Detox Overnight Patch

The detox overnight patch (also known as detox foot pads or detox foot patches) is a simple and easy way to detoxify the body. The patches are placed on the soles of the feet at night. There are many detox patches on the market as more and more people look for quick ways to detoxify. But detox patches have both supporters and detractors. In some cases people feel better the following morning if for no other reason than the patches offers a foot massage. But experts claim the patches are just a useless gimmick.

Types

• There are many different brands of detox patches on the market. Most work in a similar way. The patches all resemble foot pads. On one side is an adhesive that attaches the patch to the bottom of the foot. The patch stays on overnight, but is easily removed the next morning.

Function

• The detox patches use reflexology to detoxify the body. Reflexology is a bodywork modality that uses the meridian point or energy pathways found in acupuncture and acupressure. Each energy pathway on the body corresponds to a specific organ or system. By massaging these pathways any blockages are removed so that the energy can flow more freely and heal the body. The patches invigorate the energy pathways on the soles of the foot.

Features

• The patches all contain herbs, botanicals, vitamins or minerals that are supposed to draw impurities and toxins out of the body through the bottom of the feet. The patches are white when they are applied to the foot. As more toxins are removed, the patches become darker in color. The dark color in the morning supposedly indicates that the body has undergone a detoxification.

Benefits

• Overnight detox patches offer a simple way to detoxify the body without doing much. Other forms of detoxification such as fasting, exercising or eating fiber requires more effort. Some people feel that their health has improved as a result of using the detox patch for a few weeks or a month. The foot massaging action of the patches also helps to relax a person so he can get a good night's sleep. This may explain why so many people feel better the following morning.

Warning

• So far it seems no one has suffered any harm from using the overnight patches, but many experts think the patches are totally useless and that people are being misled. The explanation for the patches changing color overnight is that the herbs and other ingredients in the patches mix with the sweat of the foot and a chemical reaction causes the patches to change color.