Guide & Preparation:
1. Pour hot water into a basin or bowl
2. Add essential oils
3. Sit on a chair and soak the ankles for 10–20 minutes.
4. Add hot water to keep water warm
Effectiveness:
After a long day, the most tired part of the body is feet. However legs and feet, which support the whole weight of the body, are always neglected. Footbath can help to promote blood circulation, quickly and simply refresh tired and arching feet. It will be more effective with essential oils as they are antiseptic and deodorizing.
Recommended Essential Oils for Footbath:
Aching legs:
Cypress 3 drops + Peppermint 3 drops
Athlete’s foot:
Lavender 3 drops + Tea Tree or Eucalyptus 3 drops
Blood circulation
Geranium 2 drops + Orange 2 drops + Fennel Sweet 2 drops
Chapped skin:
Chamomile 2 drops + Lavender 2 drops + Geranium 2 drops
Chilblain:
Lavender 4 drops + Chamomile 2 drops
Cold Feet:
Rosemary 4 drops + Chamomile 2 drops
Corn:
Lavender 6 drops (Alternatively apply lavender directly with cotton) OR
Lemon 6 drops
Dry skin:
Lavender 4 drops, Chamomile 2 drops
Foot smells and deodorizing:
3 drops of Cypress + 3 drops Lavender OR
2 drops of Tea Tree + 2 drops of Cypress + 2 drops of Lemongrass
Mature skin:
Lavender 4 drops + Frankincense 2 drops
Perspiring feet:
Bergamot 2 drops + Clary Sage 2 drops + Cypress 2 drops
Refreshing:
Peppermint 3 drops + Lemon 3 drops
Relaxing:
Lavender 6 drops
Tired feet:
Rosemary 2 drops + Clary Sage 2 drops + Peppermint 2 drops
Tired and aching feet:
Peppermint 2 drops + Clary Sage 4 drops
Geranium 2 drops + Lavender 2 drops + Rosemary 2 drops
Tired and swollen feet:
Chamomile 3 drops + Bergamot 3 drops
足浴的方法：
1. 熱水倒入盆中
2. 滴入喜愛的精油
3. 坐在椅子上將腳踝部分放入熱水中浸泡10 – 20 分鐘
4. 邊加熱水以防止水溫冷卻
足浴的效用：
一天結束後，最容易產生疲累的部分就是腳部了。但是這個支撐身體全部重量的腳和腳底，卻是最常被忽略的部分。泡腳可以讓腳的血路順暢，能很快且簡單地消除腳部疲勞和浮腫。放入精油，則可提高殺菌和除臭效果。
推薦足浴時使用的芳香精油：
腿部酸痛:
絲柏 3 滴＋薄荷 3滴
香港腳:
薰衣草3滴＋茶樹3滴或尤加利3滴
血液循環:
天竺葵2滴＋香橙2滴＋甜茴香2滴
粗糙裂痕:
洋甘菊2滴＋薰衣草2滴+ 天竺葵2滴
凍瘡:
薰衣草 4滴＋洋甘菊2滴
腳冷症:
迷迭香4滴＋ 洋甘菊2 滴
雞眼:
薰衣草 6滴（也可以直接用棉花沾薰衣草敷在部位）或
檸檬6 滴
乾燥:
薰衣草4滴＋ 洋甘菊2滴
除腳臭:
絲柏3滴＋薰衣草3滴
茶樹2滴＋絲柏2滴＋檸檬草2滴
成熟皮膚:
薰衣草4滴＋乳香2滴
腳汗:
佛手柑2滴＋鼠尾草2滴＋絲柏2滴
提神:
薄荷3滴＋檸檬 3滴
放鬆:
薰衣草6滴
疲勞:
迷迭香2滴＋鼠尾草2滴＋薄荷 2 滴
疲勞酸痛:
薄荷2滴＋鼠尾草4 滴
天竺葵2滴＋薰衣草 2滴＋迷迭香2滴
疲勞浮腫:
洋甘菊3 滴＋佛手柑3滴