The correct way to soak your feet in salt water

Foot soaking has been loved by more and more people in recent years. This green and healthy health-preserving method has significant therapeutic effects. In fact, in daily life, it is a habit of many people to soak their feet in hot water before going to bed. Nowadays, different medicinal materials or other things are added to foot soaking. What we are going to talk about today is barefoot soaking in salt water. You should know that salt has the effects of clearing heat, anti-inflammatory, cooling blood and detoxifying. Let’s talk about the correct way to soak your feet in salt water.

1. How much salt should be put in salt water foot bath

Generally, add half a spoonful of salt to half a basin of hot water, and the water temperature can be slightly higher. Soak for 15-30 minutes until your body starts to feel warm and slightly sweaty. While soaking, you can rub one foot against the other to relax your muscles and joints and accelerate blood circulation. Massage the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot (1/3 of the length of the sole from the toes) to promote sleep and delay aging.

Note: If there are wounds on the feet, washing the feet with salt water should be postponed.

2. What salt should be used for salt water foot bath?

Sea salt is generally used, but table salt is also fine. The main ingredients are the same, and they all have the effect of cleaning the feet and preventing and treating athlete's foot.

3. Specific methods of salt water foot washing

The method of washing your feet with salt water is to sprinkle some salt in the water when soaking your feet. Salt water can kill bacteria and disinfect, prevent athlete's foot, and make the skin of the feet smooth. In addition, the temperature of the water for foot soaking should be around 40℃. If it gets cold, you need to keep adding hot water. If salt is added, the water will not easily get cold and the foot soaking effect will be better.

The specific method is: add a teaspoon of salt in a basin of hot water, soak for 15-30 minutes, until your body starts to feel hot and slightly sweaty; while soaking, you can rub one foot against the other to help relax the muscles and accelerate blood circulation in the body; if you combine it with massaging the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot (1/3 of the length of the sole from the toes), it can also promote sleep and delay aging; it is best to soak your feet between 5 and 7 pm, about 1 hour after a meal, as this period is the active period of the kidney meridian and the effect is better.

4. The best time to soak your feet in salt water

It is generally best to soak your feet around 9 o'clock in the evening. The reason for choosing this time period to nourish the kidneys is that this is the time when the qi and blood of the kidney meridian are relatively weak. When soaking your feet at this time, the body heat will increase, and the blood vessels in the body will expand, which is beneficial to blood circulation, thereby promoting blood circulation in the body. At the same time, the nerves that have been tense all day and the kidneys that have been tired all day can be completely relaxed and fully regulated by soaking your feet at this time, and people will feel comfortable.

If you do a few minutes of foot massage after soaking your feet, it will improve the blood circulation in the body and further regulate the internal organs. After soaking your feet, it is recommended not to engage in other activities and fall asleep after a few minutes for better kidney-tonifying effects.