Beautiful feet is essential as it highlights your health to just as your face highlights your intestinal health. Our feet goes through a lot of friction and bruising (not to forget shoe bites!) which can cause cracked heels, peeling toenails, painful ingrown nail, dry, flaky skin, and cuticles, etc. Apple cider vinegar is a great skin care ingredient with a lot of skin benefits since it has skin balancing properties due to its skin-friendly pH. Below are some apple cider vinegar foot soak recipes, but before that let us see how beneficial apple cider vinegar is:
BENEFITS:
- Apple cider vinegar deodorizes feet since it kills all the bacteria on feet and also freshen it up.
- It has skin soothing and calming properties so if you suffer from inflamed cracked feet, this wonder ingredient can reduce the inflammation and also heal it due to healing properties that it possess.
- A warming foot soak with apple cider vinegar calms your senses and also reduces the aching feet after a long exhausting day.
- It softens dead skin cells and removes it, revealing softer and cleaner skin.
- Regular usage prevents toenail fungus and any feet infections or diseases since Apple cider vinegar is antibacterial and anti-fungal in nature.
RECIPES:
EPSOM SALT+ APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
In a tub or foot soak container, add in warm water followed by 2-3 tablespoons of Epsom salt and ½ cup of apple cider vinegar. Yu can also add in any essential oils if you do not like the sour smell. Soak your feet in it for 30 minutes or until the water gets to room temperature. Scrub your feet, wash and pat dry.
GREEN TEA+APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
In a tub or foot soak container, add in warm water followed by one cup or green tea and ½ cup of apple cider vinegar. Give it a good mix. Soak your feet in it for 30 minutes or until the water gets to room temperature. Scrub your feet, wash and pat dry.
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OATMEAL+APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
In a tub or foot soak container, add in warm water followed by 1 cup oatmeal wrapped in muslin cloth and ½ cup of apple cider vinegar. Soak your feet in it for 30 minutes or until the water gets to room temperature. Scrub your feet, wash and pat dry.