Foot Bath Recipes

Foot baths are really easy to prepare and beneficial for simply relaxing or for helping all kinds of problems. You can use a foot bath machine or simply a large bowl and add water, a few ingredients from the kitchen and/or aromatherapy to aid your feet. Below you will find a few suggestions for different recipes to work on various foot ailments.

Ginger foot bath

Good for cleansing the feet, it can help clear up infections and fungal conditions like athlete’s foot.

Ingredient
• 1 small onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 inch piece of fresh ginger root
• 3 liters of hot water
• 1 once of dried sage
• 1 once of dried rosemary
• 20 drops of tea tree essential oil

Instructions
1. Chop onion and garlic finely. Grate the ginger root. Heat water in a large sauce pan and add the onion, garlic and ginger. Let simmer gently for 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 10 minutes. Stain the liquid into a foot bath and let cool for about 4 minutes. Add the tee tree oil to the foot bath.
3. Soak your feet in the bath for about 20 minutes with a towel over your feet and the bowl. This will keep the heat. Then pat your feet dry, taking care to dry thoroughly between your toes.

Peppermint lavender foot soak

Good for soothing aches, removing odours, and softening skin.

Ingredients
• ½ a cup of Epson salts
• 5 drops of peppermint oil
• 3 drops of tea tree oil
• 3 drops of lavender oil

Instructions
Put all the ingredients to a foot bath filled with hot water. Soak feet for 10-15 minutes. Dry properly and moisturize.

Honey foot soak

Good for soothing feet it is antiseptic as well as relaxing.

Ingredients
• 1 cup of honey
• 1 gallon of warm water

Instructions
Mix the honey to the warm water in a foot bath. Soak for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy!!!!

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A Naturally Clean Home with 1 Aromatherapy Blend

Cleaning your house naturally can save money, help the environment, and is a lot easier then you think. Essential oils can allow us to clean and disinfect our house as well as avoid all the toxins from traditional cleaning products. Below you will find an aromatherapy synergy and a cleaning routine for it.

Aromatherapy Synergy for House Cleaning:

• Grapefruit: anti-infectious, anti-septic, disinfectant.
• Tea tree: antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral.
• Lavender: disinfectant, anti septic, anti fungal.

In 1 dropper bottle, mix equal amounts of each essential oil.

The cleaning routine

In the Kitchen

• In a bowl of hot water add 5 drops of the mixture; soak a cloth in the solution and begin the total wipe down. Wash cupboards, oven, sink and so on.
• If you are doing a big clean up you can also clean the inside of the fridge with this mixture.
• To clean the micro-wave, you can take the bowl of water and place it inside and set the timer for 1-2 minutes depending on strength. What is important is that there is steam created inside. When the timer has stopped let sit for 5 minutes, then come back and remove the bowl, making sure not to burn yourself. Take a cloth and wipe off the dirt, it should just fall off.
• To give the house a fresh clean smell, add a few drops to a pot of water and place on the stove on medium heat.

In the living room

• Simply add a few drops of the blend to water and do a complete wipe down.

In the bathroom

• Add a few drops to a bowl of hot water and wipe down everything saving the toilet for last.
• Add a few drops inside the bowl and let sit for a bit. Finish by passing the toilet brush and flushing.
• Take a bit of toilet paper and make a ball. Add a few drops of the mixture on it and place inside the toilet paper roll so that every time somebody takes a piece the aromas are released.
• Place a few drops on a cotton ball and drop in the garbage can to mask the odors.

Cleaning the floors

• Add a few drops of the blend to a bucket of hot water and 1 cup of vinegar and wash floors as usual.

With this cleaning routine my house smells clean and fresh and my hands avoid contact with chemicals. I also find it cheaper because I only need to buy the oils to make this one mixture that lasts forever and I avoid buying 5 different products. I can see only benefits to cleaning this way and I highly recommend it.

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Treating your Feet with Aromatherapy

A lot of essential oils have properties that can be really helpful for treating many foot ailments or discomforts. Some oils have disinfectant, antibacterial and antifungal properties that can help with problems like nail fungus or athlete’s foot. Others are anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and analgesic which can help with sore feet, arthritis and plantar fasciitis. We can also find oils that are antiperspirant which can help with foot odor and sweaty feet. Others can help repair cells and moisturize for those who have cracked heels.

Methods of Application

There are a few different ways to apply these essential oils to really treat your feet. For things like fungus and athlete’s foot you can apply certain oils directly to the problem areas. For aches and pains you can add some essential oils to a base oil and give yourself a massage. For sweaty, smelly feet you can add a few oils to a foot bath and to rehydrate your cracked heel s you can add a few oils to some cream and apply to the affected area.

