How to Set Up a Home Foot Detox Bath

Foot detox is an ancient Oriental therapy where you soak your feet in warm water charged with a low voltage current. Users believe toxins can be eliminated from the body through the feet. Go to a commercial foot detox location, or buy a home detox unit. There is no evidence that foot detox delivers any medical benefit. Each unit is different, so follow the directions included with the unit.

Things You'll Need

• Home foot detox unit
• Water
• Electrical power outlet
• Natural additives, such as green tea and dried citrus fruit peelings

Instructions

1. Fill the foot detox unit with water.

2. Plug the machine into the power outlet.

3. Add any natural additives you wish. Green tea, dried citrus fruit peelings, boiled pine tree leaves, ground garlic or ground ginger can be used.

4. Place your feet into the unit on top of the provided foot pads.

5. Soak your feet, and relax for about 30 minutes. The water will slowly change color from white to dark brown. Foot detox proponents believe toxins releasing from your body change the water color.

Tips & Warnings

• You need to follow the instructions on your unit carefully. Don't leave your feet in the water longer than the instructions indicate.

• Manufacturers of the home foot detox unit claim the machine can detoxify your body when the water interacts with an electric current and magnetic field structure.

• Some scientists say you can get the same results by soaking your feet nightly in Epsom salts and warm water.