer which allows pressue to be applied to the filing process. Which ever filing method you use, just be sure to do it on a regular basis.
Foot care can be done inexpensively with a simple nail file or callus file, and a container of lotion or callus cream. It is easy to go overboard and spend a lot of money and get a fancy 
pedicure set when only a few of the tools are needed. However, if you really want to do quality foot care, I highly recommend the purchase of a set and learning how to manage both your toenails and skin. Nail files, callus files, and skin creams can be found at your local drug store. Pedciure sets can be found at mnay online sites including FootSmart.com.
When our feet are properly cared for, they are happy. Let’s work at keeping them that way. It only takes a few minutes a couple of times a week.
