subject: Homemade Foot Soak Made Easy [print this page] The perfect cure for tired, sore and swollen feet is a homemade foot soak. Feet can become sore and ache after a long day at work or out and about shopping. If you wear the incorrect footwear, this can become a problem and cause unnecessary pain. Try to sit during the day when you are able.
Peppermint essential oil is an ideal remedy for sore and tired feet. It not only makes your sore feet feel better, but it's aroma is wonderful. Once you have soaked your feet make sure that you rinse and dry them thoroughly. Give yourself a bit of pampering by rubbing moisturising cream into your feet gently. Foot spas can be bought and used by adding you own homemade remedies to the water. A the benefits of a homemade foot soak is wonderful, and just by adding your own oils and soaking for around twenty minutes will make your feet feel great.
It is perfectly acceptable to add a few drops of several oils, each with their own benefits to the homemade foot soak. For skin that is irritated half a cup of healing honey can be added to the water. The honey disperses easily in the warm water. For dry skin, a cup of oats can be very beneficial in the water. Various other essential oils are commonly used in homemade foot soaks as well. Lavender or chamomile oils are traditionally good for relaxation, and lavender has good antibacterial and antifungal properties if you have a fungal infection. Tea tree oil has similar antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Improving your circulation and energy flow through your body can be achieved with a homemade foot soak. The removal of toxins from your body is essential for good health. The traditional way of removing toxins from your body is by benefiting from a homemade foot soak. Soaking your feet for twenty to thirty minutes in a magnum bath which consists of a special mixture of salts, herbs, and essential oils that are added to the water. The water will become cloudy, which is caused from the toxins being removed from your body, you will also have a slight smell of vinegar which is the acid toxins being removed. This foot spa should be used every night for a week and then no more that twice a week.
A homemade foot soak can be very beneficial to your feet. Your feet actually contain many pores, and this is why the removal of toxins will provide you with relief if you suffer from arthritis or other inflammatory diseases.
Toxin removal is used in crystal healing and commercial foot patches. These are available in the form of the healing crystals being embedded within them that will draw toxins from the body. These patches are left on overnight and people have reported dramatic results shown by the change in colour of the patches. Herbal patches are also available that give similar results. A homemade foot soak costs less and will give great results.
