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Iinyawo zithatha ukubetha unyaka wonke. Ehlotyeni, ilanga, ubushushu kunye nokufuma konke kuyabathwala, kodwa iinyawo azihambi ngcono ebusika, ekwindla okanye entwasahlobo, utsho uPerry H. Julien, DPM, umongameli onyulwe kwiAmerican Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine eRockville, Md. "Ababonwa phantsi kweembadada kunye neekawusi, ngenxa yoko baphelelwe ziingqondo." Kodwa ngezi ngcebiso zintlanu, unokuzenza lula iinyawo zakho ngokungakhathali nokuba lixesha lonyaka.

Khuhla iinyawo zakho yonke imihla.

Gcina ibhrashi yeenzipho kwishawari yakho, kunye nelitye lepumice okanye ifayile yonyawo, kwaye uchithe imizuzu embalwa ugxile ezinyaweni zakho ngalo lonke ixesha uhlamba. Hlikihla phantsi kweenzipho zakho, kwaye uthambise umnxeba, iindawo ezirhabaxa ezinefayile okanye ilitye kude kube ngumzuzu omnye. (Usenokongeza ne-exfoliating scrub kule ndlela yokugudisa ulusu.) "Kodwa musa ukukhuhla kakhulu kangangokuba ukhuhle ulusu lukrwada," utsho uDawn Harvey, igcisa leenzipho eSpa Jardin eTampa, eFla.

Enye i-callus iyimfuneko ukunceda ukukhusela iinyawo zakho kungqubano oluninzi kwezihlangu, kananjalo uhlale kude ekusebenziseni i-razor kwizithende zakho (eziya kuthi zenziwe kwisalon, nayo). Ingakhokelela kusulelo ukuba ugqobhoza ulusu okanye usebenzisa izixhobo ezingafakwanga nzalo ngokufanelekileyo, wongeza uDenise Florjancic, ingcali yezikhonkwane eJohn Robert's Studio Studio & Spa eCleveland. Izixhobo zakho: Sally Hansen Smoothing Foot Scrub ($ 6; www.sallyhansen.com) okanye iBath & Body Works Foot Pumice / Brush ($ 4; 800-395-1001).

Coca iinzipho zakho ngendlela elungileyo.

Ukuba ushiya izikhonkwane zakho zide kakhulu, zinokubetha emphethweni wezihlangu zakho kunye nokulimala. Ukuba uzinqumle zifutshane kakhulu, unokubangela iinzipho ezingena ngaphakathi. Elona cebo lilungileyo: Zonke iiveki ezintathu okanye ezine, emva kokuba uhlambile okanye umanzise iinyawo zakho, sebenzisa ii-clippers ezincinci ukusika, ukusika ngqo, utshilo uFlorjancic. Ukuba uqala ukuqaphela ububomvu okanye ukudumba okujikeleze isikhonkwane (imiqondiso yokuqala yesikhonkwane esingaphakathi), coca indawo ngokufaka unyawo lwakho kwiviniga exutywe namanzi, ucebisa uLori Hillman, DPM, ugqirha weenyawo e-The Woodlands, eTexas. Ukuba imeko iyaqhubeka, bona i-podiatrist, ngubani onokucoca kwaye akhuphe usulelo esebenzisa izixhobo eziyilwe ngokukodwa, iintsholongwane kunye nokumisela i-antibiotics ukuba kuyimfuneko. Izixhobo zakho: I-Tweezerman toenail clippers ($ 2; 800-874-9898) okanye iRevlon Deluxe Nail Clip ($ 1.80; www.revlon.com).

Lungisa ulusu lwakho.

Yomile, ulusu lonyawo oluqhekekileyo? Ukuthambisa iinyawo zakho kufuneka kube yiNombolo yakho yokuqala. Emva kokuhlamba ngaphambi kokulala, sebenzisa into yokuthambisa. (Nxiba iikawusi ubusuku bonke ukuthintela ikrimu ekuzihlikihleni.) Izixhobo zakho: Gqirha Scholl's Pedicure Essentials Peppermint Foot and Leg Lotion ($ 4.75; www.drscholls.com), Aveda Foot Relief ($ 17; 800-328-0849) okanye Creative Uyilo lwe-Nail Spa

Itawuli-yoma iinzwane zakho-neenyawo.

Iintsholongwane kunye nefungus ezinokukhokelela kunyawo lomdlali kunye nolunye usulelo lukhula kwiindawo ezimnyama, ezifumileyo - kunye neendawo phakathi kweenzwane zibonelela nje. Isitshixo: Soloko utshintsha iikawusi ezibilayo kunye nezihlangu, kwaye qiniseka ukuba uzomisa iinyawo zakho ngetawuli--naphakathi kweenzwane zakho-emva kokuqubha okanye ukuhlamba. Ukuba ubona ukubetha, ukukala ulusu, zama iinyawo zembaleki ukuzilungiselela njengeLamisil AT cream ($ 9; 800-452-0051). Ukuba ingxaki iqhubeka ixesha elide kuneveki, bona ugqirha wakho.

Musa ukweqa ukukhuselwa lilanga.

Kulula ukulibala ngeenyawo zakho xa usebenzisa i-sunscreen, kodwa inyani kukuba banokutshiswa lilanga ngokukhawuleza-kwaye ngokubi-njengayo nayiphi na enye indawo yomzimba wakho. Ngoko ukuba uza kunxiba iimbadada okanye uhamba unganxibanga zihlangu, sebenzisa i-sunscreen ebanzi (UVA/UVB-blocking) ene-SPF ubuncinane eyi-15. Izixhobo zakho: I-Ombrelle Sunscreen Spray SPF 15 ($9; kwiivenkile zamachiza kwilizwe lonke) okanye DDF Sport Ubungqina belanga SPF 30 ($ 21; 800-443-4890).

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