How to give a really good foot massage

There is perhaps no body in this world who does not love to be pampered and cared. Even we take special attention to pamper our body, face and hand in particular. Spending dollars on the facial massage seems a regular and essential activity in our life. But it is generally the feet which always seems to remain neglected. We tend to ignore that part of our body which suffers the most exertion. Spending money on feet seems to be a waste, as the feet generally remain hidden under your shoes.

However, if you want to relax and rejuvenate yourself for your dear one, then a quick foot massage at the end of the day will surely be a great solution. And you can actually give a good foot massage at home! All you need to do is follow certain tricks, practice them as often as you can and see the person thanking you for the wonderful experience.

To become a foot massage expert, you need not to have special knowledge. All you need to have is patience to learn and a person to practice on (that you can find easily). But before you start, you need to know the basic of a foot massage. Foot massage therapy is linked with the basic reflexology. That is, while massaging the foot, pressure is applied at certain reflex points on the feet. The pressure then relieves the whole body of pain and aches. You can thus give a good foot massage by incorporating some knowledge of the reflex therapy.

Good foot massage then can actually relief the person of all the exertion of the day, the pains and aches. Your foot massage then can act as an energy pill!

To start with, the equipments you need to have are, a towel, a massage oil (there are various massage oils available in the market), and strong , firm hands. If you are going to give a quick but effective massage then sorbolene cream is a good emollient that will act immediately. But it gets absorbed by the skin very easily and therefore will make the massage tough after some time. If you want to pamper the feet for along while then help yourself with some oil.

Ask the person to wash his/her feet. This will make not only him feel comfortable, but also you to massage the feet. Or you can also arrange for a foot massage spa, or even a foot massage bath before the massage for the client to soak in.

After the feet is washed and cleansed, you start the massage by rubbing and oiling the whole of the feet gently with the massage oil, using you palm and fingers. Gently roll your thumb finger to massage the soul of the feet.

Now, use one hand to hold the heel firmly on your hand, and use the other hand to gently rotate the forefoot clockwise and then anticlockwise. This will relax all the nerves. Work with the toes then, separately, up and down, then right and left.rub very gently with your fingers the area deep within the toe area.

Massage the sole of the foot with the help of your palm, fingers, and the knuckles. Form small circles while massaging.

Here is then a trick. Grab the foot with both your hand in such a way that the toes face you. Your fingers should be on the top and the thumb at the bottom of the foot. Now rotate the joints individually with the help of your finger moving up and down. Top of the foot should be massaged with the palm and the fingers.

At the end give another general foot rubbing with the oil. This will end the process and surely will leave the person satisfied.

So with these tricks and a little ideas of your own give a memorable foot massage to your loved and dear ones today only!