Women's Foot Problems - Control Foot Odor
Home Foot Baths for Aching, Tired and Smelly Feet
Oct 22, 2008
Women tend to have far more foot problems than men, as a result of high heels, uncomfortable and badly fitting shoes. Many women walk an estimated 15 kilometers a day in the course of activities such as child-care, house-work and chores such as grocery shopping, without counting additional exercise such as walking, jogging or running on the treadmill. Feet shod in the most comfortable of high tech runners or health shoes also get tired and need a little pampering.
While it is possible to buy lotions and sprays to help smelly feet and control foot odor, why not try a few home made foot baths as a temporary cure for sweaty feet and a way to control foot odor.
Rosemary Foot Rub for Aching Feet
- 3 tablespoons alcohol
- 1 1/2 cups dried rosemary leaves
- 1/2 cup massage oil
Pour the alcohol over the leaves and leave in a bowl to infuse for at least a day. Strain into a jar or other container, discard the leaves. Add the oil and mix well.
Rub into your feet yourself, or put your feet up and ask a friend to massage your feet with the solution. A good idea is to take the solution to a masseur and relax while the job gets professionally handled.
Homemade Almond Foot Scrub
- 2 Tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 4 drops essential lime oil
- 1 tablespoon sweet almond essential oil
- 2 fresh limes
Squeeze out limes and grate the zest. Combine ingredients, mix well. Allow to stand and settle for a couple of hours, rub into feet for a pampering and sweet smelling treat for feet. This scrub won't cure sweaty feet but it will help to control foot odor.
Minty Lemon Foot Bath
- Pieces of lemon, chopped up (1 or 2 lemons)
- A few drops of lemon essential oil
- Half a cup of sea salt
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
Mix all ingredients into hot water. Wait till it cools to a bearable temperature and soak feet in the foot bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Pat feet dry.
Sandlewood Herbal Foot Bath
- 5 litres water
- 2 drops sandlewood essential oil
- 1/4 cup Epsom salt
Boil water and allow to cool. Add sandlewood oil and epsom salts. Soak feet in this wonderful foot bath for as long as desired.
Foot Bath for Smelly Feet
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh or dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons fresh or dried mint
Allow ingredients to simmer in a pan - pour into a bowl and allow to cook until bearable. Soak feet in the bath and relax.
Frozen Water Bottle Cure for Feet Pain
Freeze a bottle of water, then wrap it in a towel. Take shoes off and roll the bottle with the foot. This is an excellent exercise for fallen arches and exhausted feet.
Feet pain can remind a person that their feet are being neglected. Corns, ingrown toenails, fallen arches, bunions, poor circulation and athlete’s foot are a few of the more common reminders besides the day to day problems such as foot odor. Before the time comes to keep a podiatrist in business, take the time to look after those hard working feet.
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