DIY Beauty: homemade foot soak & scrub
Three weeks ago I wrote about using Epsom salt as a body scrub. The same salt can also be used to soak tired feet and act as a foot scrub too. And it’s really easy!
Easy recipe for foot soak
You just need to find yourself a flat tub big enough for your feet, fill it with warm water sufficient to cover your feet or a bit more up to your ankle, scoop about 5 – 6 tablespoons of Epsom Salt into it, add a few drops of your favorite essential oil and soak away for 15 to 20 minutes! If you have a foot spa machine like what I show here, it’s even better of course because you can create bubbles to soothe your aching feet. Add a book and a cup of tea and you’ll have pure bliss!
DIY foot spa machine
I’ve had this foot spa machine from Remington for many years. It’s a good investment because I recall paying less than S$40 for it and it served its purpose very well. And really, it’s good savings now because I can use it at home anytime I like, and everyday if I wish!
Scrub your feet after soaking
With your feet soft from the soaking, you can proceed to scrub them away with the Epsom salt. Just scoop a handful and scrub away especially at the heels. Be careful though that you do not have any cuts as one reader, Ms Blacklace said the salt is very smarting for wounds.
Mix Epsom salt with petroleum jelly or glycerin
The only thing about using Epsom salt to scrub is that they’re loose and tend to fall off easily unless you have a binding ingredient to hold them such as petroleum jelly or glycerin. But don’t worry if you don’t have those ingredients. You can use it on its own still or mix with a carrier oil of your preference.
Epsom salt good for relaxing sore feet
Other ingredients you can use for your foot soak include adding baking soda, lemon juice and even milk. However, Epsom salt is good because it provides magnesium which has been shown to ease stress, relieve soreness and relax muscles. My feet definitely felt a lot lighter after soaking in the tub of Epsom salt mix.
Epsom salt by the way is available at Guardian Pharmacy for S$4.60.
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Nice pedicure!
I enjoy your blog
Soos: Thanks for your kind words! ?
wow less than $40 for the foot spa machine? really worth it. i have only tried once at a beauty saloon. oh the luxury of soaking feet with oil, petals! i think my feet is the least part that i care. lol.
prettybeautiful: Yes, I remember it was quite cheap. $38 if I recall correctly. Otherwise I would not have bought it. But I don’t know if this model is around anymore and if yes, how much it cost now.
hey, nice article!!
i have never thought the epsom salt has such a different use!
thanks~
akiki: Yes, it’s great. If you have a bath tub, it makes a good bath soak too!
Great tip! This post was so pretty to look at. ?
I used it on my mom. And she loves it. Lol. I think that Epsom salt is gonna be a must have in my family. So cheap yet effective.
Was planning to do a scrub today…. But I got another cut on my palm. Damn…. If the cut is anywhere else it’s okay… But the palm… The palm… One of the most sensitive area in the body… Get cuts on your leg and yet you feel nothing. But getting a papercut hurts like hell. HAHA!
Ms Blacklace: Oh dear…you keep getting those nasty cuts. Darn those paper! Erm…gloves? ?
I like it that you added the flower petals into the foot spa. Feels like a real … spa :p
Tine: Haha…yes, very nice for photo effects! ?
Epsom salts is good for acne and whiteheads too! Just use it in place of your regular scrub/cleanser and leave it on while you shower. Or apply it as a mask by diluting a handful with some aloe vera gel, apply to face and leave it on as long as you want. Acne will dry up within 3 days, whiteheads gone/come to a head as pimples within 2 days ?
Thanks for the info! I’ve read about the face scrub but somehow cannot bring myself to use it.
why cant this be out on chrismas i would buy it if it was cause i was going to buy a foot soaker for my mom
You can make this yourself if you like. ?