How to Detoxify With a Foot Bath

Detox foot baths have been used in Asia for thousands of years as a way to reduce the toxins that accumulate in your body. Everything from the food you eat to the air you breathe can leave toxins in your body. Expelling these toxins can help your body function better and give you better overall health. Foot baths are especially useful for detoxifying, because your feet have over 4,000 pores. Taking a foot bath is also a great way to relax achy feet.

Things You'll Need

• Foot bath or plastic container big enough to hold your feet.
• Hot water
• Epsom salts
• Ginger (optional)
• Tea bags (optional)
• Mustard powder (optional)
• Cayenne pepper (optional)
• Essential oils (optional)
• Apple cider vinegar (optional)
• Honey (optional)
• Vanilla extract (optional)
• Sweet almond oil (optional)
• Loofah or foot brush
• Towel
• Foot moisturizing cream

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Instructions

• 1

  Pour hot water into a small foot bath or a plastic container big enough to hold your feet comfortably. Test the water by submerging your elbow in the water. If it is too hot to the touch, add some cold water, until your elbow can stand being submerged in the water.

• 2

  Add one cup of Epsom salts for every 60 lbs. of body weight. This is the basis for every detox foot bath.

• 3

  Add two tbsp. of ginger or two unopened tea bags into your bath, if you are feeling tired. Both ginger and tea have rejuvenating qualities. Use two tbsp. mustard powder and Cayenne powder to raise core body temperature and get rid of colds and chills. This will cause you to sweat more and expel more toxins.

  Add one to two tbsp. of essential oils to moisturize dry skin on your feet. Two to three cups of apple cider vinegar in your foot bath will also reduce body acidity. To get rid of bacteria on your feet, add one tsp of honey, vanilla extract and sweet almond oil. According to the American Cancer Society, you can negate the effects of radiation by adding two cups of baking soda to your foot bath.

• 4

  Stir all the ingredients you have chosen into your foot bath. Let your feet soak in the water mixture for 30 minutes.

• 5

  Scrub your feet with a loofah or foot brush to get rid of any dead skin. Dry your feet using a soft towel and add foot moisturizing cream right away, so that it can soak in your opened pores.