How long should you soak your feet in hot water and what should you pay attention to

Soaking your feet is a beneficial thing with no harm. Soaking your feet before going to bed after a day of work can relieve fatigue and help you sleep comfortably all night. If it is a cold winter, soaking your feet can also help keep warm and is beneficial to blood circulation throughout the body. It is a good way to maintain your health. Here we introduce how long to soak your feet in hot water and what precautions to take, for reference only.

1. Since it is foot soaking, the word "soak" must be reflected. "Soaking" here means soaking in plenty of water, enough heat, and for a long time. You can’t just take a basin and put some water in it. That will not have any health-preserving effect. At most it is just washing your feet, not soaking your feet.

2. The foot soaking buckets sold on the market do not have heating equipment. So when we are soaking our feet, sometimes the water feels cold and we have to add hot water. Therefore, before soaking our feet, we can prepare more thermos bottles and fill them with hot water for use.

3. The time should not be too long, it is best to control it within 15 to 20 minutes. If the time is too long, the local blood circulation in the feet will be too fast for a long time, and more blood in the body will flow to the lower limbs, which will cause cardiovascular overload. Moreover, the winter climate is dry. Soaking the skin in hot water for too long will cause the skin to become too dry and prone to pruritus. Therefore, no matter what age group you are in when soaking your feet, it is best to use certain moisturizing products after soaking your feet to keep the skin hydrated.

4. The water temperature cannot be too high. Many people think that as long as the water temperature is within their tolerance range, the higher the better. In fact, this is not the case. The best water temperature for foot soaking is below 50℃, which should be hot but not scalding. Do not use your hands to measure the water temperature, it is best to feel it with your feet. If the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels in the feet are prone to excessive dilation, and more blood in the body will flow to the lower limbs, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, which is not good for the body.

5. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal, as it will affect the blood supply to the stomach and will cause malnutrition in the long run.

6. Don’t go to bed immediately after soaking your feet. Rub the soles of your feet while they are still hot, put on socks to keep warm in time, and it is best to go to bed after the temperature of your whole body slowly decreases.

7. The water should be at a certain temperature, preferably 40 to 50 degrees Celsius. Only when the feet can tolerate the force can it stimulate the acupoints, cure diseases, maintain health and strengthen the body.

8. Don’t read books or watch TV while soaking your feet, as this will easily achieve the effect of “guiding fire back to the origin”.

The above is an introduction to how long to soak your feet in hot water and what precautions to take. I believe that many people do not control the water temperature well, making it either too hot or too cold, or they watch TV while soaking their feet. Foot soaking also has the effect of curing diseases. If you have a cold constitution and your hands and feet are often cold, you can develop a good habit of soaking your feet, which will definitely be beneficial to your health.