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09/30/2011

5 Easy Homemade Foot Soaks [Fun Friday]

By SR Max

5 Easy Homemade Foot Soaks [Fun Friday]
These five foot soaks are easy to make and provide a little bit of extra relief when your feet are hurting. Great for use after a long day at work, when you just want to relax.When your feet hurt, its hard to be your best at work. This is the reason that we constantly strive to create durable, comfortable work shoes that will give you relief from foot pain at the end of your shift. But sometimes you just need to soak your feet in a warm, relaxing tub of water. The next time your dogs are barking and you decide to give your tootsies some relief, try out one of these quick and easy home foot soak recipes.Each of these recipes is for use with one gallon of water. You can also add some marbles or small rocks to rub your feet over to provide a light massaging sensation.Recipe One1 part Epsom salts1 part baking soda2 drops essential oil of choiceRecipe Two4 bags of chamomile tea1/8 cup of dried parsley4 drops essential oil of choiceNote: Steep ingredients in hot water for 10 minutes before soaking.Recipe Three2 cups kosher salt1 cup Epsom salts2 drops essential oil of choiceRecipe Four1 cups Epsom salts1 cups kosher salt cup baking soda cup cornstarchRecipe Five1 cup lemon juice3 Tblsp olive oil cup milkEssential oil ideas: peppermint, lavender, mint, orange, lemon, eucalyptusSpecial thanks to our friends at AllNurses.com for the information contained in this blog post. We dont profess to be experts on foot pain or herbal remedies, but these recipes came straight from a helpful member of the community there, and we appreciate it!

  Authored by: SR Max  |  Posted: 09/30/2011