Foot baths from Aromatherapy

Our feet are amongst our body's most neglected areas. We take them for granted. Our feet are holding us up and moving our bodies and taking us to where we want to go. Only when our feet become sore do we know how much our feet are doing for us.
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Foot baths with aromatherapy are can be a pretty easy, versatile, calming, and safe way to encourage personal spa care – a perfect way to pamper yourself. If you don't have a shower, or you don't have enough time, a foot bath can be a good alternative to a shower soak. Even if you're extremely busy and have no time at all, taking a quick foot soak will still do something good for yourself. 

The Foot Bath Aromatherapy

The container  
Using a metal tub, a large cooking pot, a plastic washing basin, or sit at your bath side. Ensure the tub is sufficiently deep to cover the ankles with water. Place a towel underneath the basin and one sideways to dry your feet. Foot baths are perfect on a warm day, to do outside.
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Aromatherapy foot bath

1. 1 tablespoon plant oil (avocado, safflower, sunflower, olive, almond, apricot)
2. 2-6 drops essential oil (lavender, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree)
3. 2 tablespoons of sea salt
4. 1 tablespoon dried herbs/flowers
5. 1/4 cup fresh herbs/flowers
6. 1/4 cup plant milk
7. 1 tablespoon coconut milk powder
8. 1 tablespoon baking soda

Procedure:
In a small mixing, container adds 2 tablespoons of safflower oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, or a plant oil you have in your pantry and add up to 6 drops of essential oil and mix well. Essential oils are soluble in oil, not water. It is best to add them to plant oil first and then disperse into the water. This will help to minimize direct contact with essential oils. You can add 2 tablespoons of your favorite sea salt, dried or fresh herbs and flowers, and/or baking soda. Fill the foot basin with warm to hot water; a temperature that feels good to you. Add the essential oil mixture to the water and stir it well. Make sure the water is not too hot before putting your feet in. Soak feet for 15-20 minutes.

Aromatherapy foot bath has many advantages:

• The warm soak is calming and soothing, without essential oils or salts. The heat pulls blood and the nutrients that follow it to the feet, facilitating healing.
• Everything you placed in the bath is absorbed by the skin and taken up in the stream of blood and made available to other parts of the body. So, a foot bath means nutrition for the body, mind, and spirit!

 

• Benefits of Essential oils

These essential oils are great for the feet plus you receive the added benefits from the aroma of the essential oils.

• Lavender essential oil is calming and soothing. Use for sore, swollen feet, and heat headaches.
• Lemon and peppermint essential oil refreshes and revives. Use for hot, sore, and swollen feet.
• Rosemary essential oil refreshes revive and stimulate circulation. Use for sore and swollen feet.
• Tea tree essential oil is antifungal. Use for fungus or athletes’ foot.

 

• Benefits of salts:
• Salts increase circulation and softly exfoliate dead skin, reviving the feet.
• Salts, and particularly Epson salts, relieve itchiness caused by Athletes’ Foot and other fungal infections.
• Epson salts contain magnesium sulfate, which helps reduce inflammation and soothes tired, achy feet and muscles. Magnesium is essential for mood stabilization and hormone balance.
• Sea salts and dead sea salts release energy blocks in the subtle bodies and increase energy flow.

​Pearls of wisdom:
Overall, a warm soothing foot bath relaxes, reduces stress, can lower the blood pressure, and helps one to regain balance. This improves cognitive function, helps boost creativity and work habits, leads to better sleep, and improves your overall mood. Adding aromatherapy or essential oils to your foot bath can increase these health benefits, leading to ultimate tranquility and a wholly satisfying way to unwind after a stressful day.