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Homemade Foot Soak Recipes Using Essential Oils
Nurture your feet with a homemade foot soak using essential oils to relax or to deal with fungus problems. Try some of the following aromatherapy foot bath recipes.
Lavender-Peppermint-Chamomile Soak
For a relaxing foot soak:
- 2 drops lavender essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
- 2 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
- 1/4 cup Epsom salt
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Stir mixture into warm/hot water for a foot bath.
- Soak feet for at least 10 minutes.
Another option is to use 6 drops of any one of the essential oils. A few other suggestions:
- If your feet or ankles are swollen, use cool water with 6 to 10 drops of lavender.
- If you have varicose veins, use tepid water with 6 to 10 drops of lemon essential oil.
- If you have sinusitis, soak your feet in warm water with 6 to 10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil.
- To soothe aching/tired feet, use 6 to 8 drops of rosemary essential oil in warm water.
- To warm up your feet, use 3 drops of ginger essential oil in warm/hot water.
Sources: Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions and Healing With Aromatherapy.
Invigorating Aromatherapy Foot Soak
Stir the following essential oils into a basin of warm/hot water, and soak your feet for 15 to 20 minutes:
- 3 drops rosemary essential oil
- 3 drops pine essential oil
- 2 drops tea tree essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
Source: Massage & Aromatherapy: Simple Techniques at Home
Antifungal Homemade Foot Soak Recipe
For athlete's foot, use a tea tree oil foot soak. Soak your feet for at least 15 minutes in a basin of hot water with the following added essential oils:
- 5 drops tea tree essential oil
- 5 drops sage or rosemary essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
More aromatherapy for athlete's foot.
More Aromatherapy Foot Baths
Mix the essential oils into the carrier oil, add the blend to a basin of warm/hot water, and soak your feet.
Rejuvenating
- 5 drops lemon essential oil
- 4 drops spearmint essential oil
- 3 drops black pepper essential oil
- 3 drops pine essential oil
- 1 teaspoon carrier oil
Relaxing
- 3 drops dill essential oil
- 3 drops grapefruit essential oil
- 3 drops allspice essential oil
- 3 drops spruce essential oil
- 3 drops anise essential oil
- 1 teaspoon carrier oil
Get more recipes like these two in 500 Formulas For Aromatherapy.
Also see homemade foot scrubs.
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I recommend Young Living essential oils.
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