It originated from a variety show "My Daughter" in which Orfila participated, in which Wu Xin painted a delicate makeup for the first time. When everyone thought she was going out to get high, Orfila moved out of her foot bath tub and took a bath comfortably, so Orfila, who "bathed her feet with makeup", took the "sense of ritual in life" to a hot search. Successful netizens of Amway have said that they will soak their feet from tonight.

In the cold winter, soaking feet can improve local blood circulation and drive away the cold, especially for health preservation, which is the most suitable.

But do you know what is important to soak your feet? Make up before soaking your feet? Of course not!

Do you know the best time and temperature to soak your feet? Why do you soak your feet with patterns? Who can't soak your feet? Soaking the wrong feet may also endanger your health!

So, don't rush to soak your feet, let's learn about the knowledge of soaking your feet first!

The best time and temperature for soaking feet It is generally believed that the best time for soaking feet is before going to bed at night. At this time, soaking feet is conducive to eliminating the fatigue of the day and making it easier to fall asleep. Pay attention to the following items when soaking feet:

The best reference temperature for foot bath is 40℃ ~ 45℃, which should not only prevent the skin from being scalded by too high temperature, but also avoid the skin irritation caused by too low water temperature. Of course, it also varies according to the season and everyone's tolerance. It is advisable to soak feet for 30 ~ 40 minutes, and the water temperature should be kept constant throughout. It is not advisable to soak feet within 30 minutes before and after meals, which may cause hypoglycemia or affect gastrointestinal digestive function. Add some "material" 1 salt water to soak your feet.

Pour a small amount of salt into the water of foot bath, which can play the following roles:

1. can relieve fatigue and promote sleep.

2. It has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, and can improve foot odor, beriberi and other discomfort.

People with foot injuries, skin diseases or burns should not soak their feet. People with severe heart disease, thrombosis, hemorrhagic disease and septicemia are forbidden to soak their feet.

2 white vinegar soaked feet

Pour a proper amount of white vinegar into the water for soaking feet, which has the following effects:

1. can relieve fatigue and promote sleep.

2. It has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects and can improve foot odor, beriberi and other discomforts.

3. It can soften cutin, moisturize skin and increase skin elasticity.

4. It has the function of expelling wind and removing dampness, and can improve the fear of cold.

3 ginger soaking feet

Ginger is the fresh rhizome of raw ginger. Pungent and warm, enter lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of dispelling cold, stopping vomiting, warming lung and relieving cough.

In daily life, many people like to put a few slices of ginger on their feet. Ginger contains gingerol, which can stimulate the heart and blood vessels, accelerate blood flow, dilate blood vessels, raise body temperature, secrete sweat, eliminate cold pathogens in the body, and relieve fatigue, insomnia and cold hands and feet. Soaking feet with ginger for a long time can promote blood circulation in legs, relieve blood stasis in legs and prevent varicose veins in lower limbs.

4 orange peel soaking feet

Orange peel is fragrant, pungent, bitter and warm. Orange peel is rich in volatile oil, hesperidin, citral, kaempferone, vitamin B 1, etc. Has the effects of regulating qi, invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm.

Dry skin (namely dried tangerine peel) is added into foot bath water, and its nutrients penetrate into the skin through skin pores, which can stimulate capillaries, accelerate blood circulation and moisturize the skin. Orange peel contains volatile oil, which also helps to relieve fatigue. Soaking orange peel in water in winter has a warming effect and is suitable for people with cold constitution. It should be noted that you should not soak your feet directly with fresh orange peel, because there are pesticides and preservatives on its surface, which may irritate your skin.

5 pieces of mugwort leaves soak feet.

Folium Artemisiae Argyi is Folium Artemisiae Argyi of Compositae. It is pungent, bitter, warm and slightly toxic. Meridian of liver, spleen and kidney. It has the effects of warming menstruation, stopping bleeding, dispelling cold, regulating menstruation and preventing miscarriage. It is used for deficiency-cold bleeding, irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain, infertility due to palace cold, and excessive leucorrhea. Soaking feet with mugwort leaf water can effectively dispel depressed fire.

Soaking feet should not be too frequent, and it is advisable to soak feet 2~3 times a week. Patients with fever, diabetes and hypotension should soak their feet under the guidance of a doctor.

6 safflower soaking feet

Safflower, also known as red, blue and grass safflower, is the dried flower of safflower in Compositae. Safflower is pungent, warm in nature, and enters the heart and liver. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging menstruation and relieving pain, and is mainly used for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, blood stasis abdominal pain, chest pain, traumatic injury and sores.

Soaking feet with safflower boiling water is helpful to treat lumbago, varicose veins in legs, prevent and improve chilblain and other diseases. Boiling mugwort leaves and safflower at the same time can also improve blood circulation, prevent and relieve varicose veins and peripheral neuritis, and improve sleep quality.

This medicine is pungent and warm, and promotes blood circulation. Pregnant women and those with menorrhagia should not soak their feet with safflower.

These people should not soak their feet: 1. Diabetic foot patients.

The skin of diabetic foot patients is fragile, and the peripheral nerves of the foot are not sensitive to temperature. Normal people feel that the water is very hot, but they can't feel it, so they are easily scalded. Once scalded, even a small blister, if not treated in time, may lead to foot infection, ulceration, and even severe amputation.

2. Patients with varicose veins

The main cause of varicose veins is venous valve insufficiency. The increase of foot temperature will only increase local blood flow, but will not change the speed of venous reflux. On the contrary, it may increase the burden of venous reflux, lead to further expansion of varicose veins, aggravate congestion of lower limbs and aggravate the condition. It is very likely that your feet will become more and more swollen, so don't soak your feet or legs with hot water, and don't warm your feet with hot water bottles or take a sauna.

3. Patients with dermatoses such as tinea pedis

Many people mistakenly believe that soaking feet can relieve the symptoms of tinea pedis. In fact, soaking feet with hot water may lead to secondary bacterial infection. For broken skin wounds, soaking feet with hot water is even worse. Be sure to open the wound, dry and ventilated. Patients with diseases such as herpes and eczema on their feet should not soak their feet with hot water. Once the skin is broken, it is easy to cause infection.

4. Children

If the child's feet are not very cold, there is no need to soak them. The arch of human foot is gradually formed in childhood. At this time, if you often soak your feet with hot water, the ligaments on the soles of your feet may become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.