Natural foot baths use natural ingredients such as mud, sand, minerals, and bird droppings. The different ingredients have different effects on foot health.
1. Medicinal mud foot bath
A certain combination of medicinal herbs and black or white sand mud is mixed to create medicinal mud. Black mud contains various trace elements that are beneficial for foot health, while white sand mud has the effect of moisturizing and strengthening the bones. Regular use of medicinal mud for foot baths can assist in the treatment of foot diseases.
2. Coarse sand foot bath
Using coarse sand for foot baths not only provides an exfoliating feeling, but also removes dead skin from the feet and promotes foot and body health. Different types of sand, such as sea sand, river sand, bluestone sand, and lake sand, have different effects. Some can dispel cold and warm the meridians, some can promote blood circulation and eliminate swelling, and some can strengthen muscles and bones. Choose the appropriate coarse sand according to your needs.
A coarse sand foot bath is different from a regular foot bath. Instead of putting the sand into the water, bury both feet directly in the coarse sand and then rub and knead or rub against each other. Because the coarse sand may cause skin abrasions, the duration of the foot bath should not be too long, generally no more than half an hour.
3. Mineral foot bath
When doing a foot bath, put some minerals in the foot bath basin and step on them with appropriate pressure. The edges of the minerals "massage (press)" the acupoints of the feet, making them active and promoting blood circulation and meridian flow. Minerals such as talc, saltpeter, sulfur, dragon bone, scorpion, and jade contain different ingredients and have different effects. Choose the right minerals according to your needs.
4. Bird droppings foot bath
The idea of a bird droppings foot bath may not sound sanitary or even disgusting. However, here "bird droppings" refers to natural foot bath products that have undergone a long fermentation process. Regular use of these products can moisturize and protect the feet.
