HERBIE FREEBIE – Benefits of Herbal Foot Soaks

Benefits of Herbal Foot Soaks

Herbal foot soaks are not just for the spa. While this is amazing, there are other benefits of herbal foot soaks, you can easily do at home.

• Strains, sprains, plantar fasciitis
• Detox: pull toxins out of the body
• Circulation support for edema, neuropathy, and varicosities.
• Headaches
• Respiratory Health, Colds, flu, sinus congestion
• Athletes foot
• Beautiful soft feet

My Favorite is a Fresh Ginger Foot Soak. It supports all of the above!

• Ginger – 2 inches freshly grated.
• Simmer in a quart of water for 20 min.
• Let cool and soak feet until the water is cold.
• If you don’t have fresh, you can use a tablespoon of dried ginger powder.

Herbs to support the body to use in foot baths. Every foot bath should contain 1-2 cups of Epsom Salt.

• Detox: Pull toxins out of the body (this can also be applied to a bath)
  • Classic Detox Soak:
    • Baking soda-1cup, Apple Cider & Vinegar-1cup, Epsom Salt-2 cups. 
  • Other Salts like Dead Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt.
  • Ginger, Kelp, or other seaweeds
  • Garlic: 2 fresh cloves in a liter of water blended and strained through a cheesecloth, breaks down biofilms
• Circulation/flow for varicosities, neuropathy, and the lymph:
  • Epsom Salt
  • Ginger, 
  • Mugwort or Wormwood
  • Prickly Ash, Echinacea, or a small amount of poke.
  • St. John’s Wort for Neuropathy
  • Yarrow, Horsetail, or Butcher’s broom for varicosities.
• Headaches:
  • Ginger or hot mustard in the hot foot bath, with a cold cool cloth on the forehead. 
  • Skullcap
    • Can also sip on a tea of peppermint, spearmint, rosemary, skullcap, and lemon juice
  • It can be helpful for tension headaches
• Strains, sprains, plantar fasciitis, or any other foot aches and pains.
  • Ginger, Mugwort, Lavender, Comfrey, Solomon’s Seal, Seaweeds.
• Respiratory health, Colds, flu, sinus congestion:
  • Ginger, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, Bay leaves, Chaparral, Sage.
  • While feet are in the bath add cold packs on forehead.
• Athletes foot:
  • Plantain for the itch
  • 1 Part Apple Cider Vinegar to 2 parts water. 
  • Usnea
  • Tea Tree
• Beautiful soft feet:
  • Chamomile, Calendula, and Comfrey – are vulneraries for the skin, which means they can offer healing to broken skin.
  • Rose, Lavender, and 
  • Seaweeds are moistening and can even provide pain relief

CAUTION: If pregnant or have open sores on your feet.