The Natural Pedicure started with my feet soaking in a tub of very warm salt water. Yup – Salt from the Dead Sea. It was to have drawn the toxins out of my feet, and in other words, dry them out. It was strange, as she kept adding more salt and water to the mix, and had my feet bathe for just about thirty minutes. My feet were then rinsed and soaked in a much cooler bath of lemons, to aid in the detoxification process. This was a much quicker process which lasted about five minutes. The tech then drained the water and drew another foot bath for me and only adding peppermint and tea tree oils. It smelled so delicious! And finally, my feet were feeling much more like they should have. Before my polish, my feet were massaged with more Tea Tree Oil, and then a Tea Tree Oil lotion that was enriched with Shea Butter. I wish these products were available for sale, but the Spa makes their own products that they use, so there was none available to take home.

I was very delighted to say the least. What started as a bit strange to me, was quite the treat. My feet felt so refreshed and are still softer than ever.

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Over the weekend, I went to plug in my bubbling foot bath, only to find that it was no longer in working condition. I was quite bummed, as I had my evening of foot pampering already planned. So what to do? I made my own foot bath.

I took a really large stainless steel mixing bowl, and filled it with very warm, almost hot, water. I added a few orange and lemon slices to the bowl, and then went looking for a few other goodies in my kitchen cupboard. I found some sea salt, which I added a good tablespoon, and some rosemary, so I added a few teaspoons of that too. I then added a few drops of Vitamin E oil. The scent of the bath was calling my name.

I soaked my feet for about 20 minutes, and used parts of the course sea salt to scrub some dead skin off my heels.

Let me tell you, this simple foot bath had my feet looking and feeling great.

Do you have your own foot care or foot bath recipe you would like to share? I would love some more suggestions, as I plan to make my own footbaths from now on.

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