tired and achy feet? grab a water basin and a few items from the pantry...and you have a great start to wake up those toes and make you relax in the meantime.
run a nice basin of boiling water and let it cool to warm...and pick a recipe!!
java foot soak
brewed coffee is not just for drinking any more...add 2 cups of coffee to each gallon of water
springtime soak
1 cup lemon juice, 1 tbs of olive oil and 1/4 cup of milk...mix well and add to one gallon of water.
garden soak
do you have fresh blooming flowers in your garden? add some fresh flower petals to warm water and soak away...and it will smell so nice!
honey soak
one cup of honey per gallon of water
your momma was right foot soak
1/2 cup of epsom salts for each gallon of water...soothes tired, achy and swollen feet.
skin softening foot soak
1/4 lemon juice
2 tbs olive oil
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
bit of cinnamon
mix together and soak your toes.
happy feet and happy times. enjoy! and let us know
danyele @ a thorn among roses
This is great! I only knew about epsom salts! The rest was all new! Where do you come up with this stuff??!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I need to do this. In fact, I think I will, but which one? Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteThe skin softening foot soak sounds perfect :)
ReplyDeletewhat awesome tips! who knew i had everything in my pantry! thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat great ideas! I can't wait to try one! :-)
ReplyDeleteInnnnteresting... coffee foot soak? I guess even my toes can appreciate a good caffeine pick-me-up. But at the moment that joe would be much better off in my mug with some creamer, so maybe what I need to do is make a huge pot and do both... ;P
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