FOOT CARE JOURNAL 13
Why One Bottle
of Squalane Oil Can Be Enough
Washed, smoothed, and one last step to go: moisture. No need to brace yourself here. There is no shelf of products to collect. A single bottle of squalane oil can do the job on its own.
There is a reason squalane is chosen so often. It is close to a component of the skin’s own natural oils, and gentle, so it settles in easily even on the heel, where there are no oil glands to help.
Being an oil, it spreads well. A few drops are enough to reach between the toes and around the nails.
A name from the sea
Squalane takes its name from Squalus, a genus of small sharks, because it was first found in shark liver oil. Today it is usually made from plants such as olives and sugarcane.
It works best right after a bath or callus care, while the skin is still soft and holding water. Miss that moment, and freshly smoothed skin can slip back toward dryness surprisingly fast.
No pressure needed. Warm a few drops in your palm and press them gently into the heels, the soles and between the toes, as if giving a light massage. A pair of socks afterward gives the oil time to sink in.
Wash, smooth, moisturize. Only when all three are in place is foot skincare complete.
Finish with care, and your feet look different for it.
At Colors Hiroo Nail Lounge, foot care is a treatment of its own, never an afterthought. Over the years, we have kept refining how we care for callused skin and heels.
It can be done in the same visit as your gel manicure or pedicure: an unhurried hour in a modern Japanese house, two minutes’ walk from Hiroo Station.
Reservations are made through Hot Pepper Beauty, an external Japanese booking site. English-language plan details are listed further down that page; please scroll down to find them.
Colors Hiroo Nail Lounge
5-3-8 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo
Mon–Fri 10:00–21:00
Sat, Sun & Holidays 11:00–20:00