Traditional footbath is kind of a unique and different form footbath that includes exercise. It is based on the belief that hands and feet are important in influencing the entire body. This is quite ancient and deeply rooted footbath because feet are important part of the whole body. They are the controllers for what is going on, such as lying down, walking, running. These things change constantly through the course of the day and the feet will commune with the body to let it know what is going on. If it is believed that the body is made up of energy centers, it just makes sense that keeping the energy flowing throughout the body and relieving any blockages could be quite helpful for the body to heal itself.

Traditional recipes

Traditional or natural foot spa remedies are ideal for feet and fun to make at home. Let the tired feet soak in a footbath or have favorite someone to give a foot massage. Feet need to be exfoliated to remove the skin cells to have smooth happy feet every day. Here are some fun recipes to pamper feet naturally like rosemary Footbath. Use cold water because this helps swollen feet. A footbath is beneficial to aching feet. Rosemary is a painkiller and tea tree is an antibacterial. Procedure to make is fill large pans with cool water and add ice cubes. Add one fresh rosemary sprig broken into pieces and put in 8 drops of tea tree essential oil. Swish the mixture and put feet in for about thirty seconds. Take out and rub them vigorously. Repeat this until feet are red. Dry feet with a towel.

Salt Foot Smoother

Warm water is good for feet as it helps reduce lactic acid buildup. Combine one fourth cup Epsom salts, half cup sea salt, two onus carrier oil such as almond or walnut oil, ten drops of grapefruit oil, eight drops of lemon oil, five drops of mandarin oil, six drops of lime and eighteen drops of rosemary oil with one sprig of fresh rosemary leave smashed. Mix all this in a bowl and soak feet for ten minutes then rub the salt mixture onto the feet and wrap them in plastic wrap for fifteen minutes. Rinse and towel dry, it is an excellent soother.