Make It Yourself: treat your feet recipes

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http://www.spaindex.com/HomeSpa/Stra...Exfoliator.htm

Strawberry Hand and Foot Exfoliant
Strawberries contain a natural fruit acid which aids in exfoliation.



8-10 Strawberries
2 tablespoons Apricot Oil (you may substitute olive oil)
1 teaspoon of coarse salt, such as Kosher Salt, or Sea Salt


Mix together all ingredients into a paste, massage into hands and feet, rinse, and pat dry.

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http://www.pioneerthinking.com/nk_footbath.html

Wonderful Foaming Honey Foot Bath at Home
By Nathan Kotny
I imagine you can tell me at length about how tired your feet and legs get after your busy day. When’s the last time you got to treat yourself to a day at the spa? Even if you had the time, it’s not too often you can afford the $100 cost of a simple, relaxing, foot soak.

Doesn’t that sound nice? A relaxing foot soak at a spa. So I put together this simple recipe so you can have that soothing soak with ingredients you probably already have at home, and can whip up immediately.

Step 1. Create this wonderful foaming honey foot bath at home.

Here’s what you need:

1 tablespoon Honey
1 tablespoon Liquid Soap (I used dish soap)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil



The almond oil was the only things that sounded like it was tough to find, but my wife and I found it at the chain drugstore at the corner of our street. Just take a look in the beauty/cosmetic aisle.


Mix all these ingredients together in a bowl and its ready for your foot bath. Note: If you want to make this stuff in a large quantity to save for later, you can bump up all the ingredients to something like this:

½ cup Honey
½ cup Liquid Soap (I used dish soap)
1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Sweet Almond Oil

Now you can save this in a bottle and save some time for next time.

Step 2. Find yourself a foot bath

These days you can get a fancy, space-age, foot bath for about $20. They promise they do all sorts of things like vibration, bubbles, and heat. I haven’t tried one myself, but for $20 that probably isn’t a bad experiment.

My wife however didn’t need one as she had me volunteer to provide all the scrubbing and massaging for her.

Wait! Hon, I don’t recall you ever offering me a foot bath?

So anything around the house that can submerse your feet just above the ankle is going to work here. We ended up using a disposable aluminum roasting pan.

Yes it was brand new and didn’t have roasted meat in it!

Step 3. Fill up your foot bath

Put your mixed up concoction from Step 1 into your foot bath and fill with warm water.

Please be real careful with the water temperature. Do this by triple checking the temperature of the water with your hands when it’s done. And if you are doing this for a spouse make sure you understand their taste in temperature.

I speak from experience here. I got a little lazy, and didn’t judge the hotness of the water. Although my wife was a trooper and tried to go along anyways. I could tell from her grimace and refusal to dip more than like a toe into the water, that I made it too hot.

Step 4. Soak for 10 minutes

After I got the temperature of the water right, we soaked her feet for 10 minutes. There is all sorts of good stuff going on now during this soak.

The soap is obviously cleaning all sorts of impurities from your feet. I can’t even explain how many things the honey is doing. Here is a short list:

1) Apparently honey forms hydrogen peroxide which is a great anti bacterial agent. So there is goes cleansing your feet some more.

2) Honey contains antioxidants. Health news constantly revolves around us getting more antioxidants. So without me getting all biologist on us, I’ll just confirm that getting more antioxidants on our skin and in our diet is really super great!

3) Honey is also a terrific humectant. All that means is it makes a great moisturizer.

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Just knowing about this foot bath, you can get started on your at-home foot spa. So take 15 minutes tonight and pamper yourself. Those feet are going to feel so soft, especially in a comfy pair of flip flops.

[QuilterMom]

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/softfeet.html

Squeaky Clean

Things You'll Need:

paper towel(s)
lemon juice


Mix together (in a bowl) half water, half lemon juice. Then gently dip paper towel into the mixture and apply to feet. Softens, removes odors, and smoothes.

Storage: Most recipes require refrigeration since they don't contain preservatives. Shelf Life is approximately 1 week.

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http://www.pioneerthinking.com/footlotion.html

Soothing Foot Lotion Recipe
By Pioneer Thinking


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon almond oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon wheat germ oil
12 drops eucalyptus essential/fragrance oil
Directions:

Combine ingredients in a dark colored bottle, shake extremely well. To use just rub into the feet and heels. Store in a cool dry place.

Storage: Most recipes require refrigeration since they don't contain preservatives. Shelf Life is approximately 1 week.

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http://www.pioneerthinking.com/strawberryex.html

Strawberry Foot Exfoliant
By Pioneer Thinking


Ingredients:

Mix together 8 strawberries with 2 tablespoons of olive oil (or safflower oil) and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.

