Wax and Bubbles

Along with the foot care recipes posted before in making your feet happy, these other two recipes can be made to help tired, over-worked feet as well.

• Foot Soak

2 quarts warm water
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup plain white vinegar
1 tbs. fresh lavender flowers and the leaves
1 tbs. Fresh thyme leaves
1 tbs. fresh chamomile flowers

Fill a large foot bath with warm water and stir in the baking soda, vinegar, and fresh herbs. The water will begin to fizz when the baking soda and vinegar combine, so soak your feet and allow the fizzing to stop. Leave feet in water for about 20 minutes. Pat dry and massage in your favorite foot lotion or oil.

• Cool Feet

2 cups boiling water
2 black tea bags
1 quart cool water
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar

Make a strong tea with the tea bags and the boiling water and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Fill a large foot bath with the cool water and pour in the hot tea. Add the baking soda to the water and place your feet in the water. Add the vinegar and relax for about 20 minutes. You can repeat this treatment for about a week and you foot odor should disappear.

While you are at it making homemade foot treatments why not make this awesome homemade hair shampoo as well.

2 tbs. castile soap
1/2 cup distilled water
1 tsp. apricot kernel oil or other carrier oil
2 drops of your favorite essential oil

Mix together and pour into a foaming soap dispenser. Use daily to give you hair the bounce and shine it deserves.

Your feet tell you everyday that they are over-worked and tired, but who wants to spend hundreds of dollars at a local pedicurist getting what you could make up for a lot less in your own home. These recipes are really simple and will make your feet feel absolutely amazing.

• Pumice Foot Scrub

1 tbs. ground pumice powder (if you take and all-natural pumice stone from the local health food store and hit it with a hammer in a bag a few times you will get pumice powder)
2 tbs. sour cream
2 tbs. butter

Mix all three ingredients together to form a paste. Rub the paste all over your feet being careful not to rub too hard on the tops of the feet where the skin is more sensitive. Rinse the feet with luke warm water and pat dry. You can use this mixture as many times in a week as you please and store in the refrigerator.

• Foot Mask

2 tsp. chopped fresh mint leaves
2 tbs. fresh pineapple juice or orange juice
1 tsp. chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tbs. plain yogurt or Greek yogurt

Place the ingredients into a food processor and mix until well blended. To use, spread on the feet and massage it in well. Playing attention to rough areas of the foot and then wrap your foot in plastic warp and cover with a heavy cotton sock. Leave on feet for about 20 minutes then rinse with luke warm water and pat dry.

These recipes are great ways to get your feet smelling and feeling like new. These recipes are simple and utilize the simplest ingredients available.