Here are a few suggestions for self-treatment

Athlete’s foot:

• Prepare a foot bath with hot but not burning water and add 3 drops of lavender and 3 drops of tea tree. Let feet soak for 15 minutes then dry properly.
• Put 1-2 drops of tea tree directly on the affected area. Amount varies depending on the size of the affected area.

Arthritis:

• In 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil add 2 drops of pine and 2 drops of peppermint. Use the mixture to give yourself a foot massage. This should diminish the inflammation and relieve the pain.
• Add 3 drops of each to a warm foot bath and soak your feet for 15 minutes.

Cracked Heels:

• To a bit of emu oil, add 2 drops of lavender and 2 drops of tea tree and rub into the problems areas. When you are finished, put on a pair of socks to maintain the moisture.

Nail Fungus:

• Cut your nail and file it down a bit to have the problem area a little bit more exposed. Let drip one single drop of tea tree essential oil on the fungus. Repeat twice a day.

Plantar Fasciitis:

• In 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil add 2 drops of pine and 2 drops of peppermint. Use the mixture to give yourself a foot massage. This should diminish the inflammation and relieve the pain.
• Add 3 drops of each to a warm foot bath and soak your feet for 15 minutes.

Foot Odor:

• Add 2 drops of citronella, 2 drop of tea tree and 2 drops of lime to a warm foot bath and soak your feet for 15 minutes. Dry feet properly after.
• Add 3 drops of tea tree, 2 drops of citronella and 2 drops of lime to 2 table spoons of talcum powder. Mix together really well so that the oils are broken up into the mixture. Use a portion to pat on to clean feet and another to put inside your shoes. This could be good for a few uses.

Hope you enjoy these aromatherapy synergies to treat all your feet’s needs.

Please read the contra-indications and precautions.

This article is for information purposes and is not intended to replace medical treatment. If you are pregnant, nursing, have heart problem, diabetes or on any medication you should verify with an aromatherapist or doctor before using. Take special precaution with children and babies and verify with a specialist as well. It’s always best to start with an allergy before trying out essential oils.

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Aromatherapy in the Medicine Cabinet

The more I discovered about essential oils the more space they took in my medicine cabinet leaving less space for chemical drugs. At the same time, I found myself needing less space for chemical drugs because aromatherapy was gradually replacing the need to buy them.

Properties

When I had aches and pains, I could find essentials oils with analgesic properties that would dull the pain. When I was congested, I could find oils that were expectorant and helped clear up phlegm. If I had a muscle spasm, I would find an essential oil that was antispasmodic. If I had a cut, I could find oils that were antiseptic and others that were cicatrisant to help heal the wound. Others had calming properties which could soothe a burn, help with insomnia, stress or anxiety. And finally, others were digestive which could help with a wide range of indigestion problems. I just kept discovering more and more ways to use these oils that I got to the point where I haven’t bought chemical medicine in years.

Essential Oils

One of the oils that I can find in my medicine cabinet would be lavender. I use this in cases of burns, a bad cough, headaches, to heal scars or when I have problems sleeping I sprinkle a few drops on a tissue paper and place it inside my pillow case. Peppermint is very handy for headaches, indigestion or for relieving any type of joint, muscle or tendon pain. When a headache comes on, I put a few drops in some cream and massage my neck, the base of my skull and finish with my scalp. It instantly freezes the pain and allows me to continue with my day. For indigestion, I put a few drops in some massage oil and rub my stomach in a clock wise motion to encourage digestion. This oil will also relieve any pain that comes with having cramps. When I have allergies or a cold and I’m congested, I like to do a steam with peppermint and eucalyptus. Clearing my breathing passages from phlegm could also help with coughing. Tea tree has been a very useful oil in my medicine cabinet as well. It can be used to disinfect a fresh cut or wound by putting a few drops in warm water and soaking a cloth in this mixture to clean the affected area. It is also very good for treating athlete’s foot, nail fungus, boils, acne, psoriasis, eczema, lice and dandruff.

So there you have it, only 4 different essential oils that can help with a variety of common ailment.

This is for information purposes only. It is best to check with a physician or aromatherapist before starting any type of treatment for proper use. If you have heart conditions, epilepsy, are on medication, are pregnant or have any type of health problem s special precautions should be taken. It is always recommended to do a patch test with an essential oil to see if you are allergic before using it.

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