Homemade Foot Soak Detox: A DIY Foot Bath Recipe and Ingredients

Have you ever wondered if foot detox pads or if a foot soak really works? Now’s your chance to find out with these tips and homemade recipe. After doing some online research it appears that you can actually remove toxins by using inexpensive ingredients you probably already have on hand so why spend money on expensive foot pads instead of your own diy foot soak detox bath.

I ran across some all natural remedies and decided to give it a try by using my homemade foot soak recipe (see below). Love that I can soak my footsies and quite possibly get some relief from pain in my feet.

Since I have the ingredients for this one on hand, this is the diy remedy I decided to try. I have arthritis in my feet and hoping this might ease some of the pain while I’m at it. Let’s start the soak!

Salt Foot Soak Detox Recipe (apple cider vinegar)

1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup sea salt
1/4 cup epson salt
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

If the smell of apple cider vinegar bothers you since vinegar has a strong smell, you can add one of the following or your favorite essential oil. If you want to leave it out, you can. Sea salt is alkaline and therefore helps to lower the acidity of the body even without the ACV and in the foot detox bath.

Olive Oil
Coconut Oil
Sweet Almond Oil
Grape Seed Oil
Jojoba Oil
Kukui Oil
Avocado Oil

Fill a large pot with 1/4 water and bring to a boil, add both salts and baking soda. As soon as they are dissolved, remove from heat and add cold water until the water feels warm and tolerable for your feet, usually the temp that you would use when you take a bath (do not put your feet in super hot water!) Add the apple cider vinegar and essential oils to the bath. Soak feet for 30 minutes. For an all over foot detox, add to bath water and soak for 45-60 minutes.