Sore and aching feet can really ruin your day, revive them with this foot soak recipe for sore feet. If you walked around a lot at work, wore high heels, went on a long hike, or just hurried all over to get things done, sore feet may be the result. What you can do once you get home is to enjoy a hot and soothing foot soak!
With the right ingredients, a foot soak can alleviate the soreness in your feet and help you relax. The best part is that there is more than one recipe to enjoy when looking to prepare a foot soak for sore feet.
Basic Foot Soak Recipe for Sore Feet
When preparing a foot soak for sore feet, you can choose among several types of ingredients to use. This mixture is something you can easily prepare at home, once you get the needed ingredients.
–Ingredients: The simplest recipe for a foot soak that will calm down sore feet contains Epsom salt, baking soda, and a few drops of essential oil.
–Prep: Prepare a foot basin or large bowl with hot water for your foot soak, be sure it isn’t too hot for your feet. Mix 1/4 cup Epsom salt with 1 tablespoon of baking soda and add to water.
–Aromatherapy: Add 4-6 drops of peppermint essential oil (or your choice of oil) with a tablespoon of olive oil to the foot soak for best results. If you prefer, you can massage the olive oil and peppermint blend on your feet first and then place feet into the footbath.
–How To Use: Soak feet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the water becomes tepid.
Best Essential Oils for Sore Feet Soaks
The best essential oils to use when dealing with sore feet are:
- Peppermint
- Lemon
- Orange
- Lavender
- Spearmint
- Eucalyptus
- Sweet Marjoram
- Juniper Berry
- Rosemary
More Foot Bath Recipes
1. Chamomile Tea Recipe
For this foot soak recipe, you will need four bags of chamomile tea and four drops of essential oil, your choice of scent. Before you use the footbath, allow the ingredients to steep in the foot basin of hot water. This will get all their active ingredients out in the bathing water.
2. Lavender Foot Bath Recipe
In this foot soak, you can include lavender buds, dry or fresh, as they both work just as well it all depends on what you have on hand or what you can find. Add 5 drops of lavender essential oil to one tablespoon of olive oil (or your choice of carrier oil) and add to the foot basin filled with hot water. You will also need 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Epsom salt, add to the foot basin and swirl to blend.
3. Kosher Salt and Rosemary Foot Soak Recipe
Kosher salt is another great ingredient that you can use in foot soaks, which is also not difficult to get. For this recipe use 1/2 cup of Kosher salt, a tablespoon of olive oil, and a few drops of rosemary essential oil or your preferred aromatherapy oil.
4. Luxurious Foot Bath Recipe
If you want a real treat, you need to check out this recipe. It will soothe sore feet and make you feel like royalty. To get a lush foot soak, prepare 1/4 cup of milk, a tablespoon of olive oil, and 5 drops of juniper essential oil (or oil of choice). This foot soak will not just help your feet relax, but will also soften and moisturize the skin on your feet.
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