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    Say goodbye to swollen feet

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    Irrespective of whether you love or hate your feet, I’m pretty certain that you aren’t too keen on the ‘cankle’ look (you know, when your feet are so swollen your ankles loose all definition and seem to disappear into your calves) – am I right? I thought so.

    If you’re often on your feet all day, have ever been on a long-haul flight, or suffer from water retention, then chances are you’ve already experienced the ‘joys’ of cankles – and aren’t exactly looking forward to the next time your feet swell to the same epic proportions.

    So before your feet start kicking up a fuss, try these quick and easy tips to relieve tired, swollen feet. Who knows – you might just get your ankles back!

    1.) Soak your feet with a soothing foot soak, like Sally Hansen Revitalizing Foot Soak. Calming lavender in the formula will help to minimise swelling, eliminate any redness and relieve aches and pains.

    2.) Massage away excess fluid with a foot lotion. Use firm, upwards strokes towards your heart to stimulate your circulation and aid lymphatic drainage and toxin release. The swelling may feel pretty set-in, but keep going and we promise you’ll see results.

    3.) Cool things down by using a cooling foot spray or make your own using peppermint, tea tree and eucalyptus oils. It will keep the swelling from coming back plus deodorise and disinfect your feet.

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    61 Member Comments

    Sootyhere 15 May 2019 12:02 PM

    Reminds me to take time out to soak my feet. Thank you

    Isabelbolton 27 Jun 2018 8:26 PM

    I find that green tea really helps easing swollen feet especially after flying.

    katebeauty27 21 Jun 2018 5:58 PM

    A nice massage always helps!

    Sootyhere 15 May 2019 12:02 PM

    Unfortunately I hate having my feet massaged.

    Margaret 322 26 Sep 2017 9:58 PM

    I've never had cankles, but I often have aching legs and feet. I hoist them up on the back of the lounge for 10 minutes, that fixes them up.

    clearcrystalwater 5 Sep 2017 8:54 PM

    I've never had cankles on my ankles. Sorry, just had to say that - it rhymes so beautifully together. Seriously though, I've never had cankles!

    Miss19 4 Sep 2017 11:31 AM

    Thankfully I don't suffer from swollen feet

    Trudyjarrod 7 Aug 2017 1:00 PM

    Thank you so much for this article, I have been having trouble lately with swollen sore feet and I will give this a try.

    jlsta 5 May 2017 9:28 AM

    soak, clean and moisturise!

    misfortune8 2 Mar 2017 1:39 AM

    I've sprained both my ankles so many times, I've done permanent damage to both of them. On the hottest of days, they swell & it's painful. I find wearing slides or mules minimises swelling. I think it's because I have to clench my toes with each step - it seems to keep the circulation going, reducing swelling. At least, that's my theory of why it works.

    itslinda 4 Apr 2016 9:21 PM

    great article

    TheUglyDuckling 4 Sep 2015 6:18 PM

    You know what works for me? Peppermint oil! Good old 100% natural peppermint oil. You can dilute it down and put it in a foot bath and it cools them right down. You can put it in a spritz and it helps with your feet. It is an excellent deodoriser. I love it in my migrastick. It helps with bug bites. You can't go wrong!

    Sootyhere 15 May 2019 12:06 PM

    Good to know TheUglyDuckling. I'll try some peppermint oil now. Thanks

    apple8 16 Jan 2014 1:03 PM

    When my feet are sore, I just have to put them up and give them a bit of pampering.

    Dianne542 16 Jan 2014 1:48 AM

    Doing the soak with the mixture to see if it will help my swollen feet, hope it helps as 1 foot so sore in the tissue I am finding it hard to put weight on it. Dianne 542

    Dreamy 17 Apr 2013 11:14 AM

    Foot soak are great and soothing for tiring feet

    Blink182 6 Feb 2013 8:05 AM

    Nice!

    cherie470 6 Apr 2012 6:12 AM

    I've never had cankles thankfully but if my feet are tired or sore i have a luxe footbath to ease any pain.

    Madi678 31 Mar 2012 9:48 AM

    I love rolling massage balls under my feet

    la-tee 13 Mar 2012 3:19 PM

    massage!

    naomi921 11 Dec 2011 3:19 AM

    Yes i suffer from swollen feet, thanks so much for these tips, some of the ones in the comments are great too. Im going to try some of them out and if i remember ill post which worked.

    Rei_ 2 Dec 2011 10:04 PM

    i... always neglect.. my feet.. lol

    Yasmine871 2 Dec 2011 7:42 AM

    I wish I saw this earlier! I wore my highest heels to work this week, BIG MISTAKE, my feet were so sore and swollen :(.

    emzaau 1 Dec 2011 5:58 AM

    I use a foot spray from The Body Shop and sometimes use a small portion of LUSH's bath melts as a footbath.

    Leena Ballerina 29 Nov 2011 11:00 AM

    cause i work in retail, i have to stand for like 6 hours or more and when i get home my feet are super sore so i soak them in hot warm water with some salt

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