Other varieties: Add 1/2 teaspoon of finely chopped almonds.

Directions:

Make a paste with the ingredients but don't over blend it since the strawberries contain so much water it will make it too liquidy. Massage it all into your feet, rinse off and dry.

Storage: Most recipes require refrigeration since they don't contain preservatives. Shelf Life is approximately 1 week.

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http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/b.../feet/bath.htm

The need for foot therapy has increased ten fold in the last five years. Poor shoe fittings and wear, injuries, jogging issues, have all combined to demand a solution to the increased wear and tear on the lower extremities, specifically on the feet.
Basics
Fill an appropriate sized container with water (105 degrees F to 113 degrees F), or as warm as comfortable. Do not exceed recommended temperatures. Soak feet for 20-30 minutes then wipe dry.

Relaxing Foot Bath Recipe 1




You will need:

Round pebbles/Flower arrangement glass beads
5 ml diluted marjoram oil
1 drop pure peppermint essential oil
1 drop pure lavender oil
Method

Put the pebbles or glass beads in a bucket or washing bowl. Half fill with warm water.
Add the salt and essential oils.
Soak the feet, rolling the soles across the pebbles to stimulate the reflex points.
Relaxing Foot Bath Recipe 2




You will need

Sodium bicarbonate - 60 grams
Sea salt (fine or coarse) - 940 grams
Peppermint Tea (contents of two tea bags)
1 drop pure lavender essential oil
Shea Butter - 1 teaspoon
Round pebbles/Flower arrangement glass beads (optional)
Method

Add the sodium bicarbonate, sea salt, and peppermint tea. Mix all in a blender until the consistency is a fine powder.
Place the pebbles or glass beads in a bucket or washing bowl. Half fill with very warm water.
Add the shea butter to the water and allow to melt (a few seconds), followed by a drop of lavender essential oil.
Stir in the footbath powder to the water.
Soak your feet, rolling the soles across the pebbles to stimulate the reflex points.

[QuilterMom]

http://www.free-beauty-tips.com/homefeet.html

Recipe For Beautiful Feet

Everyone wants to have smooth skin and beautiful feet :-)

If you take 1 cup Lemon Juice, Cinnamon (for smell), 2 tablespoons (or less) olive oil, 1/4 cup of milk, and water you can make a wash that leaves skin refreshed and fragrant (the amount of water does not matter).
If you do not like the cinnamon smell you can replace it with another spice, perfume, or flower petals such as roses.
After you make it, you can put it in a tub were you can soak your feet or body.
Next dry your feet or rinse them with water and a MILD soap.

After a few weeks of doing this your skin will be silky smooth.

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http://www.recipezaar.com/148975

Holiday Cooling Foot Scrub

This is scented with pepperminy to cool your hot tired feet and scented with Balsam Fir needle oil for that Holiday touch! Great for after a day of Holiday Shopping! Use 100 percent essential oils.

32 ounces sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
32-40 drops peppermint oil
32-40 drops balsam fir needle pine oil
2 lbs coarse salt

Fill 8-8 ounce jars with salt top with oil and 4-6 drops of each oil in each jar.
Using a knife to cut through the salt so the oil goes throughtout.

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http://www.latina.com/articles/5.do

Lemon and Avocado Exfoliating Scrub recipe

Try this Fruity Foot fiesta! from Chicago-based Channing’s Day Spa:
In blender, mix rind of 1 lemon, 1 chopped avocado, 3 tbsp. mayonnaise, 3 tbsp. salt, and 2 tbsp. grape-seed or avocado oil.
Transfer to bowl.
Soak feet in large basin of warm water.
After a few minutes, massage mixture into skin using loofah or sponge, then remove with warm towels.
This intense moisturizing treatment will help slough off dead skin cells and leave your feet feeling silky smooth.
Keep the citrus theme going by following up with a lemony polish.

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http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/guides/1314

Get Your Feet in Mint Condition
Adapted from Organic Style magazine (Rodale Press, May 2004).

These soak and scrub recipes are very inviting ways to renew the skin on your toes:

Soak Recipe
1/2 cup sea salt
3 slices lime
5 to 10 fresh mint leaves
5 drops essential lime oil

Combine; add to a basin filled with warm water.

Scrub Recipe
3 limes
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
15 fresh mint leaves (chopped)
5 drops lime essential oil

Cut limes into quarters. In a food processor, pulse pieces to a chunky pulp. Mix limes and remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

How-To:
Soak each foot 5 minutes; apply scrub with your hands, using circular movements around the foot, ankle, and calf. Remove the scrub with a warm, damp towel; apply a minty moisturizer.