Revive Tired Feet and Eliminate Toxins With This DIY Foot Detox Soak

When people talk about detoxification, they normally think about a process that takes place in the intestinal tract. At least that’s what happens in the west.

In the east however, especially in China, they think about detoxification differently. Based on theories rooted in acupuncture that teach that major nerve endings are present in our feet, Chinese medicine attempts to solve numerous health issues beginning with the feet. This includes issues that medical practitioners in the west treat starting with the gut.

The practice of detoxification through the feet is one example of how some people in the west are getting back their health based on eastern medicine. This process involves herbs that produce secretions of harmful toxins. Think of it as sweating out toxins through your feet.

Take a look at three natural ways to practice detoxification the Chinese way:

Salt Bath

Ingredients

1/4 cup of Sea Salt (Himalayan Salt can be used as a substitute);
1/4 cup of Epsom Salt;
1/4 cup of Baking Soda;
1/3 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar.

Note: Essential oils can also be added, but are completely optional.

Instructions

First, dissolve the first three ingredients in boiling water. Set the pot aside to cool slightly and add the Apple Cider Vinegar. Then pour the mixture into a basin large enough to soak your feet in. Add the essential oils if you plan on using them.

Soak your feet in this bath for half an hour or longer. Take necessary precautions when soaking your feet in this mixture. Some people have a light-headed sensation when they finish, so just in case, don’t perform this treatment when you’re home alone.

Clay Bath

Ingredients

1/2 cup of bentonite clay;
1/2 cup of Epsom Salt.

Note: Essential oils can also be added, but are completely optional.

Instructions

Dissolve the Epsom salt in hot water and pour in the essential oils if you plan on using them.

Then, take the clay and make a paste with it. To do this, mix it with a little bit of water. Next, stand in the tub of hot (or warm) water that you prepared with Epsom salt while you rub the clay mixture over your body, creating a mask. Allow this mask to dry for a few minutes before you sit down in the tub. Soak in the tub for a minimum of twenty minutes to allow the mask to pull the toxins from the skin. Finally, remove the clay mask with a washcloth.

The clay in this bath works to pull any heavy metals from your body, while the Epsom salt helps you repair your magnesium levels.

Oxygen Bath

Ingredients

2 or more cups of Hydrogen Peroxide;
1 Tablespoon of dried Ginger (in powder form).

Instructions
Add the hydrogen peroxide and ginger to a tub of warm water. Soak in the tub for as long as you’d like. Thirty minutes is recommended. It’s also recommended that you try this bath when you have a cold that involves congestion and/or general aches and pains. You’ll feel much better as the ginger will help to clear the congestion and relieve the pain.

As an added benefit, it could clear up minor skin irritations.

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[nalanihamby]

It needs to be mentioned that when you use essential oils you need to properly dilute them! Especially when you use them in a bath/foot soak. If you don’t mix them with a carrier oil you can and will get a nasty burning! The oil sits on top of the water, you then stick yourself or your feet into the water breaking the surface, the oil sits on top of the water and directly on your bare skin. This makes a lovely burning sensation that will last for HOURS! How do I know? I didn’t listen to my mother when she told me to use a carrier oil if I added essential oil to the bath water. It took forever for the burning to stop, I really don’t recommend it to anyone lol. So here’s your warning, diluting essential oil in a carrier oil before adding it to any sort of soak/bath is your friend.

[nikkitobin]

I use bentoinite clay ... its wonderful. .. sometimes I add magnesium flakes and epson salt and spring water
I wrap my feet in plastic bags for 30 min

[George-phqo]

Don't forget that hard, dry and calloused skin can be rubbed off making the skin on the feet almost baby soft. One more thing put rubbing alcohol over the spots where white froth occurs. It kills fungus and bacteria not cleared up by the peroxide. It feels so good!

[shervonm.e.]

This also killed my toenail fungus. Great!!! Thanks!!!

[jamess.]

Did the foot bath and my feet feel amazing! Though, not sure if my body detoxed by doing this method. Is there a way to tell if your body is actually detoxifying from this method?

[autumnmeadows]

Thank you very much, I am going to try this.

[agnesojambo]

Thanks so much i have to give it a try

[tjcksn]

Which essential oils do you recommend for these foot soaks?

[christopherjoy]

Hi, I've been some sensitive with Natural remedy !
Would you tell what you mean with LIGHT HEADED SENSATION?
Thanks for video & GOD bless you.

[antonioavila]

What causes the light-headedness with the salt bath?

[lon]

Natural Cures Can someone with high blood pressure do these salt foot baths? Will the salt be absorbed through the skin on the feet?

[berlindaarmijo]

Great video, I will try it here in New Mexico

[americanfreedom]

Great informative video. Thank you for a pleasant sounding real woman voice.

[taycalhoun]

New subscriber! I'm going to try the third one because pollen season has gotten my allergies started already 😒

[footthewatcher]

I wear a 20 in shoes....I'm going to need to need to soak my feet in the dishwasher.

[leitwulfe]

The thumbnail legit makes me think that they just have tea bags under their feet 🤔😂

[lisagraham]

Also in the pictures it shows the water clear. Its not clear from the very beginning when you add the apple cider vinegar. The picture shows it clear from the beginning of soaking your feet.

[Anna-dnbi]

are theses for foot baths or proper bath ?

[michellem.]

Hi, is the last one a full bath? Or foot bath

[russclay]

How much water do you use to boil the epson salt, sea salt, That would be helpful to know.