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Homemade Foot Soak Recipes Using Essential Oils

Nurture your feet with a homemade foot soak using essential oils to relax or to deal with fungus problems. Try some of the following aromatherapy foot bath recipes.

For a foot soak, add Epsom salts to a basin of warm water and stir in a few drops of essential oils diluted in a few drops carrier oil. Soak your feet and ankles for at least ten minutes. Some suggested essential oils:

To soothe tired, aching feet: 7 drops rosemary
To warm up your feet: 3 drops ginger
To refresh your feet: 5 drops peppermint
To soothe an injury: 8 drops lavender
To relax your feet: 4 drops roman chamomile

For a foot scrub to exfoliate and invigorate, blend a little olive oil, a tablespoon of sea salt, and a drop of your favorite essential oil. Scrub your lower leg and the bottom of your feet. See more homemade foot scrubs.

Lavender-Peppermint-Chamomile Soak

For a relaxing foot soak:

2 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops peppermint essential oil
2 drops roman chamomile essential oil
1/4 cup Epsom salt

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
Stir mixture into warm/hot water for a foot bath.
Soak feet for at least 10 minutes.

Another option is to use 6 drops of any one of the essential oils. A few other suggestions:

If your feet or ankles are swollen, use cool water with 6 to 10 drops of lavender.

If you have varicose veins, use tepid water with 6 to 10 drops of lemon essential oil.

If you have sinusitis, soak your feet in warm water with 6 to 10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil.

To soothe aching/tired feet, use 6 to 8 drops of rosemary essential oil in warm water.

To warm up your feet, use 3 drops of ginger essential oil in warm/hot water.

Sources: Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions and Healing With Aromatherapy

Invigorating Aromatherapy Foot Soak

Stir the following essential oils into a basin of warm/hot water, and soak your feet for 15 to 20 minutes:

3 drops rosemary essential oil
3 drops pine essential oil
2 drops tea tree essential oil
2 drops peppermint essential oil

Source: Massage & Aromatherapy: Simple Techniques at Home

Antifungal Homemade Foot Soak Recipe

For athlete's foot, use a tea tree oil foot soak. Soak your feet for at least 15 minutes in a basin of hot water with the following added essential oils: